Abnormal termination or hang in mmpmon

The course of action which must be followed if mmpmon command hangs or terminates.

If mmpmon hangs, perform these steps:
  1. Ensure that sufficient time has elapsed to cover the mmpmon timeout value. It is controlled using the -t flag on the mmpmon command.
  2. Issue the ps command to find the PID for mmpmon.
  3. Issue the kill command to terminate this PID.
  4. Try the function again.
  5. If the problem persists, issue this command:
    mmfsadm dump eventsExporter
  6. Copy the output of mmfsadm to a safe location.
  7. Follow the procedures in Information to be collected before contacting the IBM Support Center, and then contact the IBM Support Center.
If mmpmon terminates abnormally, perform these steps:
  1. Determine if the GPFS daemon has failed, and if so, restart it.
  2. Review your invocation of mmpmon, and verify the input.
  3. Try the function again.
  4. If the problem persists, follow the procedures in Information to be collected before contacting the IBM Support Center, and then contact the IBM Support Center.