# Issue with redundancy settings

**URL:** <https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/issue-with-redundancy-settings/4772>\
**Category:** Using FoundationDB\
**Created:** [February 11, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/issue-with-redundancy-settings/4772 "2025-02-11T18:16:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Minaxi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Minaxi](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/Minaxi)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/issue-with-redundancy-settings/4772/1 "2025-02-11T18:16:27Z")

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[msubramanyam@ip-10-174-26-45 ~]$ sudo -s  
[root@ip-10-174-26-45 msubramanyam]# fdbcli  
Using cluster file `/etc/foundationdb/fdb.cluster’.

The database is available, but has issues (type ‘status’ for more information).  
WARNING: The cluster file is not up to date. Type ‘status’ for more information.

Welcome to the fdbcli. For help, type `help’.  
fdb\> status details

Using cluster file `/etc/foundationdb/fdb.cluster’.

Cluster file contents do not match current cluster connection string.

The file contains the connection string:  
SharedCluster:aN43NeK4@10.174.26.22:4500

The current connection string is:  
SharedCluster:B7cvX6P7P05dEcHbNVTB0rhDhmMAinUB@10.174.24.151:4500,10.174.26.22:4  
500,10.174.28.171:4500

Verify the cluster file and its parent directory are writable and that the  
cluster file has not been overwritten externally. To change coordinators without  
manual intervention, the cluster file and its containing folder must be writable  
by all servers and clients. If a majority of the coordinators referenced by the  
old connection string are lost, the database will stop working until the correct  
cluster file is distributed to all processes.

46 client(s) reported: Cluster file contents do not match current cluster connection string. Verify the cluster file and its parent directory are writable and that the cluster file has not been overwritten externally.  
10.174.26.45:33402  
10.174.26.45:38928  
10.174.26.45:39352  
10.174.26.45:39560  
…

Configuration:  
Redundancy mode - single  
Storage engine - memory-2  
Encryption at-rest - disabled  
Coordinators - 3  
Usable Regions - 1

Cluster:  
FoundationDB processes - 1 (less 0 excluded; 1 with errors)  
Zones - 1  
Machines - 1  
Memory availability - 3.7 GB per process on machine with least available  
\>\>\>\>\> (WARNING: 4.0 GB recommended) \<\<\<\<\<  
Fault Tolerance - 0 machines  
Server time - 02/11/25 18:06:54

Data:  
Replication health - Healthy  
Moving data - 0.000 GB  
Sum of key-value sizes - 1 MB  
Disk space used - 117 MB

Operating space:  
Storage server - 1.0 GB free on most full server  
Log server - 100.8 GB free on most full server

Workload:  
Read rate - 22 Hz  
Write rate - 0 Hz  
Transactions started - 9 Hz  
Transactions committed - 0 Hz  
Conflict rate - 0 Hz

Backup and DR:  
Running backups - 0  
Running DRs - 0

Process performance details:  
10.174.26.22:4500 ( 1% cpu; 3% machine; 0.000 Gbps; 0% disk IO; 0.3 GB / 3.7 GB RAM )  
Cluster file contents do not match current cluster connection string. Verify the cluster file and its parent directory are writable and that the cluster file has not been overwritten externally.

Coordination servers:  
10.174.24.151:4500 (reachable)  
10.174.26.22:4500 (reachable)  
10.174.28.171:4500 (reachable)

Client time: 02/11/25 18:06:54

fdb\> coordinators auto  
Coordination state changed  
fdb\> configure new ssd double  
ERROR: Database already exists! To change configuration, don’t say `new' fdb> configure ssd double ERROR: Not enough processes exist to support the specified configuration Type `configure FORCE \<TOKEN…\>’ to configure without this check  
fdb\>

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**Author:** ![johscheuer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@johscheuer](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/johscheuer)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/issue-with-redundancy-settings/4772/2 "2025-02-13T18:23:31Z")

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I assume you want to change the redundancy setting? Just run the command without the `new` as the command is telling you: `configure ssd double`. The `new` parameter should only be specified if no database exists.