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Nodes stuck in INITIALIZING state

Error Message

In rare cases, some or all nodes can get stuck in the INITIALIZING state when trying to start the database.

Explanation

This is known to happen when a database crashes while CREATE TABLE or other DDL commands are executing.

Workaround

  1. Advanced > Stop Vertica on Node to stop all nodes.
  2. Main Menu > Start Database.