PowerPath for Linux 7.0 Displaying the same LUN nice name for different LUNs
Summary: PowerPath for Linux 7.0 Displaying the same LUN nice name for different LUNs
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Symptoms
Installation or upgrade to PowerPath for Linux 7.0.
OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x
Dell EMC SW: PowerPath for Linux 7.0
Pseudo name=emcpowera
VNX ID=CETVXXXXXXXXXX [SG_SDTWLNX00210_211]
Logical device ID=6006016012D036004CXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [LUN 131]
state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; 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
==============================================================================
18 qla2xxx sde SP B7 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdd SP B6 active alive 0 0
18 qla2xxx sdc SP A6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdb SP A7 active alive 0 0
Pseudo name=emcpowerb
VNX ID=CETVXXXXXXXXXX [SG_SDTWLNX00210_211]
Logical device ID=6006016012D03600AFXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [LUN 131]
state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; 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
==============================================================================
18 qla2xxx sdi SP B7 active alive 0 0
18 qla2xxx sdh SP A6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdg SP B6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdf SP A7 active alive 0 0
Pseudo name=emcpowerc
VNX ID=CETVXXXXXXXXXX [SG_SDTWLNX00210_211]
Logical device ID=6006016012D03600ADXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [LUN 131]
state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; 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
==============================================================================
18 qla2xxx sdm SP B7 active alive 0 0
18 qla2xxx sdl SP A6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdk SP B6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdj SP A7 active alive 0 0
OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x
Dell EMC SW: PowerPath for Linux 7.0
Pseudo name=emcpowera
VNX ID=CETVXXXXXXXXXX [SG_SDTWLNX00210_211]
Logical device ID=6006016012D036004CXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [LUN 131]
state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; 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
==============================================================================
18 qla2xxx sde SP B7 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdd SP B6 active alive 0 0
18 qla2xxx sdc SP A6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdb SP A7 active alive 0 0
Pseudo name=emcpowerb
VNX ID=CETVXXXXXXXXXX [SG_SDTWLNX00210_211]
Logical device ID=6006016012D03600AFXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [LUN 131]
state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; 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
==============================================================================
18 qla2xxx sdi SP B7 active alive 0 0
18 qla2xxx sdh SP A6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdg SP B6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdf SP A7 active alive 0 0
Pseudo name=emcpowerc
VNX ID=CETVXXXXXXXXXX [SG_SDTWLNX00210_211]
Logical device ID=6006016012D03600ADXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [LUN 131]
state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; 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
==============================================================================
18 qla2xxx sdm SP B7 active alive 0 0
18 qla2xxx sdl SP A6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdk SP B6 active alive 0 0
16 qla2xxx sdj SP A7 active alive 0 0
Cause
PowerPath for Linux 7.0 bug.
Resolution
For RHEL 7.x and RHEL 8.x this is fixed in PowerPath for Linux 7.0 P01 and later releases.
PowerPath for Linux 7.0 P01 is available for download at the support site.
PowerPath for Linux 7.0 P01 is available for download at the support site.
Additional Information
This content is translated in other languages:
This fix is only applicable for RHEL 7.x and RHEL 8.x.
This bug is specific to PowerPath for Linux 7.0 Only.
This bug is limited to the LUN nice name and is cosmetic in nature.
There is no impact to other PowerPath functionality such as path failover and I/O load balancing.
For other Linux OS distributions this fix is scheduled to be released in the next major release of PowerPath for Linux.
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This fix is only applicable for RHEL 7.x and RHEL 8.x.
This bug is specific to PowerPath for Linux 7.0 Only.
This bug is limited to the LUN nice name and is cosmetic in nature.
There is no impact to other PowerPath functionality such as path failover and I/O load balancing.
For other Linux OS distributions this fix is scheduled to be released in the next major release of PowerPath for Linux.
Article Properties
Article Number: 000168483
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2025
Version: 4
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