[Starcluster] can't start an m1.large 64 bit ubuntu cluster

From: Dean Snyder <no email>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 15:48:51 -0400

I need to create a custom ami based on your ami-a5c42dcc image, but
starting fails with the following error output:

config.py:281 - DEBUG - Loading config
config.py:99 - DEBUG - Loading file: /Users/dean/.starcluster/config
config.py:210 - DEBUG - partition setting not specified. Defaulting to 1
cli.py:213 - INFO - Using default cluster template: smallcluster
awsutils.py:47 - DEBUG - creating self._conn w/ connection_authenticator
kwargs = {'path': '/', 'region': None, 'port': None, 'is_secure': True}
cli.py:228 - INFO - Validating cluster template settings...
awsutils.py:47 - DEBUG - creating self._conn w/ connection_authenticator
kwargs = {'path': '/', 'region': None, 'port': None, 'is_secure': True}
cli.py:230 - INFO - Cluster template settings are valid
cluster.py:677 - INFO - Starting cluster...
cluster.py:578 - INFO - Launching a 2-node cluster...
cluster.py:583 - INFO - Launching master node...
cluster.py:584 - INFO - Master AMI: ami-a5c42dcc
awsutils.py:108 - INFO - Creating security group _at_sc-cidrcluster...
cluster.py:605 - INFO - Launching worker nodes...
cluster.py:606 - INFO - Node AMI: ami-a5c42dcc
cli.py:1096 - DEBUG - Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/starcluster/cli.py", line
1075, in main
    sc.execute(args)
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/starcluster/cli.py", line
239, in execute
    scluster.start(create=not self.opts.no_create)
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/starcluster/utils.py",
line 27, in wrapper
    res = func(*arg, **kargs)
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/starcluster/cluster.py",
line 679, in start
    self.create_cluster()
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/starcluster/cluster.py",
line 617, in create_cluster
    placement=zone)
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/starcluster/cluster.py",
line 575, in run_instances
    placement=placement)
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/starcluster/awsutils.py",
line 161, in run_instances
    placement=placement)
  File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/boto-1.9b-py2.6.egg/boto/ec2/
connection.py", line 463, in run_instances
    return self.get_object('RunInstances', params, Reservation, verb='POST')
  File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/boto-1.9b-py2.6.egg/boto/
connection.py", line 620, in get_object
    response = self.make_request(action, params, path, verb)
  File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/boto-1.9b-py2.6.egg/boto/
connection.py", line 591, in make_request
    headers=headers)
  File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/boto-1.9b-py2.6.egg/boto/
connection.py", line 459, in make_request
    return self._mexe(method, path, data, headers, host, sender)
  File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/boto-1.9b-py2.6.egg/boto/
connection.py", line 435, in _mexe
    raise BotoServerError(response.status, response.reason, body)
BotoServerError: BotoServerError: 500 Internal Server Error
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Response><Errors><Error><Code>InsufficientInstanceCapacity</
Code><Message>We currently do not have sufficient m1.large capacity in
the Availability Zone you requested (us-east-1c). Our system will be
working on provisioning additional capacity. You can currently get
m1.large capacity by not specifying an Availability Zone in your request
or choosing us-east-1d, us-east-1a, us-east-1b.</Message></Error></
Errors><RequestID>33860e59-186d-4fec-a8fa-dae188ca0a0b</RequestID></Response>

cli.py:1098 - ERROR - Oops! Looks like you've found a bug in StarCluster
cli.py:1099 - ERROR - Debug file written to: /var/folders/Su/Su
+FAzOUGKCkPaVlRRfiyE+++TI/-Tmp-/starcluster-debug.log
cli.py:1100 - ERROR - Please submit this file, minus any private information,
cli.py:1101 - ERROR - to starcluster_at_mit.edu

What do I need to do to get this to work?

Thanks,

Dean A. Snyder
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Bayview Research Campus
333 Cassell Dr, Triad Bldg, Suite 2000
Baltimore, MD 21224
cell:717 668-3048 office:410-550-4629
www.cidr.jhmi.edu
Received on Thu Jun 03 2010 - 15:49:05 EDT