PM42012: Solaris 8 container fails to set view with unknown error in MVFS file system and requires reboot to fix

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 07 (7.1.2.7) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 03 (8.0.0.3) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (7.1.2.14) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (8.0.0.11) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (8.0.0.12) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (7.1.2.15) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (8.0.0.13) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (7.1.2.16) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (7.1.2.17) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.0.14) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (7.1.2.18) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (8.0.0.15) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (7.1.2.19) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (8.0.0.16) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (8.0.0.17) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (8.0.0.18) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (8.0.0.19) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 20 (8.0.0.20) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 21 (8.0.0.21) for 8.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Solaris 8 container fails to set view with unknown error in MVFS
  file system and requires reboot to fix
  
  
  ClearCase 7.0.1.10
  
  
  Solaris 10 Global Zone
     Solaris 8 Container
  
  
  Problem Description:
  
  After several weeks of uptime, the following error is seen
  within the system messages of the Solaris 8 container:
  
  
  ?DATE??SYSTEM? mvfs: [ID 656060 kern.notice] mvfs: ERROR:
  view=test_view vob=/vobs/vob_pvob - ClearCase vob error
  ?DATE??SYSTEM? see view_log on host viewhost for more info
  
     NOTE:  There were no entries in the view_log or mvfs_log at
  that time for the Solaris 8 container.
  
  
  
  Workaround:  Reboot the Solaris 8 container
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Addresses an issue reported in IBM Rational ClearCase, in
  the Solaris 8 Branded Zones environment, where setview
  operation on a freshly created dynamic view fails with the
  error "cleartool: Error: Couldn't set view tag ?view tag?:
  unknown error in MVFS file system". The root cause of this
  error has not been clearly determined and a transient error
  in the reported environment is suspected. This diagnostic
  fix introduces additional debug logging to aid the
  investigation if the problem is encountered again.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase versions 7.1.2.7 and 8.0.0.3
  

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 UNIX

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2901

Applicable component levels

• R701 PSN

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