Value too large failure when creating a file

If you experience a Value too large to be stored in data type failure when creating a file, follow these diagnostic steps.

  1. Examine error messages in /var/adm/ras/mmfs.log.latest to confirm that the problem is related to the extended attributes being too large for the inode. The size of the encryption extended attribute is a function of the number of keys used to encrypt a file. If you encounter this issue, update the encryption policy to reduce the number of keys needed to access any given file.
  2. If the previous step does not solve the problem, create a new file system with a larger inode size.