Unable to repair XFS filesystem

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Running 'xfs_repair -Lv ...' reports:
libxfs_device_zero write failed: input/output error
  • Running 'xfs_repair -Lvn ...' succeeds although errors are found in the filesystem.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
  • VMWare guest

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