SCSI reservation prevents drives in SVM disksets to be used for other purposes. Also, I believe we can't take empty disksets.
-tony Sanjay Nadkarni wrote: > > The problem here is that one cannot assert SCSI reservation on SATA > drives. To resolve this, you need to avoid SVM from issuing SCSI > reservation. > You can do this by editing the file /etc/lvm/runtime.cf. > set ownerioctls=off. > > > -Sanjay > > > Leon Koll wrote: > >> x86 host with SXCR Build 36 installed, 6 SATA disks connected to >> SuperMicro SATA2 HBA. >> # metadb -a -f c1t0d0s7 >> # metadb >> flags first blk block count >> a m pc luo 16 8192 /dev/dsk/c1t0d0s7 >> >> # metaset -s myset -a -h myhost >> # metaset -s myset >> >> Set name = myset, Set number = 1 >> >> Host Owner >> myhost >> # metaset -s myset -t >> # metaset -s myset >> Set name = myset, Set number = 1 >> >> Host Owner >> davada >> >> [b]We can see that the measet wasn't taken.[/b] >> # metaset -s myset -t >> # format >> Searching for disks...done >> AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS: >> 0. c1t0d0 <DEFAULT cyl 30398 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63> >> /pci at 0,0/pci1022,7450 at a/pci11ab,11ab at 3/disk at 0,0 >> 1. c1t1d0 <DEFAULT cyl 30398 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63> >> /pci at 0,0/pci1022,7450 at a/pci11ab,11ab at 3/disk at 1,0 >> 2. c1t2d0 <ATA-HDS722525VLSA80-A63A-232.89GB> >> /pci at 0,0/pci1022,7450 at a/pci11ab,11ab at 3/disk at 2,0 >> 3. c1t3d0 <ATA-HDS722525VLSA80-A63A-232.89GB> >> /pci at 0,0/pci1022,7450 at a/pci11ab,11ab at 3/disk at 3,0 >> 4. c1t4d0 <ATA-HDS722525VLSA80-A6MA-232.89GB> >> /pci at 0,0/pci1022,7450 at a/pci11ab,11ab at 3/disk at 4,0 >> 5. c1t5d0 <ATA-HDS722525VLSA80-A63A-232.89GB> >> /pci at 0,0/pci1022,7450 at a/pci11ab,11ab at 3/disk at 5,0 >> Specify disk (enter its number): ^D >> [b]Disk addition fails :[/b] >> # metaset -s myset -a c1t1d0 >> metaset: myhost: myset: failed to reserve any drives >> >> Reboot doesn't help, the host cannot take metaset and cannot add >> drive to metaset. >> >> Any ideas? >> TIA, >> -- Leon >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> lvm-discuss mailing list >> lvm-discuss at opensolaris.org >> >> >
