PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.3

A.2.6 Error messages (sfcfs_mount command)

This section explains the sfcfs_mount command messages that is called sfcfsd daemon of GFS Shared File System.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0001:special : cannot allocate memory

Explanation

The mounting failed due to a memory allocation failure.

Response

Check the system status and wait for the termination of another process or increase the swap space, and re-execute the command.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0002:special : signal(2) is error: errmsg

Explanation

The mounting failed due to an internal error.

Response

Collect a file output with fjsnap for troubleshooting information then contact your customer support engineers.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0003:special : cannot connect to FsRM

Explanation

The file system monitoring mechanism is not operating.

Response

Check whether the file system monitoring mechanism is running.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0004:special is not found in file system configuration information

Explanation

The specified partition (special) does not exist in the file system configuration information.

Response

Check whether the specified partition is correct.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0005:special : cannot read file system configuration information

Explanation

Reading the file system configuration information failed.

Response

Collect a file output with fjsnap for troubleshooting information then contact your customer support engineers.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0006:special : cannot get port number of sfcfs-n for [P-MDS | S-MDS], not found in /etc/services

Explanation

The port number definition used in AC-to-MDS communication is not found.

Response

Review the port number definition in /etc/services.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0007:special : cannot get host address of hostname for [P-MDS | S-MDS], not found in /etc/hosts

Explanation

The host name information for AC-to-MDS communication cannot be obtained.

Response

Review the host name definition in /etc/hosts, or change the host name with sfcadm(8).

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0009:special : can not make directory path: errmsg

Explanation

Creating a directory failed.

Response

Take action according to errmsg.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0010: special is already mounted, mount_point is busy

Explanation

The mounting fails because it has already been mounted.

Response

Check whether the mounting has not been done with mount(8), and take action.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0011:special : recovery mount is in progress

Explanation

The mounting cannot be performed because recovery processing is in progress.

Response

None.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0012:special : cannot connect to Primary-MDS
ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0013:special : cannot connect to Secondary-MDS

Explanation

AC cannot connect to MDS. Therefore, mount the file system will be failed.

Response

Check MDS down. In this case, try mount again.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0014:special : sfcfs is not supported by kernel

Explanation

The sfcfs module has not been loaded.

Response

Check whether the sfcfs module has been loaded.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0015:special,mountpoint: mount(2) is error: errmsg

Explanation

An unexpected error was detected on the mounting.

Response

Check whether special and mountpoint actually exist. When it does not exist, it is possible that the specification of a directory or a file is error, or the directory of mountpoint is not created.
When an error is in specification, please specify the correct file and directory.
Please create a directory, when the directory of mountpoint is not created.

When each of the file and the directory exists, the host name of the sharing node of the relevant file system may not be a thing on the same network. Please confirm host name of the node information with the sfcinfo(8) command with -an option.
Please re-execute sfcmount(8) after changing into the host name on the same network by the sfcadm(8) command with -u option, when the specification host name is wrong.
In addition, this message may be output when sharing node has failed. In that case re-execute sfcmount(8).

When unsolvable by the above methods, collect the diagnostic data with fjsnap, and contact your local Customer Support.

For details on commands, see sfcinfo(8) and sfcadm(8) in this manual.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0016:special : cannot add mount information to /etc/mtab

Explanation

The mounting succeeded, but adding the mount information to /etc/mtab failed.

Response

Check the /etc/mtab settings and add the relevant mount information to /etc/mtab.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0017:special : cannot delete mount information in /etc/mtab

Explanation

Deleting the mount information from /etc/mtab failed.

Response

Check the /etc/mtab settings and delete the relevant mount information from /etc/mtab.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0018:special : unknown error(errno)

Explanation

An unknown error was detected.

Response

Collect a file output with fjsnap for troubleshooting information then contact your customer support engineers.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0019: special: cannot open device: errmsg

Explanation

Opening of the partition (special) failed.

Response

Take corrective action according the detailed information errmsg.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0020: cannot read the {superblock | volume information} of special

Explanation

Reading of the super block information or partition configuration information on the partition (special) failed.

Response

Collect a file output with fjsnap for troubleshooting information then contact your customer support engineers.

ERROR: sfcfs_mount:0021: special is not sfcfs file system

Explanation

The specified partition (special) is not of the GFS Shared File System.

Response

Specify a special file that is being used for the GFS Shared File System.