Re: rdac path failure - Sun 6140

[Stewart Smith <stew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Same sequence of events, with multipathd -v3

Aug 13 16:28:48.627  kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: vol1: rr_weight = 2 (LUN setting)

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: vol1: pgfailback = -2 (controller setting)

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: 8:208: mark as failed

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: uevent 'change' from '/devices/virtual/block/dm-1'

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: UDEV_LOG=3

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: ACTION="">

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-1

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: SUBSYSTEM=block

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DM_TARGET=multipath

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DM_ACTION=PATH_FAILED

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DM_SEQNUM=1

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DM_PATH=8:208

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=3

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DM_NAME=vol1

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DM_UUID=mpath-3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: MAJOR=253

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: MINOR=1

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DEVTYPE=disk

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: SEQNUM=1738

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: UDEVD_EVENT=1

Aug 13 16:28:48.000  multipathd: DEVNAME=/dev/dm-1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: 8:208: reinstated

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: vol1: remaining active paths: 4

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: sdj: rdac prio = 3

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: sdn: rdac prio = 3

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: sdb: rdac prio = 0

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: sdd: rdac prio = 0

Aug 13 16:28:50.763  kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: uevent 'change' from '/devices/virtual/block/dm-1'

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: UDEV_LOG=3

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: ACTION="">

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: SUBSYSTEM=block

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_TARGET=multipath

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_ACTION=PATH_REINSTATED

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_SEQNUM=2

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_PATH=8:208

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=4

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_NAME=vol1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_UUID=mpath-3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: MAJOR=253

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: MINOR=1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DEVTYPE=diskAug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: SEQNUM=1739Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: UDEVD_EVENT=1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: vol1: rr_weight = 2 (LUN setting)

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: vol1: pgfailback = -2 (controller setting)

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: 8:208: mark as failed

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: vol1: remaining active paths: 3

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: vol1: rr_weight = 2 (LUN setting)

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: vol1: pgfailback = -2 (controller setting)

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: uevent 'change' from '/devices/virtual/block/dm-1'

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: UDEV_LOG=3

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: ACTION="">

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: SUBSYSTEM=block

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_TARGET=multipath

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_ACTION=PATH_FAILED

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_SEQNUM=3

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_PATH=8:208

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=3

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_NAME=vol1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DM_UUID=mpath-3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: MAJOR=253

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: MINOR=1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DEVTYPE=disk

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: SEQNUM=1740

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: UDEVD_EVENT=1

Aug 13 16:28:50.000  multipathd: DEVNAME=/dev/dm-1

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: 8:208: reinstated

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: vol1: remaining active paths: 4

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: sdj: rdac prio = 3

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: sdn: rdac prio = 3

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: sdb: rdac prio = 0

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: sdd: rdac prio = 0

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: vol1: rr_weight = 2 (LUN setting)

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: vol1: pgfailback = -2 (controller setting)

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: uevent 'change' from '/devices/virtual/block/dm-1'

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: UDEV_LOG=3

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: ACTION="">

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-1

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: SUBSYSTEM=block

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DM_TARGET=multipath

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DM_ACTION=PATH_REINSTATED

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DM_SEQNUM=4

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DM_PATH=8:208

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=4

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DM_NAME=vol1

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DM_UUID=mpath-3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: MAJOR=253

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: MINOR=1

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DEVTYPE=disk

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: SEQNUM=1741

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: UDEVD_EVENT=1

Aug 13 16:29:00.000  multipathd: DEVNAME=/dev/dm-1

Aug 13 16:29:02.753  kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: vol1: rr_weight = 2 (LUN setting)

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: vol1: pgfailback = -2 (controller setting)

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: 8:208: mark as failed

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: uevent 'change' from '/devices/virtual/block/dm-1'

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: UDEV_LOG=3

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: ACTION="">

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-1

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: SUBSYSTEM=block

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DM_TARGET=multipath

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DM_ACTION=PATH_FAILED

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DM_SEQNUM=5

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DM_PATH=8:208

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=3

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DM_NAME=vol1

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DM_UUID=mpath-3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: MAJOR=253

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: MINOR=1

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DEVTYPE=disk

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: SEQNUM=1742

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: UDEVD_EVENT=1

Aug 13 16:29:02.000  multipathd: DEVNAME=/dev/dm-1

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: 8:208: reinstated

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: vol1: remaining active paths: 4

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: sdj: rdac prio = 3

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: sdn: rdac prio = 3

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: sdb: rdac prio = 0

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: sdd: rdac prio = 0

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: vol1: rr_weight = 2 (LUN setting)

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: vol1: pgfailback = -2 (controller setting)

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: uevent 'change' from '/devices/virtual/block/dm-1'

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: UDEV_LOG=3

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: ACTION="">

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-1

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: SUBSYSTEM=block

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DM_TARGET=multipath

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DM_ACTION=PATH_REINSTATED

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DM_SEQNUM=6

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DM_PATH=8:208

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=4

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DM_NAME=vol1

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DM_UUID=mpath-3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: MAJOR=253

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: MINOR=1

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DEVTYPE=disk

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: SEQNUM=1743

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: UDEVD_EVENT=1

Aug 13 16:29:10.000  multipathd: DEVNAME=/dev/dm-1

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Stewart Smith <stew@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

after a fresh, multipath -F and start of multipathd with -v 2 I see the following messages.

After starting multipathd I mounted /dev/mapper/vol1 and generated some simple I/O to it using dd

Aug 13 16:23:14.888 localhost kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.

Aug 13 16:23:14.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: mark as failed

Aug 13 16:23:16.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: reinstated

Aug 13 16:23:30.462 localhost kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208. 

