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Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Ronnie Doggart — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:27:21 GMT

Hi,

We have an RX4640 running 11.23 and the root filesystem keeps filling up. The file that is continually growing is /etc/opt/resmon/persistence/m.86234607
Can anyone tell me why this file would be growing continually, and how to stop it.

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

MarkSyder — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:30:49 GMT

As far as I can make out, these files appear to contain details about SCSI device errors.

Any backup failures recently?

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Mobeen_1 — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:35:23 GMT

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Mobeen

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Carsten Krege — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:07:16 GMT

I agree with Mobeen's recommendation.

Only adding what these files are good for: These files contain the persistence database for the Event Monitoring Service (EMS) Framework. In your case this file contains the EMS monitoring requests for the EMS Hardware Monitor dm_stape that are automatically registered by the Online hardware diagnostic tools. Other m.* files contain the requests for other EMS monitors.

The persistence database is used to re-register requests after a reboot or a death of the EMS monitor. The "p_client" process goes through all the persistence files and automatically registers (=activates) the requests with the EMS Framework.

For more details read "Using the Event Monitoring Service", June 2003, on http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/ha/#Event%20Monitoring%20Service%20and%20HA%20Monitors

Nevertheless the problem is here with OnlineDiag that is the EMS client here that continues to add monitoring requests for some reason.

Carsten

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Ronnie Doggart — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:27:56 GMT

Further investigation has lead me to /etc/opts/resmon/log/api.log which has in it multiple occurences of:

-------------------Start Event--------------------
User event occurred at Wed Aug 11 12:05:12.262297 2004
Process ID: 9218 (/usr/sbin/stm/uut/bin/tools/.../dm_stape) Log Level: Error
Tool is exiting due to receipt of an unexpected signal (11).

SIGSEGV (11) signal indicates a segmentation violation.

Possible Causes/Recommended Action:

Internal Application error. Tool attempted to reference an invalid address.
Usually a NULL or bad pointer.
-------------------End Event----------------------

Any advice on what is wrong.

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Rick Garland — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:23:17 GMT

You got a tape drive giving you fits. In the output that you have been receiving it will say to run a command to get more info. Do that and post here for DX.

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Ronnie Doggart — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 03:45:03 GMT

Where does it tell me the command to run.

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

MarkSyder — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 03:49:04 GMT

Try running elm.

It should give you a list of messages that have been posted every time this error occurs. The messages will contain the script you need to run. You should be able to copy and paste it.

Mark

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Ronnie Doggart — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 03:55:01 GMT

There are no mails.

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Dave Hutton — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:57:38 GMT

Do you have anything like this in your /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log?

Jul 10 12:51:37 devon EMS [13129]: ------ EMS Event Notification ------ Value: "CRITICAL (5)" for Resource: "/system/events/core_hw/core_hw" (Threshold: >= " 3") Execute the following command to obtain event details: /opt/resmon/bin/resdata -R 860422146 -r /system/events/core_hw/core_hw -n 860422145 -a

Re: Root Filesystem Filling Up.

Ronnie Doggart — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:52:43 GMT

There are no messages in the syslog like the example you gave for tape devices.