multipath maps using hp_sw hardware_handler and mpath_prio_hp_sw prio_callout may failover to the non-preferred controller when created in RHEL
Issue
- The wrong path group is active in a
multipathmap that uses thehp_swhardware handler multipathmaps usinghp_swhardware handler may use the non-optimal controller for the active path group in RHELmultipathmaps usinghp_sw hardware_handlerandmpath_prio_hp_swprio_calloutmay failover to the non-preferred controller when created- All LUNs were initially distributed using the same (active) Data Path Module (DPM). At boot-time
multipathtries to activate the standby DPM.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or 6
device-mapper-multipath- A configuration or device that utilizes the
hp_swhardware_handlerandmpath_prio_hp_swprio_callout - A
multipathmap that has less paths in the preferred path group than in others
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