How do you want me to test whether I can read/write ? I can no longer mount the /dev/sd*1 partitions because now they are busy (thats since I started multipath). Yes, I did execute multipath -F and multipath repeatedly, the daemon is running. On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Chandra Seetharaman <sekharan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. If absolutely >> >> necessary I would consider switching the distribution, but right now >> >> I'd prefer to stick with what all the other machines have. >> >> >> >> Thanks, Thomas >> >> >> >> -- >> >> dm-devel mailing list >> >> dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel >> > >> > -- >> > dm-devel mailing list >> > dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel >> > >> >> -- >> dm-devel mailing list >> dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel > > -- > dm-devel mailing list > dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel > -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel