B.1 Error Messages Regarding dsmount.pl

This section explains error messages regarding dsmount.pl.

Option option requires an argument.
usage: usage

Description

No parameter value has been specified on the command line.

Corrective Action

Enter the required parameter value on the command line.

Required command option option not specified.
usage: usage

Description

The required option has not been specified on the command line.

Corrective Action

Check if the parameter on the command line is correct.

Option unmount should not have an argument.
usage: usage

Description

The command line option -unmount contains a parameter value.

Corrective Action

Delete the parameter value for the -unmount option.

unknown option: option
usage: usage

Description

An invalid option has been included on the command line.

Corrective Action

Delete the invalid option.

Error connecting to server at server: Perhaps host is not a vCenter or ESX server

Description

There is an error in the connected VMware vCenter Server or VMware ESX.

Corrective Action

Modify the parameter value for server which has been entered on the command line to VMware vCenter Server or VMware ESX.

Error: Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.

Description

There is an error in the user name or password entered on the command line.

Corrective Action

Correct the user name or password entered on the command line.

Option type's argument must be vmfs or nfs.
usage: usage

Description

The command line option -type does not exist or there is an error in the parameter value.

Corrective Action

Specify vmfs or nfs for the -type option on the command line.

Fail to open file: file

Description

The specified file cannot be opened.

Corrective Action

Check that the specified file exists and is readable.

file format must be: #operation, type, vstorage_name, datastore_name,mountpath,vmhosts, line number in input file
Detail: line

Description

There is an error in the format of the "mount" line in the input file.

Corrective Action

Modify the format of the line containing the error as follows:

#operation,type, vstorage_name, datastore_name,mountpath,vmhosts

datastore type must be nfs or vmfs, line number in input file

Description

There is an error in the type of the datastore which requires resignaturing in the input file.

Corrective Action

Specify vmfs or nfs for the type of the datastore which requires resignaturing in the input file.

line number in listfile, file format must be:
#datastore_name,server_name,sharepath";
Detail : line

Description

There is an error in the format of the listfile file.

Corrective Action

Modify the content of each line in the input file as follows:

operation,type, vstorage_name, datastore_name,mountpath,vmhosts

listfile does not exist datastore name, line number in input

Description

The nfs datastore name specified in the input file does not exist in the listfile file.

Corrective Action

Check if the datastore name on the corresponding line of the input file is correct.

Check also if the content of the listfile file is correct.

Fail to find any host in server server

Description

There are no hosts on the ESX server.

Corrective Action

Check if there is a host on the ESX server. If there is not, add the necessary host.

Fail to find datastore datastore snapshot in all hosts, line number in input file

Description

There is no snapshot corresponding to datastore on any of the hosts.

Corrective Action

Check the state and snapshot information of the corresponding datastore, and then execute the command again.

Fail to find datastore datastore snapshot in host host, line number in input file

Description

There is no datastore snapshot for a host.

Corrective Action

Check the states of the corresponding datastore and host, and then execute the command again.

Fail to resignature datastore to host host, line number in input file
Detail: vcli_detail

Description

An error occurred during resignaturing of the datastore.

Corrective Action

Check the content of the input file and the state of the datastore, and then execute the command again.

Fail to find resignatured datastore name, line number in input file

Description

After resignaturing of the datastore, the resignatured datastore cannot be found.

Corrective Action

Manually update the host, check the state of the datastore, and then execute the command again.

Fail to add nfs datastore to host host, line number in input file.
Detail: detail

Description

An error has occurred during mounting of an NFS datastore.

Corrective Action

Check the state of the datastore and the content of the listfile file and the input file, and then execute the command again.

Fail to remove nfs datastore name on host host, line number in input file.
Detail: vcli_detail

Description

An error has occurred during unmounting of an NFS datastore.

Corrective Action

Check the state of the datastore and then execute the command again.