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color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Jack,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=278121612-27102005><FONT face=Arial
size=2><EM>1) What filter do I need in lvm.conf to allow sda and emcpower?, but
reject all the other sdb and up name. I have tried many different one, but can
not eliminate the sd? device names.</EM></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=278121612-27102005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>This is covered in the PowerPath 4.4 for Linux Release
Notes. There are three different scenarios listed depending on what your
configuration is.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2><EM>2) Does the system have to be rebooted for the filter to work with
the various LVM commands, vgdisplay, vgscan?</EM><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>N<SPAN class=278121612-27102005>o, "vgscan -v" should
be executed.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=278121612-27102005>-Keith Kearnan</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278121612-27102005>This
is covered with examples in EMC's Knowledge Base, see solution
emc118561.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> linux-lvm-bounces@redhat.com
[mailto:linux-lvm-bounces@redhat.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Allen,
Jack<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:24 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'linux-lvm@redhat.com'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [linux-lvm] lvm.conf questions and EMC
PowerPath<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P> <FONT face=Arial size=2>I am
trying to setup a system using EMC PowerPath. The SAN has 5 LUNS assigned to
this system. Since there are 2 FC ports on the system going to 2 switches that
have 2 links to the SAN the system sees 20 sd devices starting with sdb. And
PowerPath cerates 5 emcpower? name in /dev. The sda device is local.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT face=Arial size=2>One
problem I have now is, at boot time the system complains about duplicate PVs
being found. A VG was created with the emcpower? names, but after reboot when
you do vgdisplay it shows the emcpower? names and lost of the sd? names in the
VG.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) What filter do I need in lvm.conf to allow sda and
emcpower?, but reject all the other sdb and up name. I have tried many different
one, but can not eliminate the sd? device names.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) Does the system have to be rebooted for the filter
to work with the various LVM commands, vgdisplay, vgscan?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks:</FONT>
<BR> <FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack
Allen</FONT> </P></BODY></HTML>