[gpadmin@gp6 ~]$ gpstart
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Starting gpstart with args:
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Gathering information and validating the environment...
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Greenplum Binary Version: 'postgres (Greenplum Database) 4.3.11.3 build 1'
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Greenplum Catalog Version: '201310150'
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-MASTER_DIRECTORY Catalog Version: '301705051'
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Catalog Version of master directory incompatible with binaries
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Starting gpstart with args:
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Gathering information and validating the environment...
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Greenplum Binary Version: 'postgres (Greenplum Database) 4.3.11.3 build 1'
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Greenplum Catalog Version: '201310150'
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-MASTER_DIRECTORY Catalog Version: '301705051'
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[INFO]:-Catalog Version of master directory incompatible with binaries
20170511:17:26:46:005547 gpstart:gp6:gpadmin-[ERROR]:-gpstart error: Catalog Versions are incompatible
可能原因是当前系统中安装过几个greenplum并且版本不一致,需要重新执行对应版本的环境变量脚本
参考
https://discuss.pivotal.io/hc/en-us/articles/204079286-gpstart-fails-with-gpstart-error-Catalog-Versions-are-incompatible-