ECS: xDoctor: RAP056: FCLI is not reporting correctly

Summary: xDoctor: RAP056: Fabric Command-Line Interface (FCLI) is not reporting correctly.

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Symptoms

xDoctor reports that FCLI is not reporting correctly:

    Timestamp = 2018-02-13_182423
    Category = FCLI
    Source   = API
    Severity = ERROR
    Message  = FCLI not reporting correctly
    Extra    = 169.254.1.3, 169.254.1.1
    RAP      = RAP056
    Solution = 479704

Cause

xDoctor called FCLI and went defunct. xDoctor kept calling the crons jobs which caused a node issue. This is fixed in xDoctor 4.8-35 or later.

Resolution

FCLI commands do not respond in a timely manner on the node and can indicate an issue.

Run the following checks:

  1. Run the following command to see if this issue is occurring:

Command:
# domulti 'sudo ps -aux | grep defunc | grep -v grep'
Example output:

admin@> domulti 'sudo ps -aux | grep defunc'

192.168.219.1
========================================
root       2118  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root       6811  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      12133  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      16500  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      20651  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      26113  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      34837  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      39416  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      44040  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      48609  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      50446  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      53293  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      55736  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      59954  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      62688  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      69668  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      75081  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      80774  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      86890  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      91916  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      96947  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     103556  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     109049  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     114428  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     119102  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     123465  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     128166  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>

192.168.219.2
========================================

192.168.219.3
========================================
root       7303  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      18232  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      26584  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      33618  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      34891  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      42162  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      43787  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      51367  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      52933  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      60416  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      61828  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      68720  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      70584  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      79458  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      81920  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root      97323  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     109644  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     119851  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>
root     128976  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z     2017   0:00 [fcli] <defunct>

192.168.219.4
========================================

IMPORTANT! If you see entries like this "[fcli] <defunct>" then the affected nodes must be rebooted.

 

  1. Open a service request with Dell technical support.

Note: This is fixed in xDoctor 4.8-35 and later, but a reboot is still required to clean the old defunct processes.

Affected Products

ECS Appliance

Products

ECS Appliance, ECS Appliance Hardware Gen1 U-Series, ECS Appliance Software with Encryption, ECS Appliance Software without Encryption
Article Properties
Article Number: 000060812
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2025
Version:  5
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