PI95367: SYSTEM CRASH WITH "DEVICE NUMBER TOO BIG" ERROR DURING CLEARCASESTART ON SOLSYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE NON-GLOBAL ZONES,

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 4 (9.0.1.4) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 5 (9.0.1.5) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 6 (9.0.1.6) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 7 (9.0.1.7) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 8 (9.0.1.8) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 9 (9.0.1.9) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 10 (9.0.1.10) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (9.0.1.11) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (9.0.1.12) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (9.0.1.13) for 9.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When starting ClearCase on a Solaris 11.3 (SPARC) host with
  multiple Non-Global Zones, the host may experience a system
  panic during ClearCase load of one or more Non-Global Zones.
  
  The error message in the system logs is "device number too big
  for fsid!"
  
  An immediately-subsequent reinstall and restart of ClearCase
  does not experience this issue.
  
  This issue has been reported as a one-time occurrence, and is
  under investigation.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of ClearCase on Solaris 11 (any update)                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * On Solaris 11 systems, after mounting numerous ClearCase     *
  * VOBs, whether those mounts are in the global zone or any     *
  * non-global zones, a ClearCase VOB mount operation may fail   *
  * with the error message "mount: file table overflow".  In     *
  * some cases, a system crash may occur, and the error "device  *
  * number too big for fsid!" will be written to the system log. *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This is fixed in ClearCase 8.0.1.18 and 9.0.1.4
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CLEARCASE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

     UP

• R901 PSY

     UP