Maybe your multipath has this problem? at the bottom is a workaround: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409741
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > <Raymond> <Cabanlit> > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 10:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SLES10 - relocating multipath bindings file > > After renaming the /var/lib/multipath.bindings; ran mkinitrd/zipl then > reboot. Once the server was back up, the bindings file gets recreated > under /var/lib/multipath. > > Pre reboot > r...@mlxess1s:/root> ls -la /var/lib/multipath/bindings* > -rw------- 1 root root 241 Jan 29 09:54 /var/lib/multipath/bindings > -rw------- 1 root root 487 Dec 9 15:42 /var/lib/multipath/bindings.OLD > -rw------- 1 root root 282 Jan 28 10:50 > /var/lib/multipath/bindings.ORIG2 > r...@mlxess1s:/root>mv /var/lib/multipath/bindings > /var/lib/multipath/bindings.ORIG > r...@mlxess1s:/root>more /var/lib/multipath/bindings.ORIG > # Multipath bindings, Version : 1.0 > # NOTE: this file is automatically maintained by the multipath program. > # You should not need to edit this file in normal circumstances. > # > # Format: > # alias wwid > # > mpatha 3600507630efe0d040000000000000324 > r...@mlxess1s:/root>mkinitrd & zipl > r...@mlxess1s:/root>ls -la /var/lib/multipath/* > -rw------- 1 root root 487 Dec 9 15:42 /var/lib/multipath/bindings.OLD > -rw------- 1 root root 241 Jan 29 09:54 > /var/lib/multipath/bindings.ORIG > -rw------- 1 root root 282 Jan 28 10:50 > /var/lib/multipath/bindings.ORIG2 > > r...@mlxess1s:/root>ls -la /etc/multipath* > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 137 Jan 28 10:40 /etc/multipath.conf > -rw------- 1 root root 241 Jan 29 09:47 /etc/multipath_bindings > -rw------- 1 root root 487 Jan 28 10:40 /etc/multipath_bindings.OLD > r...@mlxess1s:/root>more /etc/multipath.conf > defaults { > user_friendly_names yes > bindings_file "/etc/multipath_bindings" > } > blacklist { > devnode "^(dasd)[a-z]+[0-9]*" > > > Post boot > r...@mlxess1s:/root>ls -la /var/lib/multipath/* > -rw------- 1 root root 241 Jan 29 10:01 /var/lib/multipath/bindings > -rw------- 1 root root 241 Jan 29 09:54 > /var/lib/multipath/bindings.ORIG > -rw------- 1 root root 282 Jan 28 10:50 > /var/lib/multipath/bindings.ORIG2 > > > Ray Cabanlit > Brown Brothers Harriman > Operating Systems - NJ > [email protected] > Phone: 201-418-6482 > Cell: 201-988-1389 > > > *************************** IMPORTANT > NOTE*****************************-- The opinions expressed in this > message and/or any attachments are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., its > subsidiaries and affiliates ("BBH"). There is no guarantee that > this message is either private or confidential, and it may have > been altered by unauthorized sources without your or our knowledge. > Nothing in the message is capable or intended to create any legally > binding obligations on either party and it is not intended to > provide legal advice. BBH accepts no responsibility for loss or > damage from its use, including damage from virus. > *********************************************************************** > ********* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 > or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
