Arctera

Transaction hangs when multiple plex-attach or add-mirror operations are triggered on the same volume (3969500)

December 9, 2025

Contributed by:

In an FSS or a CVM environment where the vol_intent_lock tunable is set to 1, an I/O count is taken on a volume each time a ‘plex attach’ or ‘add mirror’ operation is triggered. During this timeframe, if the same volume undergoes one more ‘plex attach’ or ‘add mirror’ operation, another transaction is triggered. This transaction waits for I/O count quiesce or drain. However, in some cases, the I/O count that is taken by previous ‘plex attach’ or ‘add mirror’ operation may not be handled correctly. In such a situation, the second ‘plex attach’ or ‘add mirror’ operation hangs and subsequently fails with the following transaction timeout error:

vxvm:vxconfigd: V-5-1-8011 Internal transaction failed: 
Transaction aborted waiting for io drain.
<!--NeedCopy-->

Workaround

Restart the master node.
Set the value of the vol_intent_lock tunable to 0 from the new master by using the following command:

# vxtune vol_intent_lock 0

The official version of this content is in English. Some of the Cloud Software Group documentation content is machine translated for your convenience only. Cloud Software Group has no control over machine-translated content, which may contain errors, inaccuracies or unsuitable language. No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, reliability, suitability, or correctness of any translations made from the English original into any other language, or that your Cloud Software Group product or service conforms to any machine translated content, and any warranty provided under the applicable end user license agreement or terms of service, or any other agreement with Cloud Software Group, that the product or service conforms with any documentation shall not apply to the extent that such documentation has been machine translated. Cloud Software Group will not be held responsible for any damage or issues that may arise from using machine-translated content.

Was this helpful

Transaction hangs when multiple plex-attach or add-mirror operations are triggered on the same volume (3969500)

December 9, 2025

Contributed by:

December 9, 2025

Contributed by:

Transaction hangs when multiple plex-attach or add-mirror operations are triggered on the same volume (3969500)

In this article