Aug 13 16:23:30.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: mark as failed

Aug 13 16:23:39.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: reinstated

Aug 13 16:23:46.430 localhost kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208. 

Aug 13 16:23:46.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: mark as failed

Aug 13 16:23:51.041 localhost kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208. 

Aug 13 16:23:51.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: mark as failed

Aug 13 16:23:59.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: reinstated

Aug 13 16:24:06.465 localhost kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.

Aug 13 16:24:06.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: mark as failed

Aug 13 16:24:09.000 localhost multipathd: 8:208: reinstated

Thanks,

--

Stew

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Moger, Babu <Babu.Moger@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Do you have /var/log/messages file for this problem?

Thanks
Babu Moger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dm-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dm-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Stewart Smith
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 1:51 PM
> To: dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: rdac path failure - Sun 6140
>
> Hello All,
>
> I am seeing many of these messages when my Sun 6140 array is under heavy
> I/O
> device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.
> device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.
> device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.
> device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.
> device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:208.
>
>
> I am running a Fedora 10 server, with two fiber connections to two
> different switches.  Both controllers on the 6140 have one connection
> to each switch as well.  The end result is that I see four paths to
> each LUN.
>
> When the volume is mounted and under significant load I see the
> messages above every few seconds.  They seem to appear every
> "no_path_retry" seconds.
>
> The 6140 controller firmware is up to date at version 07.50.08.10 and
> I have installed the latest firmware for my Emulex LPe11002 cards.  I
> have reproduced the problem using both Cisco MDS and Brocade fiber
> channel switches as well.
>
> Using CAM, I have set the initiator Host Type to "Linux" at the
> moment.  I have tried other options as well without success.
>
> I have NOT installed the RDAC drivers from either Sun or LSI -
> primarily because they do not seem to build on my Fedora 10 kernel.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!
>
> configs and debugging multipathd output is below.
>
>
>
>
>
> Kernel: 2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64
>
> # multipath -lll
> vol1 (3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b) dm-1 SUN,CSM200_R
> [size=12T][features=1 queue_if_no_path][hwhandler=1 rdac][rw]
> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=6][active]
>  \_ 5:0:1:2 sdj 8:144 [active][ready]
>  \_ 2:0:1:2 sdn 8:208 [active][ready]
> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=0][enabled]
>  \_ 2:0:0:2 sdb 8:16  [active][ghost]
>  \_ 5:0:0:2 sdd 8:48  [active][ghost]
>
>
> # cat /etc/multipath.conf
>
> blacklist {
>         devnode "^sd[a-z][[0-9]*]"
>         devnode "^(ram|raw|loop|fd|md|dm-|sr|scd|st)[0-9]*"
>         devnode "^hd[a-z][0-9]*"
>         devnode "^cciss!c[0-9]d[0-9](p[0-9]*)*"
> }
>
> defaults {
>         udev_dir                /dev
>         polling_interval        10
>         selector                "round-robin 0"
>         path_grouping_policy    multibus
>         getuid_callout          "/sbin/scsi_id --whitelisted /dev/%n"
>         prio                    alua
>         path_checker            readsector0
>         rr_min_io               100
>         max_fds                 8192
>         rr_weight               priorities
>         failback                immediate
>         no_path_retry           fail
>         user_friendly_names     yes
> }
> devices {
>         device {
>                 vendor                  "SUN"
>                 product                 "CSM200_R"
>                 product_blacklist       "Universal Xport"
>                 getuid_callout          "/sbin/scsi_id --whitelisted
> /dev/%n"
>                 features                "0"
>                 hardware_handler        "1 rdac"
>                 path_selector           "round-robin 0"
>                 path_grouping_policy    group_by_prio
>                 failback                immediate
>                 rr_weight               uniform
>                 no_path_retry           queue
>                 rr_min_io               1000
>                 path_checker            rdac
>                 prio                    rdac
>         }
> }
>
> multipaths {
>         multipath {
>                 wwid                    3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b
>                 alias                   vol1
>                 rr_weight               priorities
>                 no_path_retry           5
>                 rr_min_io               100
>         }
> }
>
>
>
> # multipathd -d v3
>
>
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdb: ownership set to vol1
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdb: not found in pathvec
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdb: mask = 0xc
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdb: path checker = rdac (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdb: state = 4
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdb: rdac prio = 0
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdd: ownership set to vol1
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdd: not found in pathvec
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdd: mask = 0xc
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdd: path checker = rdac (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdd: state = 4
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdd: rdac prio = 0
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdj: ownership set to vol1
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdj: not found in pathvec
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdj: mask = 0xc
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdj: path checker = rdac (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdj: state = 2
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdj: rdac prio = 3
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdn: ownership set to vol1
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdn: not found in pathvec
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdn: mask = 0xc
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdn: path checker = rdac (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdn: state = 2
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | sdn: rdac prio = 3
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: pgfailback = -2 (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: pgpolicy = group_by_prio (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: features = 0 (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: hwhandler = 1 rdac (controller setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: rr_weight = 2 (LUN setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: minio = 100 (LUN setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: no_path_retry = 5 (multipath setting)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
> Aug 13 14:48:53 | vol1: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
> create: vol1 (3600a0b800048335200001e5d48b68a9b) n/a SUN,CSM200_R
> [size=12T][features=0][hwhandler=1 rdac][n/a]
> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=6][undef]
>  \_ 5:0:1:2 sdj 8:144 [undef][ready]
>  \_ 2:0:1:2 sdn 8:208 [undef][ready]
> \_ round-robin 0 [prio=0][undef]
>  \_ 2:0:0:2 sdb 8:16 [undef][ghost]
>  \_ 5:0:0:2 sdd 8:48 [undef][ghost]
>

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