IJ51286: UNEXPECTED GPFS DAEMON FAILURE DUE TO SIGNAL 11

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• GPFS daemon could unexpectedly fail with signal 11 when mounting
  a file system if file system quiesce is triggered during the
  mount process.
  

Local fix

• Avoid running commands that trigger file system quiesce while
  client nodes are in the process of mounting the file system
  

Problem summary

• GPFS daemon could unexpectedly fail with signal 11 when mounting
  a file system if file system quiesce is triggered during the
  mount process.
  

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 unexpected GPFS daemon failure with signal 11 during
  file system mount.
  
  Work Around:
  Avoid running commands that trigger file system quiesce while
  client nodes are in the process of mounting the file system
  
  Problem trigger:
  File system quiesce triggered via file system command while file
  system mount is in progress
  
  Symptom:
  Abend/Crash
  
  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

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels