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March 25th, 2012 21:00

EMC power path On Linux

Hi,

we have provide only one lun(10GB) both the host servers(Linux 5.6, Kernel 2.6)   than after we install EMC power path on the both the servers, When i check  fdsik -l command it giving following output

[root@osdd1 scsi]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 1195.9 GB, 1195997396992 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 145405 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sda1   *           1          13      104391   83  Linux

/dev/sda2              14      145405  1167861240   8e  Linux LVM

Disk /dev/sdb: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 10240 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sdb1               1       10240    10485744    5  Extended

Disk /dev/sdc: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 10240 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sdc1               1       10240    10485744    5  Extended

Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 10240 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/emcpowera1               1       10240    10485744    5  Extended

Below is our Host to SAN Configuartion

We have server(IBM X3650M3) with Single HBA(Emulex) card having 2 ports, Two Switches(cisco MDS 9124) and EMC Clariion cx4-960 (in this we are using SP-A and SP-B deafult Ports ).

When we installed EMC Power Path why it showing multipathing? I need clarifcation on the same from ur side saying that is it ok to show the information like /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc. in my view it should show only one path i.e. /dev/emcpowera1 why it showing /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc paths

for more information on powerpath

[root@osdd2 ~]# powermt display dev=all

Pseudo name=emcpowera

CLARiiON ID=CKM00103100642 [OSDD]

Logical device ID=60060160FB0E26003E98DA345C67E111 [LUN 6]

state=alive; policy=BasicFailover; priority=0; queued-IOs=0;

Owner: default=SP B, current=SP B       Array failover mode: 4

==============================================================================

--------------- Host ---------------   - Stor -   -- I/O Path --  -- Stats ---

###  HW Path               I/O Paths    Interf.   Mode    State   Q-IOs Errors

==============================================================================

   7 lpfc                     sdb       SP B0     unlic   alive       0      0

   8 lpfc                     sdc       SP A0     active  alive       0      0

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March 25th, 2012 21:00

looks correct, it will display native paths. You are using unlicensed PowerPath so you are only protected from SP failover. Also you need to make sure each HBA is zoned to SPA and SPB.

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March 28th, 2012 02:00

Hi

I am facing same problem and I have already install EMC power path So that may be issue occurred by linux multipathing ??

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April 3rd, 2012 20:00

this is correct, PowerPath will create emcpowerX device, you use this device when you create partitions, pvcreate ..etc. Native devices are always there, just like they are on AIX, HPUX. Each native device represents a path to the LUN, PowerPath knows that and takes advantages of that for loadbalancing, multipathing.

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April 3rd, 2012 20:00

Hi Dynamox,

Issue is that

When we installed EMC Power Path why it showing multi LUN ?it should show only one LUN i.e. EMC powerpath LUN
for example:-

Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 10240 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes



     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/emcpowera1               1       10240    10485744    5  Extended


but the problem is that it showing multipathing which are as under,


[root@osdd1 scsi]# fdisk -l



Disk /dev/sda: 1195.9 GB, 1195997396992 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 145405 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes



   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sda1   *           1          13      104391   83  Linux

/dev/sda2              14      145405  1167861240   8e  Linux LVM



Disk /dev/sdb: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 10240 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes



   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sdb1               1       10240    10485744    5  Extended



Disk /dev/sdc: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 10240 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes



   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sdc1               1       10240    10485744    5  Extended



Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 10240 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes



     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/emcpowera1               1       10240    10485744    5  Extended

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April 3rd, 2012 20:00

what issue are you facing ?

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April 3rd, 2012 20:00

Thanks Dynamox

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