I'm using the config provide by Red Hat by default:
device {
vendor "DGC"
product ".*"
product_blacklist "LUN_Z"
getuid_callout "/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n"
prio_callout "/sbin/mpath_prio_emc /dev/%n"
features "1 queue_if_no_path"
hardware_handler "1 emc"
path_grouping_policy group_by_prio
failback immediate
rr_weight uniform
no_path_retry 300
rr_min_io 1000
path_checker emc_clariion
}
-----Original Message-----
From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ryan O'Hara
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:11 AM
To: linux clustering
Subject: Re: fence_scsi support in multipath env in RHEL5.3
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:33:14PM +0200, Moralejo, Alfredo wrote:
> Anyone is successfully using it?
What path checker are you using? I've heard that certain path checkers
cause problems, but I honestly don't know enough about dm-multipath
to understand the reason for this.
I have successfully used it with RDAC.
Ryan
> I'm testing it with a clariion storage frame on RHEL 5.3, and as soon as I enable scsi_reserve, multipath starts failing and a path goes good and bad in a loop and scsi fencing fails sometimes, should I configure in a specific way multipath.conf?:
>
> Jun 10 23:31:58 rmamseslab07 multipathd: mpath0: remaining active paths: 3
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 kernel: sd 1:0:0:1: reservation conflict
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 kernel: sd 1:0:0:1: SCSI error: return code = 0x00000018
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdm, sector 79
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:192.
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: 8:192: mark as failed
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: mpathquorum: remaining active paths: 3
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: dm-10: add map (uevent)
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: dm-10: devmap already registered
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: sdm: emc_clariion_checker: Path healthy
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: 8:192: reinstated
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: mpathquorum: remaining active paths: 4
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: dm-10: add map (uevent)
> Jun 10 23:32:00 rmamseslab07 multipathd: dm-10: devmap already registered
> Jun 10 23:32:02 rmamseslab07 multipathd: sdl: emc_clariion_checker: Path healthy
> Jun 10 23:32:02 rmamseslab07 multipathd: 8:176: reinstated
> Jun 10 23:32:02 rmamseslab07 multipathd: mpath0: remaining active paths: 4
> Jun 10 23:32:02 rmamseslab07 multipathd: dm-9: add map (uevent)
> Jun 10 23:32:02 rmamseslab07 multipathd: dm-9: devmap already registered
> Jun 10 23:32:03 rmamseslab07 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: reservation conflict
> Jun 10 23:32:03 rmamseslab07 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00000018
> Jun 10 23:32:03 rmamseslab07 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdl, sector 25256
> Jun 10 23:32:03 rmamseslab07 kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:176.
> Jun 10 23:32:03 rmamseslab07 multipathd: dm-9: add map (uevent)
> Jun 10 23:32:03 rmamseslab07 multipathd: dm-9: devmap already registered
> Jun 10 23:32:03 rmamseslab07 multipathd: 8:176: mark as failed
> Jun 10 23:32:03 rmamseslab07 multipathd: mpath0: remaining active paths: 3
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ryan O'Hara
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:18 PM
> To: linux clustering
> Subject: Re: fence_scsi support in multipath env in RHEL5.3
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 02:11:21PM +0530, Rajeev P wrote:
> > I wanted to know if fence_scsi is supported in a multipath environment for
> > RHEL5.3 release.
>
> Yes, it is supported.
>
> > In earlier releases of RHEL5 fence_scsi was not supported in a multipath
> > environment for RHEL5.3 release. If I am not wrong, this was because the
> > DM-MPIO driver forwarded the registration/unregistration commands on only on
> > one of the physical paths of a LUN. Ideally it should have passed the
> > commands on all physical paths.
> >
> > For RHEL5.3, is this issue resolved so that I can fence_scsi in multipath
> > environment.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Rajeev
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