Race condition lets boot process of a node fail
Details
| Detail name | Value |
|---|---|
| Changelog Number | 8099 |
| Type | Bug |
| Status | Resolved |
| Affected Versions | Exasol 6.1.0 |
| Fix Versions | Exasol 6.1.4 |
| Resolution Date | 2019-06-18 |
Error Description
Under non-user controllable conditions, a race condition can lead to a situation in which a cluster node already finished its startup boot process but a following error message mentions that it has indeed failed. In that case it may happen that EXAStorage disks are shown as disabled in EXAoperation and it is not possible to use the disks any more.
Example log messages:
2019-06-06 11:23:15.214802 Information n44 Boot process stage 3 finished. 2019-06-06 11:23:17.096061 Error n44 HDD mount failed: ...
Workaround
Restart the affected cluster node, then re-activate EXAStorage disks.