Sounds like the array is using a subset of the VPD info mpxio uses to 
figure out which LUN is which. How are you setting mpxio up to "see" the 
array?

Andrew Hurt wrote:
> cfgadm has been aware of every LUN (28 of them) all along. That's never been 
> the issue. Even when I get into the HBA's FastUtil! BIOS at boot time I can 
> see all 28 LUNs out there. 
>
>     I should note that when I disable mpxio in fp.conf, reconfigure/reboot, 
> 'format' shows 112 drives (28 drives x 4 FC links). Obviously, this is not a 
> desired result, but it does serve to illustrate that the HBAs can see all 28 
> drives out there.
>
>    It is only when multipathing is enabled that the problem manifests itself: 
> 'format' shows 4 drives (LUN 0 of each Xserve RAID controller) instead of the 
> desired result of 28 drives (LUNs 0-6 of each Xserve RAID controller).
>
>    I've been a lurker on alienraid for a long time as well. I found nothing 
> of particular use to my specific scenario. A few tidbits about the 
> Apple-branded LSI HBAs not supporting mpxio, but nothing helpful for me. I'm 
> using the official Sun-sourced Qlogis HBAs (QLE2462)s. 
>
> Thanks for the feedback, though. Anyone else?
>  
>  
> This message posted from opensolaris.org
> _______________________________________________
> storage-discuss mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
>
>   

_______________________________________________
storage-discuss mailing list
[email protected]
http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss

Reply via email to