PowerVault: ME5 directly connected Initiators show a redundancy warning

Summary: ME5 directly connected Initiators show the redundancy warning icon in the UI after updating to +ME5.1.2.1.0.

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Symptoms

ME5 directly connected Initiators show the redundancy warning and icon in the UI after updating to +ME5.1.2.1.0.

This applies to FC, SAS, and iSCSI… if directly attached/connected.
The individual initiators of a host show the redundancy warning and icon in the UI.
Figure 1:
Individual initiators of a host show the redundancy warning

The parent host however shows everything green and OK.

Logically this makes sense.
A SAS initiator cannot possibly have "redundant" connections. A SAS initiator can only have one SAS connection to the SAN.
The host has two initiators. One connection to each controller

Initiators used to inherit redundancy status from their parent host in version ME5.1.2.0.3 and older

In a direct connection, you see an error on initiator for redundancy but not on host.
Figure 2:
Error on initiator for redundancy

But if one initiator (FC) is connected to a Fiber switch and zoned to multiple targets (both controller ports), then no redundancy error is observed.
Figure 3:
Fiber switch and zoned to multiple targets

 

 

Cause

Working as designed

Resolution

Working as designed in ME5.1.2.1.0 and ME5.1.2.1.1.

Affected Products

PowerVault ME5012, PowerVault ME5024, PowerVault ME5084
Article Properties
Article Number: 000264759
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 27 Jan 2025
Version:  3
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