On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 07:11:58PM -0800, MikeJeezy wrote: > > > > >The only reason for running xfs-repair -L is if you cannot mount the > >filesystem to replay the log. i.e. on a shutdown like this, the > >usual process is: > > Right, when I tried to mount the volume it said "Structure needs cleaning" OK, so you've done the right thing. I always like to check first ;) > >You can only find out by looking at what the output of xfs_repair > >told you about trashing inodes/directories. > > Is this only output to the screen or to a log somewhere? Only to stdout. > > On 02/26/2012 11:07am, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > >Are those other VMs using XFS filesystems? > > What kernel version are you running? > > 2.6.18-274.18.1.el5 If you are running RHEL, you should really report problems through the support channel. > >Does your SAN array have battery backed write cache? > > This one does not currently, but I have ordered BBWC for it. > > >Are the individual drive caches in the underlying array disabled? > > Write cache: enabled There's your problem. You should read all the relevant sections on write caches in the XFS FAQ. e.g: http://xfs.org/index.php/XFS_FAQ#Q._Which_settings_does_my_RAID_controller_need_.3F Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Chinner david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs
