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Asset ID: 1-72-1005730.1
Update Date:2010-08-10
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1005730.1 :   Sun Enterprise Volume Manager[TM] 2.X does not show both paths in DMP as valid after replacing GBIC hardware.  


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  • GCS>Sun Microsystems>Storage - Disk>Modular Disk - Other
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PreviouslyPublishedAs
207933


Symptoms
When a GBIC is replaced in an Sun StorEdge[TM] A5x00 array (photon),
Sun Enterprise Volume Manager (SEVM, Veritas Volume Manager, VxVM)
will not always recognize that the loop has been healed, and
therefore will not enable the previously failed path in
Dynamic MultiPathing (DMP). This is most likely to occur in
Sun Enterprise Volume Manager (SEVM) versions 2.x.

Resolution
You can verify whether the path has been
re-enabled or not by typing:
vxdisk list <diskname>
and looking for the section of the output that looks like:
Multipathing information:
numpaths:   2
c1t2d0s2        state=enabled
c2t2d0s2        state=disabled
If one of the paths still shows as disabled after the GBIC has been replaced,
perform one of the following:
vxdctl enable
or from vxva Volume Manager GUI in the 2.x versions:
Disks -> Advanced Ops -> DMP -> Reconfigure DMP
This should cause Volume Manager to recognize that the path has been restored.


Product
Sun StorageTek Volume Manager 2.6
Sun Enterprise Volume Manager 2.5
Sun Enterprise Volume Manager 2.4
Sun StorageTek A5200 Array
Sun StorageTek A5100 Array
Sun StorageTek A5000 Array

SEVM, Volume Manager, configure, configured, configuration
Previously Published As
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Change History
Date: 2006-01-18
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Comment: updated by : Neil Hickey
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date : Mar 22, 2002



updated by : Robert Belloni
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date : Mar 7, 2002



updated by : Robert Belloni
comment : removed internal comment
date : Feb 12, 2002



updated by : Robert Belloni
comment : checked spelling and added xml tags. edited document to specifiy what versions this problem is likely to occur in, and also edited for clarity.
date : Feb 11, 2002



updated by : Gary Northup
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date : Jan 14, 2000
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Product_uuid
a97aa3e6-2bd5-11d6-9f5c-a4660ab64573|Sun StorageTek Volume Manager 2.6
a93f52e6-2bd5-11d6-937d-90ffafdb8ac8|Sun Enterprise Volume Manager 2.5
a92e4c26-2bd5-11d6-875e-ce38fe6e98ac|Sun Enterprise Volume Manager 2.4
2a8acc34-0a18-11d6-87ef-bd9528a0b933|Sun StorageTek A5200 Array
2a875298-0a18-11d6-8960-b3c71159a860|Sun StorageTek A5100 Array
2a83ce34-0a18-11d6-8498-8ec5d44f476b|Sun StorageTek A5000 Array

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