PARTFIX.NLM

(Last modified: 06Apr2005)

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goal

PARTFIX.NLM

fact

NSS

NetWare

symptom

NSS volume or pool appears to be corrupt or will not mount.

change

A problem may have been introduced with a previous version of code, like a Support Pack.

fix

Partfix can resolve known issues ONLY.

It is designed to fix problems that the tools have been coded to fix, it does not fix generic problems.

:partfix /h

Loading Module PARTFIX.NLM                                       [     OK     ]
/g = Display group info only.
/h = Help menu.
/l<logfile> = Name and location of the log file.
                Can use SCREEN to display on the logger screen.
                Can use NONE for no log.
                Default = C:\NWSERVER\PARTFIX.TXT
/r = Repair if possible.
/s = Log to the screen (same as /lscreen)

USAGE:

a) Use the tool to generate a report of the pool.

b) Send the report to an NTS OS engineer to verify that we can resolve the issue, as well as identify why the problem was introduced.

c) Run the tool with the repair option to fix the known issue when instructed to do so by NTS OS.

PARTFIX /G /L sys:\Report.TXT

Sample PROBLEM REPORTED Log file output:

***   START LOG for PartFix.NLM    13-APR-2004 21:29:06   ***
Device ID:1 [V700-A0-DF:FF] EMC POWERPATH CONTROL DEVICE rev:
Device ID:5 [V2D1-A2-D8:0] IBM RAID rev:1
   Found partition type 6 at offset 3F. Not checked

   Found partition type 69 at offset = 3FF90C : OK
   Partition assigned to pool: SYS
     Not in a group.

   Found partition type 0 at offset = 178790C : OK

Device ID:7D [V700-A0-D0:0] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568
   WARNING: Uninitialized Partition.
Device ID:7E [V700-A0-D0:1] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568

     Not in a group.

   Found partition type 0 at offset = 194936A6 : OK

     Group 11D is OK.

   Found partition type 0 at offset = 86D6960 : OK

Device ID:80 [V700-A0-D0:3] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568
   Found partition type 69 at offset = 3F : OK
   Partition assigned to pool: FIN
     Not in a group.

   Found partition type 0 at offset = E0C180D : OK

/.../

Device ID:B2 [V700-A0-D0:35] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568
   Found partition type 69 at offset = 3F : OK
   Partition assigned to pool: EQ
     Not in a group.

   Found partition type 0 at offset = 194936A6 : OK

Device ID:B3 [V700-A0-D0:36] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568
   Found partition type 69 at offset = 3F : OK
   Partition assigned to pool: CR
     Error: Group E9 segment missing. Possibly needs Repair

Total Errors: 1    Total Warnings: 2
Reference TID xxxxxxxx to resolve errors.

Sample PROBLEM FIXED Log file output:

***   START LOG for PartFix.NLM    13-APR-2004 21:33:40   ***
Device ID:1 [V700-A0-DF:FF] EMC POWERPATH CONTROL DEVICE rev:
Device ID:5 [V2D1-A2-D8:0] IBM RAID rev:1
   Found partition type 6 at offset 3F. Not checked

   Found partition type 69 at offset = 3FF90C : OK
   Partition assigned to pool: SYS

     Not in a group.

   Found partition type 0 at offset = 178790C : OK

Device ID:7D [V700-A0-D0:0] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568
   WARNING: Uninitialized Partition.
Device ID:7E [V700-A0-D0:1] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568
   Found partition type 69 at offset = 3F : OK
   Partition assigned to pool: EQ
     Not in a group.

   Found partition type 0 at offset = 194936A6 : OK

/.../


Device ID:B2 [V700-A0-D0:35] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568
   Found partition type 69 at offset = 3F : OK
   Partition assigned to pool: EQ
     Not in a group.

   Found partition type 0 at offset = 194936A6 : OK

Device ID:B3 [V700-A0-D0:36] EMC SYMMETRIX(Pseudo Device) rev:5568
   Found partition type 69 at offset = 3F : OK
   Partition assigned to pool: CR

Total Errors: 0    Total Warnings: 2

cause

Sample NSS Poolrebuild log (The log is saved to the root of the DOS drive by default)

******* REPAIR LOG ********
<ZID 0x3E559A> DELETED (Corrupt Beast)
<ZID 0x51AD9D> DELETED (Corrupt Beast)

document

Document Title:	PARTFIX.NLM
Document ID:	10092473
Solution ID:	NOVL96560
Creation Date:	16Apr2004
Modified Date:	06Apr2005
Novell Product Class:	Netware

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