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WARNING: FATAL DIR ERROR ON VOL VOLUMENAME FAT SECTOR sss.
Occurs on: 68, 86, and 286.
Meaning: This error is displayed if a disk read error occurs while
reading the File Allocation Table (FAT) a volume in the file
server. "sss" is the sector number in which the error
occurred. Two copies of all FATs are kept on each system
volume. If a read failure occurs on the primary copy, the
server will automatically retry the read using the secondary
(mirrored) FAT. This error message will display only if a FAT
sector read failed on both copies.
Cause: This message might occur if the server was halted suddenly by a
hardware or power failure or by bringing down the network
without the DOWN command.
Solution: The file server will continue to operate as if the FAT sector
had contained no active file entries. This is not a fatal
error, but it does signal significant problems in the
directory and FAT areas, and will probably be accompanied
with many other error messages. The system manager should
run VREPAIR on the volume to repair the bad sectors before
allowing the file server to be accessed.
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