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The output lists possible errors. For example, the following output indicates that the heartbeat
address is invalid.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Phase 2: Checking VMFS heartbeat region
ON-DISK ERROR: Invalid HB address
Phase 3: Checking all file descriptors.
Phase 4: Checking pathname and connectivity.
Phase 5: Checking resource reference counts.
Total Errors Found: 1
Command options that the VOMA tool takes include the following.
Table 7‑4. VOMA Command Options
Command Option Description
-m | --module
The modules to run include the following:
vmfs
If you do not specify the name of the module, this
option is used by default.
You can check VMFS3, VMFS5, and VMFS6 file
systems, as well as file systems that back virtual flash
resources. If you specify this module, minimal checks
are performed for LVM as well.
lvm
Check logical volumes that back VMFS datastores.
ptck
Check and validate VMFS partitions, such as MBR or
GPT. If no partition exists, determine whether partitions
should exist.
-f | --func
Functions to be performed include the following:
query
List functions supported by module.
check
Check for errors.
-d | --device
Device or disk to be inspected. Make sure to provide the absolute path to the device
partition backing the VMFS datastore. For example, /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.
00000000000000000000000000:1.
-s | --logfile
Specify the log file to output the results.
-v | --version
Display the version of VOMA.
-h | --help
Display the help message for the VOMA command.
For more details, see the VMware Knowledge Base article 2036767.
No Failover for Storage Path When TUR Command Is
Unsuccessful
A storage path does not fail over when the TUR command repeatedly returns retry requests.
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