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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Sollenberger, Justin W Mr CIV US DISA CDB24
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:06 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: FCP LUN multipathing / filesystem problem
>
> We have several SLES 10 SP2 guests that are using FCP LUNS.  The OS is
> installed on 3390's and the LUNS are used to store the customer's data.
> Early this morning we lost one of the paths.  Some of our systems
> reacted as I would have expected but others did not.  The ones that
> reacted oddly would be the ones that I would assume to be busy at that
> time.  Those systems show I/O errors, followed by filesystem errors,
> and
> then the filesystems all remount as read-only.  I've include output for
> both scenarios.
>
> Reacted Correctly:
>
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_a multipathd: sdb: tur checker reports path is
> down
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_a kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path
> 8:16.
> Jun 11 03:44:39 system_a multipathd: sdb: tur checker reports path is
> up
>
> Reacted Oddly:
>
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b multipathd: sdb: tur checker reports path is
> down
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 37486992
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-0,
> logical block 4685826
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-0
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 42200120
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 47170040
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-1,
> logical block 653327
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-1
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-1,
> logical block 653328
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-1
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-1,
> logical block 653329
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-1
> Jun 11 03:44:34 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-1,
> logical block 653330
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-1
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 50598296
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-1,
> logical block 1081859
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-1
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-1,
> logical block 1081860
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-1
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-1,
> logical block 1081861
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-1
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-1,
> logical block 1081862
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-1
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 69213616
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 58947168
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 37337552
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-0,
> logical block 4667146
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
> dm-0
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path
> 8:16.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Aborting journal on device dm-0.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 42200136
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 69213640
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb,
> sector
> 58947184
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Aborting journal on device dm-1.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Aborting journal on device dm-3.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Aborting journal on device dm-2.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: ext3_abort called.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-2):
> ext3_journal_start_sb: Detected aborted journal
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Remounting filesystem read-only
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: ext3_abort called.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-3):
> ext3_journal_start_sb: Detected aborted journal
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Remounting filesystem read-only
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: ext3_abort called.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-0):
> ext3_journal_start_sb: Detected aborted journal
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Remounting filesystem read-only
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-1) in
> ext3_reserve_inode_write: Journal has aborted
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-1) in
> ext3_dirty_inode: Journal has aborted
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: ext3_abort called.
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-1):
> ext3_journal_start_sb: Detected aborted journal
> Jun 11 03:44:35 system_b kernel: Remounting filesystem read-only
> Jun 11 03:44:39 system_b multipathd: sdb: tur checker reports path is
> up
>
> Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in
> advance.
>
> VR,
>
> Justin Sollenberger
>
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