Public bug reported: System configuration is an IBM HS21 blade connected to an IBM DS3400 SAN. The system is running Ubuntu 10.10 with multipath-tools version: 0.4.8-14ubuntu4.10.10.2 The Ubuntu OS is installed on an internal disk and not the SAN.
multipathd> show paths hcil dev dev_t pri dm_st chk_st next_check 0:0:0:0 sda 8:0 0 [undef][ghost] [orphan] 1:0:0:0 sdb 8:16 3 [undef][ready] [orphan] 2:1:1:0 sdc 8:32 1 [undef][ready] [orphan] It appears everything is working but multipathd cant define the maps, a multipath -v 6 shows "360080e50001b5f4c00003d284e37e864: domap (0) failure for create/reload map" That is the uuid of the path associated with /sda and /sdb but it cant seem to create it. libdevmapper: ioctl/libdm-iface.c(1740): dm reload 360080e50001b5f4c00003d284e37e864 OF [16384] libdevmapper: ioctl/libdm-iface.c(1757): device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: Invalid argument libdevmapper: ioctl/libdm-iface.c(1740): dm remove 360080e50001b5f4c00003d284e37e864 NF [16384] libdevmapper: libdm-common.c(799): 360080e50001b5f4c00003d284e37e864: Stacking NODE_DEL (replaces other stacked ops) libdevmapper: ioctl/libdm-iface.c(1740): dm info 360080e50001b5f4c00003d284e37e864 NF [16384] 360080e50001b5f4c00003d284e37e864: domap (0) failure for create/reload map 360080e50001b5f4c00003d284e37e864: remove multipath map sda: orphaned sdb: orphaned The SAN is on devices sda and sdb. The internal root disk is sdc. The device sda is reporting I/O errors in syslog because multipath cannot bring up the path. ** Affects: multipath-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to multipath-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/824790 Title: IBM DS3400 Will Not Bring Up Second Path To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/multipath-tools/+bug/824790/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs