Andy Kurth created VCL-1060:
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Summary: VMware.pm generates warnings and critical message when
checking for multiextent support under ESXi 6.5
Key: VCL-1060
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-1060
Project: VCL
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: vcld (backend)
Affects Versions: 2.4.2
Reporter: Andy Kurth
Assignee: Andy Kurth
Fix For: 2.5
Multiextent support seems to be back by default with ESXi 6.5. The checks done
in VMware.pm::check_multiextent are generating warnings and a critical message:
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VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804| ---- WARNING ----
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804| 2017-07-19
13:13:12VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804|failed to load multiextent kernel
module on vmhost1, exit status: 1, output:
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804| VMKMod_ComputeModPath(multiextent) failed:
Not found
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804| vmkload_mod: Can not load module multiextent:
not found
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804| ( 0) VMware.pm, check_multiextent (line: 6804)
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804| (-1) test.pm, process (line: 96)
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804| (-2) vcld, make_new_child (line: 601)
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6804| (-3) vcld, main (line: 353)
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VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| ---- CRITICAL ----
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| 2017-07-19
13:13:12VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807|multiextent kernel module is disabled
on VM host vmhost1, operations on 2GB sparse virtual disk files will fail
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807|
****************************************************************************************************
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| DO THE FOLLOWING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM:
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| Enable the module by running the following
command on each VMware host: 'vmkload_mod -u multiextent'
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| Add a line containing 'vmkload_mod -u
multiextent' to /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh on each ESXi host
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807|
****************************************************************************************************
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| ( 0) VMware.pm, check_multiextent (line: 6807)
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| (-1) test.pm, process (line: 96)
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| (-2) vcld, make_new_child (line: 601)
VMware.pm:check_multiextent|6807| (-3) vcld, main (line: 353)
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The version should be checked in the subroutine and the checks bypassed if >=
6.5.
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