[HADOOP-3363] HDFS throws a InconsistentFSStateException when the name node starts up on a directory that isnt formatted

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.16.3
• Fix Version/s: 0.18.0

Environment

namenode deployed on java1.6/ubuntu8.04 in a SmartFrog managed JVM

• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Konstantin Shvachko
• Reporter: Steve Loughran
• Created: 07/May/08 21:43
• Updated: 29/Apr/10 08:07
• Resolved: 16/Jun/08 19:15

Description

I deploy a namenode with directories that exist but are empty, an InconsistentFSStateException is thrown instead of the FS entering the unformatted state -the check for upgrade state fails when there is no file system there at all.