Error Code details
V-3-20253
Severity: Error 
Component: File System 
Message:
exclusion zone for devid/blknum = %s, len = %s failed
Description:

This message displays during a file system resize or reclaim operation. It indicates that the ioctl to set the exclusion zone failed.

 

Veritas solutions
Solution 1 Vote: [Useful] [Not useful]
Last Modified: 2011-01-07 20:03:47
Platform: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86-32), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86-64), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (POWER)
Release: Generic
Content:

The possible causes and solutions for this error include the following:

 

  • There is an I/O error on the device. Verify the syslogs for any such messages.
     
  • The file system meta data is not consistent. Run fsck and retry the operation.


If neither solution resolves the problem, contact Veritas Technical Support.