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Identify what app is using device before removing dead device from PPath
Hello there!
Every now and then I need to remove devices from PowerPath under Solaris. Sometimes there are applications managing these devices, and PowerPath doesn't allow me to remove some of those paths (for example, when all paths are dead, using global removal «powermt remove dev=all» or «powermt check force», then «devfsadm -C»).
Usualy the applications managing these devices are Sun Cluster, Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM), or others.
My question is: is there an easy way to detect what application is using a specific device before I can plan its removal? Something different then a «lsof» check...
Many thanks,
Celso Capao.
Every now and then I need to remove devices from PowerPath under Solaris. Sometimes there are applications managing these devices, and PowerPath doesn't allow me to remove some of those paths (for example, when all paths are dead, using global removal «powermt remove dev=all» or «powermt check force», then «devfsadm -C»).
Usualy the applications managing these devices are Sun Cluster, Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM), or others.
My question is: is there an easy way to detect what application is using a specific device before I can plan its removal? Something different then a «lsof» check...
Many thanks,
Celso Capao.
