ext3_get_inode_loc unable to read inode block

[joseph]

I just got this error message on a HP MSA20, It's also caused by loosed wire connection, you just need to re-plug the connecting wire between your server and the MSA20 equipment.

EXT3-fs error (device cciss1(105,83)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=22298678, block=44597251
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
EXT3-fs error (device cciss1(105,83)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=15810593, block=31621123
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
EXT3-fs error (device cciss1(105,83)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=12042315, block=24084484
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
EXT3-fs error (device cciss1(105,83)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=32964726, block=65929221
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
EXT3-fs error (device cciss1(105,83)): ext3_readdir: directory #55525390 contains a hole at offset 0
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
EXT3-fs error (device cciss1(105,66)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=28164218, block=56328197
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5
EXT3-fs error (device cciss1(105,67)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=983055, block=1966082
cciss: cmd f7720000 has CHECK CONDITION, sense key = 0x5

[joseph]

I happened to face this kind of error message again on a DELL powered storage server, the warning message is as following:

I/O error: dev 08:2c, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:09, sector 102236184
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,9)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=6389804, block=12779523
I/O error: dev 08:09, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:3b, sector 297271328
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,59)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=18579539, block=37158916
I/O error: dev 08:3b, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:1a, sector 302514224
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,26)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=18907270, block=37814278
I/O error: dev 08:1a, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:09, sector 136839192
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,9)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=8552482, block=17104899
I/O error: dev 08:09, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:2c, sector 233308776
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,44)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=14584173, block=29163597
I/O error: dev 08:2c, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:2a, sector 6553752
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,42)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=409688, block=819219
I/O error: dev 08:2a, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:3c, sector 2883616
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,60)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=180315, block=360452
I/O error: dev 08:3c, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 46104
I/O error: dev 08:06, sector 68104
I/O error: dev 08:09, sector 1048592
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,9)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=65537, block=131074
I/O error: dev 08:09, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 244432376
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 46112
I/O error: dev 08:3c, sector 2662560
I/O error: dev 08:3c, sector 2662560
I/O error: dev 08:3c, sector 2662560
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 244432376
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 46120
I/O error: dev 08:0b, sector 434372624
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,11)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=27148298, block=54296578
I/O error: dev 08:0b, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 244432376
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 46128
I/O error: dev 08:2b, sector 429399280
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 244432376
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 46136
I/O error: dev 08:07, sector 158938288
I/O error: dev 08:07, sector 158938288
I/O error: dev 08:07, sector 158938288
I/O error: dev 08:3c, sector 129761312
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,60)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=8110168, block=16220164
I/O error: dev 08:3c, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 244432376
I/O error: dev 08:0c, sector 46144
I/O error: dev 08:2a, sector 297014248
I/O error: dev 08:15, sector 275251240
EXT3-fs error (device sd(8,21)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=17203310, block=34406405
I/O error: dev 08:15, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:09, sector 82346464