SUMMARY: Errors trying to label disk in SAN

I had two replies, from Anatoliy Nelyubin and Joe Fletcher suggesting I 
check the array permissions, and multipathing status, and maybe try 
doing a `luxadm -e forcelip' or reboot.

Fortunately in the mean time the SAN man (I think I said LAN in the 
original post) found the cause.  I needed to be on the same port as the 
LUN being served.  I'm not sure of the exact topology, but I am single 
attach at the moment, and the disk is accessible via two routes.  If I 
wasn't on the same switch as the primary controller I got this error.  
If the controller fails over to the standby, I'll be hosed again.  For 
some reason the fabric wasn't taking care of it, which doesn't bode well 
in case of a controller failure.  He's off to investigate.

Anyway, I now have a working chunk of disk.

Thanks all,

Rob

Rob McMahon wrote:
> V890, running Solaris 10 3/05
>
> I'm trying to add an extra chunk of disk to a V890, and whilst I can see 
> the disk, and have another chunk from the same SAN, labeling it is 
> failing.  Here's the disk going in (second attempt, because it failed 
> first time round too).
> ...
> As seen from format
>
>        0. c6t600A0B80001133CC000021BC474A921Bd0 <STK-FLEXLINE380-0619 
> cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 256 sec 68>
>           /scsi_vhci/ssd@g600a0b80001133cc000021bc474a921b
>        1. c6t600A0B80001150A2000059E048BF8C12d0 <STK-FLEXLINE380-0660 
> cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 256 sec 69>
>           /scsi_vhci/ssd@g600a0b80001150a2000059e048bf8c12
>
> (0 is the existing, working one)
>
> Specify disk (enter its number): 1
> selecting c6t600A0B80001150A2000059E048BF8C12d0
> [disk unformatted]
> Disk not labeled.  Label it now? y
> Warning: error writing VTOC.
> Illegal request during read
> ASC: 0x94   ASCQ: 0x1
> Warning: error reading backup label.
>   


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Rob McMahon, IT Services, Warwick University, Coventry, CV4 7AL, England
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