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WAFL Inconsistent - AutoSupport Message

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • callhome.wafl.inconsistent
  • callhome.wafl.inconsistent.block
  • callhome.wafl.inconsistent.user.block

Event Summary

This AutoSupport message is sent when ONTAP has detected an inconsistency to the WAFL filesystem in a volume or an aggregate.

  • There are numerous possible causes of WAFL INCONSISTENT, such as a previous PANIC, RAID VOLUME FAILED or MULTIPLE CHECKSUM ERRORS.  

  • It is essential to carefully troubleshoot the underlying cause for a WAFL INCONSISTENT condition before any corrective actions can be taken. 

Note:

  • If a volume is marked as WAFL INCONSISTENT, it will take that volume offline and may reboot.
  • If an aggregate is marked as WAFL INCONSISTENT, this will also offline any volumes contained in that aggregate and then reboot (panic).

Validate

Call home event

Data Consistency Issue Reported from NodeA (WAFL INCONSISTENT BLOCK) CRITICAL

EMS Log
  • Run event log show -severity * -message-name callhome*

[Node Name: wafl_exempt15: callhome.wafl.inconsistent.user.block:alert]: Call home for WAFL INCONSISTENT USER BLOCK

Resolution

  • If for any reason data access is interrupted, call NetApp  immediately for assistance

Additional Information

'WAFL inconsistent' aggregate or volume: Active IQ Wellness

 

 

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