error: " couldn't connect to host"

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to setup 2 nodes with BigCouch. I read some guides and:

1. Install Ubuntu 12.04 on 2 VMWare machines (use NAT connection)
2. Install CouchDB 1.4 & BigCouch
3. Set FQDN on /etc/hostname on 2 machines (slave2.test.com, slave3.test.com)
4. Set IP range on /etc/hotsts
   • 192.168.61.128 slave2.test.com slave2
   • 192.168.61.129 slave3.test.com slave3
5. Edit /opt/bigcouch/etc/vm.args:
   • -name bigcouch@slave2.test.com
   • -setcookie monster (as default)

Then I try:

• curl localhost:5984 -> {"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.1.1","bigcouch":"0.4.2"}
• curl localhost:5986 -> {"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.1.1"}
• curl slave2.test.com:5984 ->{"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.1.1","bigcouch":"0.4.2"}
• curl slave2.test.com:5986 -> curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
• curl -X PUT http://slave2.test.com:5986/nodes/bigcouch@slave3.test.com -d {} -> curl: (7) couldn't connect to host

Can you give some advices to make BigCouch working? Thank you very much.

[wohali]

First off, the :5986 "backend" interface is only ever available on localhost (127.0.0.1). You'll have to do the curl against http://localhost/ and not the public IP address.

Second, you don't need CouchDB - just BigCouch. BigCouch isn't a CouchDB addon, it's a fork. Uninstall CouchDB and just run BigCouch on your nodes.

Dear Joan,
thank you for these helpful advances. Now BG 's working well on my virtual machines.

To run BG on local cluster, I need to use:

• curl -X PUT http://localhost:5986/nodes/bigcouch@slave3.test.com -d {}