[SunHELP] missing paths in SAN FC4700

[Markham, Richard]

you were right, an HBA had been replaced in one server and the second had an
invalid entry listed.  Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Weise [mailto:me at tweise.de]
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:20 AM
To: Markham, Richard
Subject: Re: [SunHELP] missing paths in SAN FC4700


On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 22:00:50 -0500, Markham, Richard wrote:

have you checked if your server is registered on both SP's?

Thomas Weise

>I have an ugent problem and cant seem to get an answer, hoping someone here
>can help.  I am using powerpath 4.0.2 (EMCpower) and have a problem where
>"powermt display dev=all" is only showing one device path per LUN.  This
>problem is existant on two servers.  Further inspection showed that the
>working servers show 2 HBA cards where the problem servers do not.

>working example:
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>powermt display paths
>Symmetrix logical device count=0
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>----- Host Bus Adapters --------- ------ Storage System -----    - I/O
Paths
>-
>### HW Path                            ID          Interface     Total
>Dead
>===========================================================================
=
>==

>CLARiiON logical device count=2
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>----- Host Bus Adapters --------- ------ Storage System -----    - I/O
Paths
>-
>### HW Path                            ID          Interface     Total
>Dead
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>2306 pci at 1f/fibre-channel at 4        F20012000123        SP B0          2
>0
>2307 pci at 1f/fibre-channel at 1        F20012000123        SP A0          2
>0



>problem Server 1:
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>powermt display paths
>Symmetrix logical device count=0
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>----- Host Bus Adapters --------- ------ Storage System -----    - I/O
Paths
>-
>### HW Path                            ID          Interface     Total
>Dead
>===========================================================================
=
>==

>CLARiiON logical device count=6
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>----- Host Bus Adapters --------- ------ Storage System -----    - I/O
Paths
>-
>### HW Path                            ID          Interface     Total
>Dead
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>2306 ssm at 0/pci at 19/fibre-channel at 1     F20012000123        SP A0          6
>0

>Server 2:
>powermt display paths
>Symmetrix logical device count=0
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>----- Host Bus Adapters --------- ------ Storage System -----    - I/O
Paths
>-
>### HW Path                            ID          Interface     Total
>Dead
>===========================================================================
=
>==

>CLARiiON logical device count=1
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>----- Host Bus Adapters --------- ------ Storage System -----    - I/O
Paths
>-
>### HW Path                            ID          Interface     Total
>Dead
>===========================================================================
=
>==
>2306 pci at 1f/fibre-channel at 4        F20012000123        SP A1          1
>0



>I believe the fact that only one HBA being listed would explain why I dont
>have DUAL
>paths to my LUNS.  The zoning information in the Brocade switches seems to
>be intact
>just like the other working servers.  I'm showing good link status on all
my
>HBA's.

>I am hoping this is a mere configuration oversite, please help if you have
>time.

>TIA

>Solaris 8 (8_Recommend DEC0203)
>Powerpath 4.0.2 (previously 3.0, but upgrade has maintained these problems)
>Clariion FC4700
>lp9000 on one server and lp8000 on the other
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