On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 04:51:07 -0500 (EST) Max Benenson <mbenenso@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Description of problem: > > ======================= > > If you try to add a new LUN (and pass not existing device and the target name that already exists) the operation will fail since the target with the same name already exists and then the utility will suggest to the user to add this LUN to this existing target and if the user will select to proceed it will fail since the device does not exist and as the result will remove the target itself (a kind of rollback). > > > > Steps to reproduce: > > =================== > > 1. lvcreate -L 10G -n /dev/vg_autofiler01/max_lv01 > > 2. tgt-setup-lun -n target1 -d /dev/vg_autofiler01/max_lv01 -t iscsi > > 3. tgt-setup-lun -n target1 -d /dev/vg_autofiler01/max_lv02 -t iscsi > > > > the last line will produce the following output: > > Using transport: iscsi > > Error: target named iqn.2001-04.com.auto-filer01-target1 already exists > > Add a new lun to the existing target? (yes/NO): yes > > Adding a logical unit (/dev/vg_autofiler01/max_lv02) to target, tid=1 > > tgtadm: invalid request > > Error: failed to add a logical unit (/dev/vg_autofiler01/max_lv02) to target, tid=1 > > Deleting new target, tid=1 > > > > Actual result: > > ============== > > The target with id 1 was removed from the targets.conf file. > > > > Expected result: > > ================ > > The rollback action should consider the presence of existing target and should NOT remove it. > > > > Environment details: > > ==================== > > [root@auto-filer01 tgt]# cat /etc/redhat-release > > Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.0 (Santiago) > > [root@auto-filer01 tgt]# rpm -qa | grep kernel > > dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch > > abrt-addon-kerneloops-1.1.13-4.el6.x86_64 > > kernel-firmware-2.6.32-71.14.1.el6.noarch > > kernel-2.6.32-71.14.1.el6.x86_64 > > kernel-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 > > [root@auto-filer01 tgt]# rpm -qa | grep lvm > > lvm2-2.02.72-8.el6_0.4.x86_64 > > lvm2-libs-2.02.72-8.el6_0.4.x86_64 > > [root@auto-filer01 tgt]# less /var/log/messages > > Jan 31 17:43:09 auto-filer01 tgtd: backed_file_open(92) Could not open /dev/vg_autofiler01/max_lv02, No such file or directory > > > > Resolution: > > =========== > > IMHO the fix should be in err_exit() method which should verify (using additional function) > > LUN presence in the target before performing "tgtadm --lld $lld_name --op delete --mode target --tid $tid". > > Something like (I am using Python syntax): > > if not hasAttachedLUN($tid): > > tgtadm --lld $lld_name --op delete --mode target --tid $tid > > Your proposal looks ok to me but in the first place, why does the > script checks if the target already exists before adding the lu? > > This is a logic in this script that was written by erezz@xxxxxxxxxxxx > I am agree that the script should add the device to the existing target > and create the new one in case the target doesn't exist. I think that the change is ok since sounds it doesn't break the existing configuration. Can you send a patch? Thanks, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stgt" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
