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ata-errors on guest: repeated ext4-errors on my linux-guest?

Posted: 24. Jan 2011, 17:08
by gruad23
Within four days I had to face to serious fs-corruptions in my linux guest. First was on my Ubuntu8.04-guest, where the ext3-fs was so messed up that it was unrepairable. I installed a ubuntu10.04-guest with ext4 and this morning I had the same problem. The fs was damaged and I had to repair it with a rescue-disk. This is the log on my Ubuntu10.04-guest named zimbra (cause I run zimbra on it)

In the logs the first sign of troubles :
Jan 24 08:55:05 zimbra kernel: [201075.184590] ata1: hard resetting link
Jan 24 08:55:05 zimbra kernel: [201075.534590] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
Jan 24 08:55:05 zimbra kernel: [201075.554590] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jan 24 08:55:05 zimbra kernel: [201075.554590] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
Jan 24 08:55:05 zimbra kernel: [201075.554590] ata1: EH complete
Jan 24 09:01:09 zimbra kernel: [201439.224590] ata1: hard resetting link
Jan 24 09:01:09 zimbra kernel: [201439.574590] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
Jan 24 09:01:09 zimbra kernel: [201439.574590] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jan 24 09:01:09 zimbra kernel: [201439.574590] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
Jan 24 09:01:09 zimbra kernel: [201439.574590] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
Jan 24 09:01:09 zimbra kernel: [201439.574590] ata1: EH complete
Jan 24 09:01:15 zimbra kernel: [201445.404590] ata1: hard resetting link
Jan 24 09:01:15 zimbra kernel: [201445.754590] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
Jan 24 09:01:15 zimbra kernel: [201445.754590] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jan 24 09:01:15 zimbra kernel: [201445.754590] ata1: EH complete
Jan 24 09:04:00 zimbra kernel: [201610.124590] ata1.00: NCQ disabled due to excessive errors
Jan 24 09:04:00 zimbra kernel: [201610.274590] ata1: hard resetting link
Jan 24 09:04:00 zimbra kernel: [201610.634590] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
Jan 24 09:04:00 zimbra kernel: [201610.634590] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jan 24 09:04:00 zimbra kernel: [201610.634590] ata1: EH complete

I wonder how my virtual disk can show such troubles?
I know such logs if a harddisk is going to fail, but this is a virtual controller and a virtual harddisk and the host-system seems to be fine.

Host: Ubuntu 8.04 - server LTS - 64Bit
Guest: Ubuntu 10.04 - server LTS - 64Bit (but first troubles were on a 8.04-64-guest)

Virtualbox is 4.0.2 now, but when my 8.04-guest failed I used Virtualbox 3.x. When I upgraded my guest, I upgraded Virtualbox as well.


I'm very unsure about the apic, ioapic, PAE, hardw. virt.ext, hardware virt.ext exclusive - settings cause I dont really know what they mean and how I should set them.

the host-cpu is a Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3363 @ 2.83GHz with 4 cores.

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Name:            zimbra2
Guest OS:        Ubuntu (64 bit)
UUID:            a66f5e2d-5158-4206-9a76-85471e5d4819
Config file:     /data/vbox/machines/zimbra2/zimbra2.vbox
Snapshot folder: /data/vbox/machines/zimbra2/Snapshots
Log folder:      /data/vbox/machines/zimbra2/Logs
Hardware UUID:   a66f5e2d-5158-4206-9a76-85471e5d4819
Memory size:     4096MB
Page Fusion:     off
VRAM size:       4MB
HPET:            off
Chipset:         piix3
Firmware:        BIOS
Number of CPUs:  2
Synthetic Cpu:   off
CPUID overrides: None
Boot menu mode:  message and menu
Boot Device (1): Floppy
Boot Device (2): DVD
Boot Device (3): HardDisk
Boot Device (4): Not Assigned
ACPI:            off
IOAPIC:          on
PAE:             on
Time offset:     0 ms
RTC:             local time
Hardw. virt.ext: off
Hardw. virt.ext exclusive: off
Nested Paging:   on
Large Pages:     on
VT-x VPID:       on
State:           running (since 2011-01-24T15:01:16.141000000)
Monitor count:   1
3D Acceleration: off
2D Video Acceleration: off
Teleporter Enabled: off
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address: 
Teleporter Password: 
Storage Controller Name (0):            sata1
Storage Controller Type (0):            IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0):  30
Storage Controller Port Count (0):      30
Storage Controller Bootable (0):        on
sata1 (0, 0): /data/vbox/disks/zimbra2.vdi (UUID: d957fe48-de65-42ac-8417-de40e730a385)
NIC 1:           MAC: 08002764416C, Attachment: Bridged Interface 'eth0', Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: Am79C973, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0
NIC 2:           disabled
NIC 3:           disabled
NIC 4:           disabled
NIC 5:           disabled
NIC 6:           disabled
NIC 7:           disabled
NIC 8:           disabled
Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse
Keyboard Device: PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1:          disabled
UART 2:          disabled
Audio:           disabled
Clipboard Mode:  Bidirectional
Video mode:      640x480x0
VRDE:            enabled (Address 0.0.0.0, Ports , MultiConn: on, ReuseSingleConn: off, Authentication type: external)
VRDE port:       3389
Video redirection: disabled
VRDE property: TCP/Ports  = <not set>
VRDE property: TCP/Address = <not set>
VRDE property: VideoChannel/Enabled = <not set>
VRDE property: VideoChannel/Quality = <not set>
VRDE property: Client/DisableDisplay = <not set>
VRDE property: Client/DisableInput = <not set>
VRDE property: Client/DisableAudio = <not set>
VRDE property: Client/DisableUSB = <not set>
VRDE property: Client/DisableClipboard = <not set>
VRDE property: Client/DisableUpstreamAudio = <not set>
USB:             disabled
USB Device Filters:

<none>

Available remote USB devices:

<none>

Currently Attached USB Devices:

<none>

Shared folders:  <none>

VRDE Connection:    active
Clients so far:     1
Start time:         2011/01/24 15:01:19 UTC
Sent:               127171 Bytes
Average speed:      0 B/s
Sent total:         127171 Bytes
Received:           5484 Bytes
Speed:              0 B/s
Received total:     5484 Bytes
User name:          *****
Domain:             
Client name:        mind
Client IP:          10.21.1.1
Client version:     2600
Encryption:         RDP4

Guest:

OS type:                             Ubuntu_64
Additions run level:                 0
Configured memory balloon size:      0 MB

thnx a lot for any help,
p