Why mount options fail on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 with EMC Replication Manager to mount gfs2 filesystem for backup ?

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Issue

  • Why mount options fail on EMC Replication Manager to mount gfs2 filesystems for backup ?

Error messages from the logs:

2012 04 13 09:07:51 (4038552464) main. Cluster service clvmd is not installed on the mount host /*2*/
2012 04 13 09:07:51 (4038552464) main.mount options are gfs2 , rw,hostdata=jid=0:id=1245185:first=1 , /ERM/ldrsobx1.hot/code01_350 , /dev/ERMD5651786obvoeacdvg/code01_350lv , /dev/ERMD5651786obvoeacdvg/code01_350lv /*2*/
2012 04 13 09:07:51 (4038552464) main. 100766 ERROR:The filesystem type is either invalid or unsupported. /*e*/
2012 04 13 09:07:51 (4038552464) main. fileystem type gfs2 not supported /*2*/

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 ( Clustered and has 2 GFS filesystems )
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 ( Non clustered and uses EMC Replication Manager to mount filesystems for backup )
  • EMC Replication Manager
  • gfs2

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