VERITAS File System 4.1 Administrator's Guide

Kernel Messages
Kernel Messages
Appendix B 225
037 WARNING: msgcnt x: mesg 037: V-2-37: vx_metaioerr - file system
metadata error
• Description
A read or a write error occurred while accessing file system metadata.
The full fsck flag on the file system was set. The message specifies
whether the disk I/O that failed was a read or a write.
File system metadata includes inodes, directory blocks, and the file
system log. If the error was a write error, it is likely that some data was
lost. This message should be accompanied by another file system message
describing the particular file system metadata affected, as well as a
message from the disk driver containing information about the disk I/O
error.
• Action
Resolve the condition causing the disk error. If the error was the result of
a temporary condition (such as accidentally turning off a disk or a loose
cable), correct the condition. Check for loose cables, etc. Unmount the file
system and use fsck to run a full structural check (possibly with loss of
data).
In case of an actual disk error, if it was a read error and the disk driver
remaps bad sectors on write, it may be fixed when fsck is run since fsck
is likely to rewrite the sector with the read error. In other cases, you
replace or reformat the disk drive and restore the file system from
backups. Consult the documentation specific to your system for
information on how to recover from disk errors. The disk driver should
have printed a message that may provide more information.
Table B-1 (Continued)
Message
Number
Message and Definition