About the reclamation log file

Storage Foundation logs the statistics for reclamation events in the /etc/vx/log/reclaim_log file. Table: The reclamation log file fields describes the fields in the reclamation log file.

For Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR), reclamation logging only happens for the local node.

Table: The reclamation log file fields

LOG fields

Description

START_TIME

The start time of the reclamation task.

DURATION

The time taken to complete the reclamation task.

DISKGROUP

The disk group name associated with the subdisk. For TYPE=GAP, the disk group value may be NULL value.

VOLUME

The volume associated with the subdisk. If a volume is not associated with the subdisk, the value is NULL.

DISK

The disk associated with the subdisk.

SUBDISK

The subdisk name for which the reclamation operation is performed.

OFFSET

The starting offset of the subdisk.

LEN

The total length of the subdisk.

PA_BEFORE

The physical allocation before the reclamation task.

PA_AFTER

The physical allocation after the reclamation task.

TYPE

The type for the reclamation operation. The value is one of the following:

  • GAP: reclaim the gap between the subdisks

  • SD: reclaim the subdisk

  • FULL: reclaim the full LUN on disk with no DG present

  • VXFS: reclaim a mounted VxFS file system.

STATUS

Whether the reclamation operation succeeded or not.

In case of failure, the STATUS also displays the error code.

When an object such as a volume or plex is removed, the status is logged as "Pending."