'Examine if GPFS is active and file system is mounted or not.'

def _verify_gpfs_path_state(self, path):

    try:
        self._is_gpfs_path(path)
    except processutils.ProcessExecutionError:
        msg = (_('%s    cannot    be    accessed.    Verify    that    GPFS    is    active    and    file    system    is    mounted.') % path)
        LOG.error(msg)
        raise exception.VolumeBackendAPIException(data=msg)
