IJ53743: NO THIN INODE CREATED WHILE USING FAILUREGROUPS OPTION WITH MMVDISK FS CREATE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Mmvdisk will not generate the nsd stanza properly when the
  failuregroups option is used, causing no thin inodes created.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Mmvdisk will not generate the nsd stanza properly when the
  failuregroups option is used, causing no thin inodes created.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.9.9
  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:
  Fix will generate the nsd stanza file properly and assign thin
  inodes to the corresponding pools
  
  Work Around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
  
  Using mmvdisk fs create with failuregroups option where thin
  inodes are expected to be created
  
  Symptom:
  Lack of thin inodes on the expected pools
  
  Platforms affected:
  all
  
  Functional Area affected:
  GNR
  
  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