What should I do when the message "kernel: EXT3-fs warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended" is frequently getting logged?
Issue
- We are using ext4 filesystem resources within cluster. Periodically the following messages are getting logged in
/var/log/messagesfile, what does these messages indicate? how to eliminate them?
Feb 14 10:20:26 node1 kernel: EXT4-fs (dm-61): warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended
Feb 14 10:20:26 node1 kernel: EXT4-fs (dm-35): warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform or High Availability or Resilient Storage Add Ons
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 with the High Availability or Resilient Storage Add Ons
- Filesystem resources used in cluster
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