# Rally can't connect to the remote cluster when install x-pack and is enabled **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** rally\ **Created:** [May 8, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cant-connect-to-the-remote-cluster-when-install-x-pack-and-is-enabled/84891 "2017-05-08T07:45:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cant-connect-to-the-remote-cluster-when-install-x-pack-and-is-enabled/84891/1 "2017-05-08T07:45:52Z")
[es@8 ~]$ esrally --pipeline=benchmark-only --target-hosts=11.11.165.61:9200 [ERROR] Cannot race. TransportError(401, 'security\_exception', 'missing authentication token for REST request [/]') the log file 2017-05-08 07:43:40,948 rally.track INFO Using index auto-management setting from track which is set to [True]. 2017-05-08 07:43:40,949 rally.metrics INFO Creating ES metrics store 2017-05-08 07:43:40,949 rally.metrics INFO Creating connection to metrics store at f14cp-es-001:9200 2017-05-08 07:43:41,41 rally.metrics INFO Opening metrics store for invocation=[20170508T074340Z], track=[geonames], challenge=[append-n o-conflicts], car=[external] 2017-05-08 07:43:41,463 rally.metrics INFO Creating ES race store 2017-05-08 07:43:41,463 rally.metrics INFO Creating connection to metrics store at f14cp-es-001:9200 2017-05-08 07:43:41,464 rally.actor INFO Joining already running actor system with system base [multiprocTCPBase]. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,465 rally.actor INFO Capabilities [{'coordinator': True, 'ip': '127.0.0.1', 'Convention Address.IPv4': '127.0.0.1:19 00', 'Thespian ActorSystem Name': 'multiprocTCPBase', 'Thespian ActorSystem Version': 2, 'Thespian Watch Supported': True, 'Python Versi on': (3, 6, 1, 'final', 0), 'Thespian Generation': (3, 6), 'Thespian Version': '1494229420399'}] match requirements [{'coordinator': Tru e}]. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,465 rally.actor INFO Capabilities [{'coordinator': True, 'ip': '127.0.0.1', 'Convention Address.IPv4': '127.0.0.1:19 00', 'Thespian ActorSystem Name': 'multiprocTCPBase', 'Thespian ActorSystem Version': 2, 'Thespian Watch Supported': True, 'Python Versi on': (3, 6, 1, 'final', 0), 'Thespian Generation': (3, 6), 'Thespian Version': '1494229420399'}] match requirements [{'coordinator': Tru e}]. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,476 rally.racecontrol INFO Asking mechanic to start the engine. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,478 rally.mechanic INFO Received signal from race control to start engine. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,478 rally.mechanic INFO Target node(s) will not be provisioned by Rally. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,480 rally.actor INFO Capabilities [{'coordinator': True, 'ip': '127.0.0.1', 'Convention Address.IPv4': '127.0.0.1:19 00', 'Thespian ActorSystem Name': 'multiprocTCPBase', 'Thespian ActorSystem Version': 2, 'Thespian Watch Supported': True, 'Python Versi on': (3, 6, 1, 'final', 0), 'Thespian Generation': (3, 6), 'Thespian Version': '1494229420399'}] match requirements [{'coordinator': Tru e}]. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,480 rally.actor INFO Capabilities [{'coordinator': True, 'ip': '127.0.0.1', 'Convention Address.IPv4': '127.0.0.1:19 00', 'Thespian ActorSystem Name': 'multiprocTCPBase', 'Thespian ActorSystem Version': 2, 'Thespian Watch Supported': True, 'Python Versi on': (3, 6, 1, 'final', 0), 'Thespian Generation': (3, 6), 'Thespian Version': '1494229420399'}] match requirements [{'coordinator': Tru e}]. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,493 rally.mechanic INFO Starting engine 2017-05-08 07:43:41,496 rally.metrics INFO Opening metrics store for invocation=[20170508T074340Z], track=[None], challenge=[None], car= [None] 2017-05-08 07:43:41,529 rally.mechanic INFO Starting engine. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,530 rally.client INFO Creating ES client connected to [{'host': '11.11.165.61', 'port': '9200'}] with options [{'tim eout': 60000, 'request\_timeout': 60000}] 2017-05-08 07:43:41,551 rally.mechanic ERROR Cannot process message [\] Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/mechanic/mechanic.py", line 244, in receiveMessage cluster = self.mechanic.start\_engine() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/mechanic/mechanic.py", line 347, in start\_engine self.cluster = self.launcher.start(self.provisioner.car, self.provisioner.binary\_path, self.provisioner.data\_paths) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/mechanic/launcher.py", line 161, in start distribution\_version = [es.info](http://es.info)()["version"]["number"] File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/elasticsearch/client/utils.py", line 71, in \_wrapped return func(\*args, params=params, \*\*kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/elasticsearch/client/ **init**.py", line 222, in info return self.transport.perform\_request('GET', '/', params=params) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/elasticsearch/transport.py", line 318, in perform\_request status, headers, data = connection.perform\_request(method, url, params, body, ignore=ignore, timeout=timeout) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/elasticsearch/connection/http\_urllib3.py", line 127, in perform\_request self.\_raise\_error(response.status, raw\_data) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/elasticsearch/connection/base.py", line 122, in \_raise\_error raise HTTP\_EXCEPTIONS.get(status\_code, TransportError)(status\_code, error\_message, additional\_info) elasticsearch.exceptions.AuthenticationException: TransportError(401, 'security\_exception', 'missing authentication token for REST reque st [/]') 2017-05-08 07:43:41,610 rally.racecontrol INFO Starting engine has failed. Reason [TransportError(401, 'security\_exception', 'missing au thentication token for REST request [/]')]. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,610 rally.main INFO Attempting to shutdown internal actor system. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,728 root INFO ---- Actor System shutdown 2017-05-08 07:43:41,729 rally.main INFO Shutdown completed. 2017-05-08 07:43:41,729 root ERROR Cannot run subcommand [race]. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/rally.py", line 429, in dispatch\_sub\_command race(cfg) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/rally.py", line 375, in race with\_actor\_system(lambda c: racecontrol.run(c), cfg) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/rally.py", line 395, in with\_actor\_system runnable(cfg) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/rally.py", line 375, in with\_actor\_system(lambda c: racecontrol.run(c), cfg) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 323, in run raise e File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 320, in run pipeline(cfg) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 42, in **call** self.target(cfg) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 269, in benchmark\_only return race(Benchmark(cfg, external=True)) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 218, in race benchmark.setup() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 107, in setup raise exceptions.RallyError(result.message) esrally.exceptions.RallyError: TransportError(401, 'security\_exception', 'missing authentication token for REST request [/]') ---
**Author:** ![danielmitterdorfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/danielmitterdorfer/32/110510_2.png) [@danielmitterdorfer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danielmitterdorfer)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cant-connect-to-the-remote-cluster-when-install-x-pack-and-is-enabled/84891/2 "2017-05-08T10:28:32Z")
Hi @zqc0512, please see the docs on the command line flag [`--client-options`](http://esrally.readthedocs.io/en/stable/command_line_reference.html#client-options) that show how pass the authentication info. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rally-cant-connect-to-the-remote-cluster-when-install-x-pack-and-is-enabled/84891/3 "2017-06-05T10:35:32Z")
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