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

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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

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
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    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    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 number

    PM42012

  • Reported component name

    CLEARCASE UNIX

  • Reported component ID

    5724G2901

  • Reported release

    701

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-06-20

  • Closed date

    2012-06-25

  • Last modified date

    2012-06-25

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  • 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

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 June 2012