ADIC 2.2 Check Drive Connectivity, Verify that the File System is Active, Check Error Messages

SNFS

Check Drive Connectivity

Step 1 On the StorNext FS server, log in as root.

Step 2 Check for access to the Fibre Channel drives. Enter:

cvlabel -l

Verify that the File System is Active

Step 1 On the StorNext FS server, log in as root.

Step 2 Verify that the file system is active. Enter:

cvadmin>

select file_system_name

show long

All stripe groups should display a status of “UP.”

Step 3 After verifying the file system’s active status, enter quit.

Check Error Messages

Step 1 On the StorNext FS server, log in as root.

Step 2 Check for error messages in the system log file. Enter:

tail -50 /system log

Check AIX Patches

If any program errors cannot be resolved, check for AIX patches (or equivalents) in the StorNext Management Suite Release Notes.

Resolving Installation Problems 7-3