2.1.2 Checking Message Files (Sun Cluster 2.2 System Administration Guide)

Sun Cluster 2.2 System Administration Guide

2.1.2 Checking Message Files

The Sun Cluster software writes messages to the /var/adm/messages file, in addition to reporting messages to the console. The following is an example of the messages reported when a disk error occurs.

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 Jun 1 16:15:26 host1 unix: WARNING: /io-unit@f,e1200000/sbi@0.0/SUNW,pln@a0000000,741022/ssd@3,4(ssd49):  
 Jun 1 16:15:26 host1 unix: Error for command `write(I))' Err
 Jun 1 16:15:27 host1 unix: or Level: Fatal
 Jun 1 16:15:27 host1 unix: Requested Block 144004, Error Block: 715559
 Jun 1 16:15:27 host1 unix: Sense Key: Media Error
 Jun 1 16:15:27 host1 unix: Vendor `CONNER':
 Jun 1 16:15:27 host1 unix: ASC=0x10(ID CRC or ECC error),ASCQ=0x0,FRU=0x15
 ...

Note -

Because Solaris and Sun Cluster error messages are written to the /var/adm/messages file, the /var directory might become full. Refer to "4.7 Maintaining the /var File System" for the procedure to correct this problem.