Multipath device uuid changing after reconnecting underlying storage device.
Issue
multipathdeviceuuidchanging after reconnecting underlying storage device.scsi_idcommandpage 83output does not match with the device name appearing inmultipath -llcommand. After the reboot, these two IDs match and change after two to three days.
# /lib/udev/scsi_id --page=0x80 --whitelisted --device=/dev/sdb
SIBM 2145 0200a040e848XX00
# /lib/udev/scsi_id --page=0x83 --whitelisted --device=/dev/sdb
360050768028083a120000000000004ec
# multipath -ll | grep -A 5 SIBM
SIBM_2145_0200a040e848XX25 dm-83 IBM ,2145
size=50G features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='0' wp=rw
|-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=50 status=active
| `- 2:0:0:34 sdbw 68:160 active ready running
`-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=10 status=enabled
`- 1:0:0:34 sdb 8:16 active ready running
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- device-mapper-multipath
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