[Linux-cluster] Local Partitions detected as Multipath Device

[Elvir Kuric]

On 10/22/2013 12:17 PM, Zama Ques wrote:
> My local partitions are detected as multipath device
> |$multipath -l
>
> mpathb (360014380125d90420000a000003e0000) dm-9 HP,HSV450
> size=200G features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='0' wp=rw
> `-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=0 status=active
> `- 3:0:0:1 sdb 8:16 active undef running
> mpatha (3600508b1001c02143bc59c6862d97353) dm-0 HP,LOGICAL VOLUME
> size=137G features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='0' wp=rw
> `-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=0 status=active
> `- 0:0:0:1 sda 8:0  active undef running
> |
> I added the following lines in multipath.conf so that local partitions
> are not considered as multipath device
> |blacklist {
>    wwid 3600508b1001c02143bc59c6862d97353
> }
> |
> Executed the following commands after that .
> |#service multipathd reload
>
> # multipath -F
> Oct 22 12:10:42 | mpathb: map in use
> Oct 22 12:10:42 | mpatha: map in use
> |
> So , tried rebooting the server , but no luck . Any clues to resolve
> the issue will be highly appreciated .
>
> Thanks
> Zaman
>
>
hi,

/me wonders what OS ( and version ) is in use? service multipathd relaod
... suggest it is something RHEL based ( not 100 % sure )

Check /etc/multipath/* files ( if rhel 6 )  and see is there WWID from
above, and also check initramfs ( RHEL 6 ) or initrd file  ( RHEL 5 )
from /boot

dobelow

# mkdir /tmp/initrdtest
# cp /boot/initramfs-$$$$.img ( or initrd ... ) /tmp/initrdtest

unpack it

# cd tmp/initrdtest

# zcat initrd.img | cpio -i

and check what is there for multiapth devices written.

In short, I think you will need to ensure there are not records for
devices you want to blacklist in /etc/multipath/* ( rhel 6 ) or
/var/lib/multipath/*   ( rhel 5 ) and rebuild initramfs / initrd (
depending is it RHEL 5 - initrd / RHEL 6 -initramfs  ) once these
records are not present.Rebuilding initrd/initramfs will pick values
from /etc/multipath/*  ( rhel 6 ) or /var/lib/multipath/ ( rhel 5 )

to rebuild initrd/initramfs check docs out there  but in short process
is ( after you remove records for WWID from wwid and bindings files -
read above )


RHEL 5:

# cd /boot
# cp initrd-$(uname -r).img initrd-$(uname -r).img.backup [ make backup ]
# mkinitrd -v -f initrd-$(uname -r).img
# reboot ( to boot to new initramfs )

RHEL 6:

same as above with small corrections ;)


# cd /boot
# cp initramfs-$(uname -r).img initramfs-$(uname -r).img.backup [ make
backup ]
# dracut -v -f initramfs-$(uname -r).img
# reboot ( to boot to new initramfs )


good reading
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/DM_Multipath/config_file_blacklist.html
 

hope this helps

Kind regards,

-- 
Elvir Kuric, Senior Technical Support Engineer / Red Hat / GSS EMEA / 

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