> Source: [sk167413](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk167413)

# sk167413 - File system corruption in VMWare ESX deployment

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk167413 |
| Date Created | 2020-06-15 |
| Last Modified | 2021-11-08 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | VMWare ESX |

## Symptoms

- When the user tries to enter maintenance mode on VMware ESX deployment, there is not enough time to press any key, and the following error appears repeatably:  
`
Checking filesystem FAILED`  
`
*** An error occurred during the file system check.`  
`
***Please boot in the maintenance mode to repair the filesystem`

## Cause

This issue is related to a possible file system corruption.

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