[Pvfs2-users] Error running pvfs2-server: Error: handle 0 is invalid (out of bounds)

[Mark J. Hoy]

Hi -

I'm trying to get PVFS2 version 2.7.1 (latest stable) up and running - 
It compiles correctly without issue and to initialize my storage (via 
"pvfs2-server -f /path/to/config/file" ) - but I'm having a problem 
getting the server to start...

every time I try running "sbin/pvfs2-server /path/to/config/file" (where 
/path/to/config/file is my configuration file generated via 
pvfs2-genconfig), I keep getting an error: Error: handle 0 is invalid 
(out of bounds)

The relevant pieces of the log are shown below:
[D 06/27 13:32] PVFS2 Server version 2.7.1 starting.
[E 06/27 13:32] Error: handle 0 is invalid (out of bounds)
[E 06/27 13:32] Error adding handle range 
3-1317624576693539402,2635249153387078803-3952873730080618202 to 
filesystem pvfs2-fs
[E 06/27 13:32] Error: Could not initialize server interfaces; aborting.
[E 06/27 13:32] Error: Could not initialize server; aborting.

This seems to happen both using a single-machine configuration, and 
during a cluster configuration (with 6 machines) - _but_ in the multiple 
machine configuration, it only happens when I try and start the first 
I/O node - the other 5 machines startup without issue.

Has anyone else experienced this sort of problem? I've attached a copy 
of my configuration file below (but changed the machine names to protect 
the innocent). Also, I'm running on a homogeneous configuration where 
all six of my machines are running Fedora Core 5, kernel: Linux version 
2.6.19.1-001-K8, Dual-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor (model 1218, 2.6 
GHz), 4GB RAM, and 400 GB of storage on the volume for pvfs2

<Defaults>
        UnexpectedRequests 50
        EventLogging none
        LogStamp datetime
        BMIModules bmi_tcp
        FlowModules flowproto_multiqueue
        PerfUpdateInterval 1000
        ServerJobBMITimeoutSecs 30
        ServerJobFlowTimeoutSecs 30
        ClientJobBMITimeoutSecs 300
        ClientJobFlowTimeoutSecs 300
        ClientRetryLimit 5
        ClientRetryDelayMilliSecs 2000

        StorageSpace /usr2/pvfs-storage
        LogFile /tmp/pvfs2-server.log
</Defaults>
<Aliases>
        Alias server1 tcp://server1:3334
        Alias server2 tcp://server2:3334
        Alias server3 tcp://server3:3334
        Alias server4 tcp://server4:3334
        Alias server5 tcp://server5:3334
        Alias server6 tcp://server6:3334
</Aliases>
<Filesystem>
        Name pvfs2-fs
        ID 1375400306
        RootHandle 1048576
        <MetaHandleRanges>
                Range server1 3-1152921504606846977
                Range server6 1152921504606846978-2305843009213693952
        </MetaHandleRanges>
        <DataHandleRanges>
                Range server1 2305843009213693953-3458764513820540927
                Range server2 3458764513820540928-4611686018427387902
                Range server3 4611686018427387903-5764607523034234877
                Range server4 5764607523034234878-6917529027641081852
                Range server5 6917529027641081853-8070450532247928827
                Range server6 8070450532247928828-9223372036854775802
        </DataHandleRanges>
        <StorageHints>
                TroveSyncMeta yes
                TroveSyncData no
        </StorageHints>
</Filesystem>

Thanks!