KFED-00304(kfedOperation, RESULT : Failed), KFED-00322 ([kfbtTraverseBlock]): Many Log*Xml Files In diag/asmtool/.../alert Directory

(Doc ID 1370131.1)

Last updated on APRIL 20, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.2 and later
Linux x86-64
***Checked for relevance on 21-Jun-2013***

Symptoms

Many log*xml files (example, 283,518) in $ORACLE_BASE/diag/asmtool/user_<name>/host_<numeric value/alert directory.

log_145.xml (diag_<host name here>/asmtool/user_pzo000/host_2425902029_80/alert):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...
</msg>
<msg time='2011-04-23T02:08:24.879-03:00' org_id='oracle' comp_id='asmtool'
msg_id='kfed_main:964:1308616757' type='TRACE' level='16'
host_id='<host name here>' host_addr='<host IP address here>'>
<txt>NOTE: kfedOperation : read /dev/oracleasm/iid/0000000000002117 (RESULT : Failed)
</txt>
...



The ASM instance alert log, shows:


alert_+ASM1.log (diag_<host name here>/asmtool/user_pzo000/host_2425902029_80/trace)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wed Mar 23 09:52:02 2011
...
Sat Apr 23 02:08:23 2011
NOTE: kfedOperation : read /dev/oracleasm/iid/0000000000002108 (RESULT : Failed)
KFED-00304: unable to read from file '/dev/oracleasm/iid/0000000000002108'
Sat Apr 23 02:08:24 2011
NOTE: kfedOperation : read /dev/oracleasm/iid/0000000000002109 (RESULT : Failed)
KFED-00304: unable to read from file '/dev/oracleasm/iid/0000000000002109'
Sat Apr 23 02:08:24 2011
NOTE: kfedOperation : read /dev/oracleasm/iid/000000000000210A (RESULT : Failed)
KFED-00304: unable to read from file '/dev/oracleasm/iid/000000000000210A'
Sat Apr 23 02:08:24 2011
NOTE: kfedOperation : read /dev/oracleasm/iid/000000000000210B (RESULT : Failed)
KFED-00304: unable to read from file '/dev/oracleasm/iid/000000000000210B'
Sat Apr 23 02:08:24 2011
NOTE: kfedOperation : read /dev/oracleasm/iid/000000000000210C (RESULT : Failed)
KFED-00304: unable to read from file '/dev/oracleasm/iid/000000000000210C'
...
Thu May 05 10:51:45 2011
NOTE: kfedOperation : read /dev/shm/ora_+ASM1_31752192_9 (RESULT : Failed)
KFED-00322: Invalid content encountered during block traversal: [kfbtTraverseBlock][Invalid OSM block type][][0]
Thu May 05 10:51:45 2011
NOTE: kfedOperation : read /dev/urandom (RESULT : Failed)
KFED-00322: Invalid content encountered during block traversal: [kfbtTraverseBlock][Invalid OSM block type][][168]



Please note that this issue is specific to Linux platforms and ASMLIB configurations only.

Although this has been reported for 11.2.0.2.2 and RAC, the issue may also present in previous or later versions of Oracle or even on non-RAC environments.



Cause

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