IJ51265: POSSIBLE CORRUPTION OF EA OVERFLOW BLOCK AS RESULT OF LOG RECOVERY AFTER NODE FAILURE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• It is possible for EA overflow block to be corrupted as result
  of log recovery after node failure.   This can lead to lost of
  some extended attributes that can not be stored in the inode.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• It is possible for EA overflow block to be corrupted as result
  of log recovery after node failure.   This can lead to lost of
  some extended attributes that can not be stored in the inode.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.2.0.1
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and their respective
  Fix solutions refer to page:
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  Prevent possible lost of extended attributes stored in overflow
  block after node failure.
  
  Work Around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
  Node failure after repeated extended attributes operations which
  trigger creation and deletion of overflow block
  
  Symptom:
  Operation failure due to FS corruption
  
  Platforms affected:
  ALL Operating System environments
  
  Functional Area affected:
  All Scale Users
  
  Customer Impact:
  Critical
  

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

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels