[OpenAFS] Weird AFS fileserver problem
Mr Budzynowski
budzynowski@hotmail.com
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:59:02 +1100
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On the off chance that this is helpful...
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A while back I was getting similar error messages that seemed to affect cer=
tain volumes at random times.
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I'm not sure if this is what fixed the problem, but I synchronised all the =
system clocks and haven't seen the errors since.
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Aleks Budzynowski
> I've got a problematic volume on one of my file servers. When I go to the=
> read-write version of the volume, I can see the data without a problem.> =
When I went to the read-only copy, however, I would see the following:> > s=
ebby:/usr/afsws/bin% ls> ./CONFIG: Error 112> > I did a vos remsite on the =
volumes, and when only the read-write was left,> I could see all the data.>=
> I then did a vos listvol and saw that the .readonly volume was still the=
re.> I tried to zap it, and it gave an error. Now, when I try to do a "vos>=
listvol" or "vos examine" command on any volumes on that server, I see thi=
s:> > sebby:~% vos listvol antenor.ctd.anl.gov a> Could not fetch the list =
of partitions from the server> Possible communication failure> Possible com=
munication failure> > sebby:~% vos exa sun4x_510.usr.DE142Nmi> Could not fe=
tch the information about volume 1818570311 from the server> Possible commu=
nication failure> Error in vos examine command.> Possible communication fai=
lure> > Dump only information from VLDB> > sun4x_510.usr.DE142Nmi > RWrite:=
1818570311 Backup: 1818570313> number of sites -> 1> server antenor.ctd.an=
l.gov partition /vicepa RW Site > > > I plan to shut down the file server l=
ate tonight and doing a full fsck/salvage> on the partition (we're still ru=
nning the inode server). I just wondered if> anyone had seen this before, a=
nd if anyone had any suggestions/comments on> what could be causing this.
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On the off chance that this is helpful...<BR>
<BR>
A while back I was getting similar error messages that seemed to affect cer=
tain volumes at random times.<BR>
<BR>
I'm not sure if this is what fixed the problem, but I synchronised&nbs=
p;all the system clocks and haven't seen the errors since.<BR>
<BR>
Aleks Budzynowski<BR>
<BR>> I've got a problematic volume on one of my file servers. When I go=
to the<BR>> read-write version of the volume, I can see the data withou=
t a problem.<BR>> When I went to the read-only copy, however, I would se=
e the following:<BR>> <BR>> sebby:/usr/afsws/bin% ls<BR>> ./CONFIG=
: Error 112<BR>> <BR>> I did a vos remsite on the volumes, and when o=
nly the read-write was left,<BR>> I could see all the data.<BR>> <BR>=
> I then did a vos listvol and saw that the .readonly volume was still t=
here.<BR>> I tried to zap it, and it gave an error. Now, when I try to d=
o a "vos<BR>> listvol" or "vos examine" command on any volumes on that s=
erver, I see this:<BR>> <BR>> sebby:~% vos listvol antenor.ctd.anl.go=
v a<BR>> Could not fetch the list of partitions from the server<BR>> =
Possible communication failure<BR>> Possible communication failure<BR>&g=
t; <BR>> sebby:~% vos exa sun4x_510.usr.DE142Nmi<BR>> Could not fetch=
the information about volume 1818570311 from the server<BR>> Possible c=
ommunication failure<BR>> Error in vos examine command.<BR>> Possible=
communication failure<BR>> <BR>> Dump only information from VLDB<BR>=
> <BR>> sun4x_510.usr.DE142Nmi <BR>> RWrite: 1818570311 Backup: 18=
18570313<BR>> number of sites -> 1<BR>> server antenor.ctd.anl.gov=
partition /vicepa RW Site <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I plan to shut down t=
he file server late tonight and doing a full fsck/salvage<BR>> on the pa=
rtition (we're still running the inode server). I just wondered if<BR>> =
anyone had seen this before, and if anyone had any suggestions/comments on<=
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