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VMware
Table 34 VMware failure scenarios.
Failure effect Fault stimulus
OS reboots, automatically checks disks. HSV disks must be manually
checked unless auto mounted by the system.
Server failure (host power-cycled)
Short: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. HBA driver must be
reloaded before failed drives can be recovered, fsck should be run
on any failed drives before remounting.
Switch failure (SAN switch disabled)
Short term: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long term: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. Cannot reload
driver, need to reboot system, fsck should be run on any failed disks
before remounting.
Controller failure
Short term: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long term: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. Cannot reload
driver, need to reboot system, fsck should be run on any failed disks
before remounting.
Controller restart
Short: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. HBA driver must be
reloaded before failed drives can be recovered, fsck should be run
on any failed drives before remounting.
Server path failure
Short: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. HBA driver must be
reloaded before failed drives can be recovered, fsck should be run
on any failed drives before remounting.
Storage path failure
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