Is this a multipathed device? I first create an MD device of a particular lun like this: mdadm -C -f -l mp -n 1 -x 1 /dev/md0 /dev/sd<x> /dev/sd<y> where x is channel A of the device and y is channel B. You can then verify it by: mdadm --detail /dev/md0 Does this help? On Wed, 2004-04-21 at 09:04, Dan Bar Dov wrote: > I have a problem using two (or more) ports connected to the same storage. > > Linux does not identify that the two LUNs it discovers is actually the same. > When I create a PV all is well. > The PV gets created and is ACTIVE. However, through the other port, the PV > is also discovered, but is marked INACTIVE in the LVM database. > > When I try to create a VG using the active path, LVM scans all PVs in order. > If it finds the INACTIVE instance first, the VG creation fails. > > I'm using LVM 1.0.3, please let mw know if such a situation (connecting > storage through multiple ports) is handled better in another version, or > suggest how to overcome the problem. > > Thanks, > Dan > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
