How to clear fmadm faults on Solaris server ?
Today in this post we will check how to clear the faults seen on a Solaris server.
In case of any hardware or any major issue with a Solaris server, we can check it with fmadm faulty command.
I. Check out the faults on a solaris server.
ngeSolaris019--> fmadm faulty
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TIME EVENT-ID MSG-ID SEVERITY
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Mar 10 2021 4f47ff4d-79ed-4920-86fb-9215eacd7edb SUNOS-8000-FU Major
Host : ngeSolaris019
Platform : SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5120 Chassis_id :
Product_sn :
Fault class : defect.sunos.eft.undiag.fme
FRU : None
faulty
Description : The diagnosis engine encountered telemetry for which it was
unable to perform a diagnosis.
Response : Error reports have been logged for examination.
Impact : Automated diagnosis and response for these events will not occur.
Action : Use 'fmadm faulty' to provide a more detailed view of this event.
Use 'fmdump -eV' to view the unexpected telemetry. Please refer
to the associated reference document at
http://sun.com/msg/SUNOS-8000-FU for the latest service
procedures and policies regarding this diagnosis.
II. Clear or repair the faults on server.
ngeSolaris019--> fmadm repair 4f47ff4d-79ed-4920-86fb-9215eacd7edb fmadm: recorded repair to 4f47ff4d-79ed-4920-86fb-9215eacd7edb ngeSolaris019-->
As we can see above the fault is repaired and now we can observe if there is any issue then a new alert gets generated.