Are you able to read/write from/to the scsi device ? If yes, Did you do "multipath -F" followed by "multipath". Is the multipathd running ? chandra On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 15:25 -0400, Thomas Witzel wrote: > My /sys/block looks like this: > ls /sys/block/ > dm-0 dm-3 dm-6 loop2 loop5 ram0 ram11 ram14 ram3 ram6 ram9 > sdc sdf sdi sdl > dm-1 dm-4 loop0 loop3 loop6 ram1 ram12 ram15 ram4 ram7 sda > sdd sdg sdj sdm > dm-2 dm-5 loop1 loop4 loop7 ram10 ram13 ram2 ram5 ram8 sdb > sde sdh sdk sr0 > > My /proc/partitions looks like this: > > major minor #blocks name > > 8 0 71041024 sda > 8 1 68099503 sda1 > 8 2 1 sda2 > 8 5 2939863 sda5 > 8 16 2134896640 sdb > 8 17 2134893883 sdb1 > 8 32 2134896640 sdc > 8 48 2134896640 sdd > 8 49 2134893883 sdd1 > 8 64 2134896640 sde > 8 80 1222794240 sdf > 8 96 20480 sdg > 8 112 2134896640 sdh > 8 128 2134896640 sdi > 8 129 2134893883 sdi1 > 8 144 2134896640 sdj > 8 160 2134896640 sdk > 8 161 2134893883 sdk1 > 8 176 1222794240 sdl > 8 192 20480 sdm > 254 0 2134896640 dm-0 > 254 1 2134896640 dm-1 > 254 2 2134896640 dm-2 > 254 3 2134896640 dm-3 > 254 4 1222794240 dm-4 > 254 5 20480 dm-5 > 254 6 20480 dm-6 > > All the sd's with a partition are working fine, I even created a test > file system at some point. I did load scsi_dh_rdac for testing at some > point, and that put the following into the syslog: > [10170.087743] sd 1:0:0:0: rdac: LUN 0 (owned) > [10170.089151] sd 1:0:0:1: rdac: LUN 1 (unowned) > [10170.089941] sd 1:0:0:2: rdac: LUN 2 (owned) > [10170.090719] sd 1:0:0:3: rdac: LUN 3 (unowned) > [10170.092112] sd 1:0:0:4: rdac: LUN 4 (owned) > [10170.092964] sd 1:0:1:0: rdac: LUN 0 (unowned) > [10170.093733] sd 1:0:1:1: rdac: LUN 1 (owned) > [10170.094507] sd 1:0:1:2: rdac: LUN 2 (unowned) > [10170.095261] sd 1:0:1:3: rdac: LUN 3 (owned) > [10170.096081] sd 1:0:1:4: rdac: LUN 4 (unowned) > [10170.096088] rdac: device handler registered > > Also loading the scsi_dh_rdac module seems to stop the [ 8996.087508] > Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 5 > [ 8996.087539] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 6 > [ 8996.087548] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 5112 > [ 8996.087553] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 5112 > [ 8996.087601] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 12 > [ 8996.087606] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 13 > [ 8996.087609] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 14 > [ 8996.087612] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 15 > [ 8996.087615] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 16 > [ 8996.087618] Buffer I/O error on device dm-5, logical block 17 > > type messages. > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Chandra Seetharaman > <sekharan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > No, you don't have to change the distro. > > > > Do you see the disks ? (the #:#:#:# makes me think that the underlying > > block devices are not configured properly). IOW, do you the sd devices > > under /sys/block ? Are you able to read/write from/to the devices ? > > > > chandra > > > > On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 15:07 -0400, Thomas Witzel wrote: > >> Thanks Chandra, > >> > >> sorry for the out of order reply, still had the digest mode on. I > >> setup the config similar to what you said > >> > >> devices { > >> device { > >> vendor "DELL" > >> product "MD3000" > >> hardware_handler "1 rdac" > >> path_checker rdac > >> path_grouping_policy group_by_prio > >> prio_callout "/sbin/mpath_prio_rdac /dev/%n" > >> failback immediate > >> getuid_callout "/sbin/scsi_id -g -u /block/%n" > >> } > >> } > >> > >> > >> and I'm still getting: > >> sdh: checker msg is "directio checker reports path is down" > >> create: 360022190009773680000214749504780 , > >> [size=2.0T][features=0][hwhandler=0] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdb 8:16 [undef][ready] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=0][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdh 8:112 [undef][faulty] > >> sdc: checker msg is "directio checker reports path is down" > >> create: 3600221900096f27d00000ab3495047fd , > >> [size=2.0T][features=0][hwhandler=0] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=0][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdc 8:32 [undef][faulty] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdi 8:128 [undef][ready] > >> sdj: checker msg is "directio checker reports path is down" > >> create: 360022190009773680000214a495047ce , > >> [size=2.0T][features=0][hwhandler=0] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdd 8:48 [undef][ready] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=0][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdj 8:144 [undef][faulty] > >> sde: checker msg is "directio checker reports path is down" > >> create: 3600221900096f27d00000ab449504839 , > >> [size=2.0T][features=0][hwhandler=0] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=0][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sde 8:64 [undef][faulty] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdk 8:160 [undef][ready] > >> sdl: checker msg is "directio checker reports path is down" > >> create: 360022190009773680000214c49504806 , > >> [size=1.1T][features=0][hwhandler=0] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdf 8:80 [undef][ready] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=0][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdl 8:176 [undef][faulty] > >> create: 360022190009773680000000000000000 , > >> [size=20M][features=0][hwhandler=0] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdg 8:96 [undef][ready] > >> create: 3600221900096f27d0000000000000000 , > >> [size=20M][features=0][hwhandler=0] > >> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][undef] > >> \_ #:#:#:# sdm 8:192 [undef][ready] > >> libdevmapper: libdm-common.c(312): Created > >> /dev/mapper/360022190009773680000000000000000 > >> libdevmapper: libdm-common.c(312): Created > >> /dev/mapper/3600221900096f27d0000000000000000 > >> > >> Now this is not on RH or SLES, its an ubuntu 8.4 system. 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