e2fsck fails with error: "unsupported feature(s): metadata_csum"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • e2fsck command fails with error below:
# e2fsck /dev/mapper/vgname-lvname
e2fsck 1.42.9 (28-Dec-2013)
/dev/mapper/vgname-lvname has unsupported feature(s): metadata_csum
e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck!

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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