James - You can request latest patch on VxVM 4.1 (patch on top of MP1) which should have fix for this issue. Did the issue happened after reboot? There is a issue in VxVM where DMP claims the paths before powerpath configures the paths and later DMP sees the powerpath devices. So basically you are seeing duplicate entries. -- regards, Sathish Nayak
----- Original Message ---- From: James Zhao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 5:30:22 PM Subject: [Veritas-vx] strange vxdisk list output Hello, Sorry for this long email but I really appreciate anyone's help. I have 2 SUN t2K server with solaris 10 installed, connected to the same EMC cx700 (dual emulex HBA LPe11000E, using sun emlx driver on the server), each has its own luns. Both servers have VRTS4.1 and powerpath 4.5.0 installed. The vxdisk list just gave different results: For the one with error: root# vxdisk list DEVICE TYPE DISK GROUP STATUS EMC_CLARiiON0_0 auto - - error EMC_CLARiiON0_0 auto - - error EMC_CLARiiON0_0 auto - - error EMC_CLARiiON0_0 auto - - error EMC_CLARiiON0_0 auto - - error EMC_CLARiiON0_0 auto - - error EMC_CLARiiON0_0 auto - - error EMC_CLARiiON0_0 auto - - error c1t0d0s2 auto:sliced rootdisk rootdg online c1t1d0s2 auto:sliced rootmirr rootdg online c5t5006016230601BE2d20s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d21s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d22s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d23s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d24s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d25s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d26s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d27s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d28s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d29s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d30s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d31s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d32s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d33s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d34s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d35s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d36s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d37s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d38s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d50s2 auto:sliced - - online c5t5006016230601BE2d51s2 auto:sliced - - online while the other one is ok: [EMAIL PROTECTED] vxdisk list DEVICE TYPE DISK GROUP STATUS c1t0d0s2 auto:sliced rootdisk rootdg online c1t1d0s2 auto:sliced rootmirr rootdg online c2t5006016030601BE2d0s2 auto:sliced - - online c2t5006016830601BE2d17s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c2t5006016830601BE2d18s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c2t5006016830601BE2d40s2 auto:sliced - - online c2t5006016830601BE2d41s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d1s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d2s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d3s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d4s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d5s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d6s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d7s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d8s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d9s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d10s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d11s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d12s2 auto:sliced - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d13s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d14s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d15s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online c3t5006016230601BE2d16s2 auto:cdsdisk - - online upon further investigation, the vxdmp somehow shows something different: for the one with error, it has 2 more ctlr: root# vxdmpadm listctlr all CTLR-NAME ENCLR-TYPE STATE ENCLR-NAME ===================================================== emcp EMC_CLARiiON ENABLED EMC_CLARiiON0 c5 EMC_CLARiiON ENABLED EMC_CLARiiON0 c4 EMC_CLARiiON ENABLED EMC_CLARiiON0 c1 Disk ENABLED Disk and the good one is like: root# vxdmpadm listctlr all CTLR-NAME ENCLR-TYPE STATE ENCLR-NAME ===================================================== emcp EMC_CLARiiON ENABLED EMC_CLARiiON0 c1 Disk ENABLED Disk when getting more detail on c4 and c5, it reveals the following: root# vxdmpadm getsubpaths ctlr=emcp NAME STATE[A] PATH-TYPE[M] DMPNODENAME ENCLR-TYPE ENCLR-NAME ATTRS ============================================================================ ==== emcpower0c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d50s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower1c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d36s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower2c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d34s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower3c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d51s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower4c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d31s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower5c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d35s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower6c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d25s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower7c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d23s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower8c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d29s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower9c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d27s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower10c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d26s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower11c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d38s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower12c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d33s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower13c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d28s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower14c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d22s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower15c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d21s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower16c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d24s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower17c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d37s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower18c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d20s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower19c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d30s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - emcpower20c ENABLED(A) - c5t5006016230601BE2d32s2 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - root# vxdmpadm getsubpaths ctlr=c4 NAME STATE[A] PATH-TYPE[M] DMPNODENAME ENCLR-TYPE ENCLR-NAME ATTRS ============================================================================ ==== c4t5006016930601BE2d0s2 ENABLED(A) - EMC_CLARiiON0_0 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - c4t5006016130601BE2d0s2 ENABLED(A) - EMC_CLARiiON0_0 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - c4t5006016830601BE2d0s2 ENABLED(A) - EMC_CLARiiON0_0 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - c4t5006016030601BE2d0s2 ENABLED(A) - EMC_CLARiiON0_0 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - root# vxdmpadm getsubpaths ctlr=c5 NAME STATE[A] PATH-TYPE[M] DMPNODENAME ENCLR-TYPE ENCLR-NAME ATTRS ============================================================================ ==== c5t5006016330601BE2d0s2 DISABLED - EMC_CLARiiON0_0 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - c5t5006016B30601BE2d0s2 ENABLED(A) - EMC_CLARiiON0_0 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - c5t5006016A30601BE2d0s2 ENABLED(A) - EMC_CLARiiON0_0 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - c5t5006016230601BE2d0s2 ENABLED(A) - EMC_CLARiiON0_0 EMC_CLARiiON EMC_CLARiiON0 - Even if I enable the DISABLED path (c5t5006016330601BE2d0s2), a vxdctl enable will disable it again. Strange thing is that this lun number (d0) is not in the CX storage group at all, what is the server seeing here? Thanks. James Zhao Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/585 - Release Date: 12/13/2006 _______________________________________________ Veritas-vx maillist - Veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-vx _______________________________________________ Veritas-vx maillist - Veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-vx
