Description of problem: ======================= volume failed to start due to recursive links. The steps that are done but not sure this is the cause 1. Deleted the snapshots 2. Stopped the volume - By then, the bricks got killed 3. Tried to start the volume - this fails [root@transformers ~]# cd /rhs/brick10/vol4 [root@transformers vol4]# cd .glusterfs/ [root@transformers .glusterfs]# cd 00/00/ [root@transformers 00]# ls -l total 0 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 50 Jun 4 12:48 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001 -> ../../00/00/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001/. [root@transformers 00]# Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ============================================================= [root@transformers ~]# gluster --version glusterfs 3.7.0 built on Jun 1 2015 07:14:51 Repository revision: git://git.gluster.com/glusterfs.git Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Gluster Inc. <http://www.gluster.com> GlusterFS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You may redistribute copies of GlusterFS under the terms of the GNU General Public License. [root@transformers ~]# How reproducible: ================= Seen once Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: ================ sosreports will be copied to rhsqe-repo/sosrepots/<bugid>