Thread: Input/Output Error Message

<p><font size="2">Hello,</font><p>        <font size="2">I had a question regarding an error message that I'm seeing
duringmy testing using Postgres version 7.2. I'm not sure if this is related to Postgres or a disk I/O related problem.
Anyhelp or tips to pinpointing the problem would also help. Thanks in advance.</font><p><font size="2">The error is as
follows:</font><br/>        <font size="2"> </font><br />        <font size="2">[ERROR:  cannot read    block 6093 of
<table_name>:Input/output error]</font><p><font size="2">Note: I purposely left out the table name in question.
Anyways,a few additional points:</font><p>        <font size="2">- there is a cron type script (i.e. runs at defined
timeintervals - one hour) which reads data from the postgres database</font><p>        <font size="2">- from the 'debug
logs',this message was "sporadically" generated. What I mean by that is there no pattern (in terms of time)         
whenthis error message occurs. In this particular case, the message only appeared on Sunday, June 16th and at varying 
               times during the day</font><p><font size="2">Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again.</font><p><font
size="2">BrianChu - S/W Verification Prime</font><br /><font size="2">JetNet Internetworking Services Inc.</font><br
/><fontsize="2">333 Preston Street (Xerox Building)</font><br /><font size="2">3rd Floor, Suite 300</font><br /><font
size="2">Ottawa,Ontario</font><br /><font size="2">K1S 5N4</font><br /><font size="2">Canada</font><br /><font
size="2">Phone:(613) 237-5995 x479</font><br /><font size="2">Email: bchu@jetnet.ca</font><br /><font size="2">Fax:
(613)237-9002</font> 

Terry Fielder
Network Engineer
Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes
terry@greatgulfhomes.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Brian Chu
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:17 AM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: [GENERAL] Input/Output Error Message

Hello,

        I had a question regarding an error message that I'm seeing during my testing using Postgres version 7.2. I'm not sure if this is related to Postgres or a disk I/O related problem. Any help or tips to pinpointing the problem would also help. Thanks in advance.

The error is as follows:
        
        [ERROR:  cannot read    block 6093 of <table_name>: Input/output error]

Note: I purposely left out the table name in question. Anyways, a few additional points:

        - there is a cron type script (i.e. runs at defined time intervals - one hour) which reads data from the postgres database

        - from the 'debug logs', this message was "sporadically" generated. What I mean by that is there no pattern (in terms of time)          when this error message occurs. In this particular case, the message only appeared on Sunday, June 16th and at varying                  times during the day

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again.

Brian Chu - S/W Verification Prime
JetNet Internetworking Services Inc.
333 Preston Street (Xerox Building)
3rd Floor, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5N4
Canada
Phone: (613) 237-5995 x479
Email: bchu@jetnet.ca
Fax: (613) 237-9002