Pass-through recall disk cache location reaches its maximum size and doesn't purge older items when Enterprise Vault is configured in a cluster.

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Description

Error Message

Errors on File server event log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Enterprise Vault
Event Category: File Placeholder Service
Event ID: 20543
User:  N/A
Computer: FileServer

Description:
Enterprise Vault has disabled pass-through recall because the cache cleanup thread failed to start. 
Error: The cache location is invalid.

V-437-20543

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Enterprise Vault
Event Category: File Placeholder Service
Event ID: 20491
User:  N/A
Computer: EVserver

Description:
Error downloading file: \\?\P:\xxxxx\xxxx\file.xls, Url: http://server/EnterpriseVault/download.asp?VaultID=11630337FE831A547BC12CECD815A95F01110000xxxx&SavesetId=201002206652998~200908180802290000~Z~50854ACC9A6C808FE3ADBB30B2016B81&Request=NativeItem&EVHeaders=1&HashName=SHA256
Error An unspecified error occurred. Access is denied      [0xc0045030]

V-437-20491

Dtrace of placeholder service on file server shows:

Failed to open the sparse file W:\Evpassthrough\1264F7099FEDDDE47909FB53727D590721110000XXXSSSS_201007118831612~200912310753440000~Z~40F0F4ECE373D49AE2623FE04A0081A1.tmp which is there in cache location. Error: 21
22 12:35:03.710  [6964] (EvPlaceholderService) <2324> EV:L GlobalCacheMAP::UnLockCahceMapFile() file - W:\Evpassthrough\1264F7099FEDDDE47909FB53727D590721110000ILMSERGAS_201007118831612~200912310753440000~Z~40F0F4ECE373D49AE2623FE04A0081A1.tmp
23 12:35:03.726  [6964] (EvPlaceholderService) <2324> EV:L PassThroughArchivedFileData::DownLoadFile (Exit) |Exception occurred.  [0x80020009] |

Resolution

Make sure that the disk cache location is a local path such as C:\FSACacheFolder. This path must be valid for a local disk on each cluster node. If the cluster configuration supports only one active node, an alternate location on the cluster's shared disk may be specified.

For example, a shared disk location for an A/P, A/P/P, or A/P/P/P configuration can be used, but not for an A/A/P configuration, where A represents an active node and P represents a passive node. This location must be a shared disk on the Enterprise Vault cluster, moving the shared resource to a different cluster can cause the cache to fail purging older items.

 

 

Issue/Introduction

Pass-through recall disk cache location reaches its maximum size and doesn't purge older items when Enterprise Vault is configured in a cluster. Users cannot access archived files and get an access denied error.