XFS metadata corruption after creating a new filesystem
Issue
Short after creating a new filesystem its shows signs of metadata corruption while trying to be mounted for the first time :
mount: mount /dev/mapper/vg_test on /mnt failed: Structure needs cleaning
Subsequent attempts to xfs_repair also fails :
verified secondary superblock...
writing modified primary superblock
Primary superblock bad after phase 1!
Environment
- RHEL 7.6
- multipath enabled for storage LUNs
- HP storage : P408e-p SR Gen10
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