IJ23127: FILE SYSTEM PANIC DURING LOG RECOVERY PREVENTS ALL FILE SYSTEM MOUNTS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Disk problem could cause newly created
  log file to become inconsistent and this in turn
  could cause file system panic during log
  recovery.   All attempts to mount the file system
  will fail when this occurs.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Disk problem could cause newly created
  log file to become inconsistent and this in turn
  could cause file system panic during log
  recovery.   All attempts to mount the file system
  will fail when this occurs.
  

Problem conclusion

• Benefits of the solution:
  Better handle inconsistent log file that
  contain no valid log data and prevent file system
  panic when running offline fsck.
  Work Around:
  None
  Problem trigger:
  Disk Error and node failure that require log recovery
  Symptom:
  Cluster/File System Outage
  Platforms affected:
  ALL Operating System environments
  Functional Area affected:
  All Scale Users
  Customer Impact:
  High Importance
  

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

  GPFS NR POWER E

• Fixed component ID

  5725Q01NP

Applicable component levels