msata.unable.to.monitor error shown in EMS
Applies to
- FAS8300
- FAS8700
- ONTAP 9
Issue
- EMS message shows an error monitoring the health of the boot device.
Example:
[node-01: env_mgr: msata.unable.to.monitor:error]: Data ONTAP could not monitor device boot_i.
[node-01: kenv: bootfs.env.issue:error]: Environmental variables cannot be accessed or saved on the boot device (rename /cfcard/env/env to /cfcard/env_bak/env failed).
- Console is spamming with the error below:
::*>g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=512, length=512)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=2457600, length=4096)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=2461696, length=4096)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=10838016, length=4096)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=10842112, length=4096)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=16785408, length=8192)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=16793600, length=8192)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=16834560, length=8192)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=16842752, length=8192)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=16826368, length=8192)]error = 5
g_vfs_done():ada0s1[WRITE(offset=5025341440, length=8192)]error = 5
- Boot device status shows failed in the
environment status alloutput.
::*> node run -node * environment status all
Node: node-01
Sensor Name State Current Critical Warning Warning Critical
Reading Low Low High High
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boot Device Status failed --
- Boot device is unreachable.
::*> system controller bootmedia show
Size Bootmedia
Node FRU/Display Name Vendor ID Device ID (MB) State Status
------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ------- --------- ------
node-01
BootMedia/mSATA 8086 a1d2 457862 warn unreachable
node-02
BootMedia/mSATA 8086 a1d2 457862 good ok