Multipath configuration does not persist after system reboot.

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Multipath configuration does not persist after system reboot. Output of multipath -ll differs before and after reboot for DM-Multipath is RHEV-H.

Before reboot

3600a0980383034466c24457866713055 dm-7 NETAPP  ,LUN C-Mode
size=2.0T features='1 retain_attached_hw_handler' hwhandler='1 alua' wp=rw
|-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=50 status=active
| |- 0:0:1:9  sdr  65:16  active ready running
| `- 2:0:0:9  sdaa 65:160 active ready running
`-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=10 status=enabled
  |- 0:0:0:9  sdi  8:128  active ready running
  `- 2:0:1:9  sdaj 66:48  active ready running
3600a0980383034466c24457866713054 dm-3 NETAPP  ,LUN C-Mode
size=2.0T features='1 retain_attached_hw_handler' hwhandler='1 alua' wp=rw
|-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=50 status=active
| |- 0:0:1:3  sdl  8:176  active ready running
| `- 2:0:0:3  sdu  65:64  active ready running
`-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=10 status=enabled
  |- 0:0:0:3  sdc  8:32   active ready running
  `- 2:0:1:3  sdad 65:208 active ready running

After reboot

3600a0980383034466c24457866713055 dm-8 NETAPP  ,LUN C-Mode
size=2.0T features='4 queue_if_no_path pg_init_retries 50 retain_attached_hw_handle' hwhandler='1 alua' wp=rw
|-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=50 status=active
| |- 0:0:0:9  sdi  8:128  active ready running
| `- 1:0:1:9  sdam 66:96  active ready running
`-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=10 status=enabled
  |- 0:0:1:9  sds  65:32  active ready running
  `- 1:0:0:9  sdac 65:192 active ready running
3600a0980383034466c24457866713054 dm-2 NETAPP  ,LUN C-Mode
size=2.0T features='4 queue_if_no_path pg_init_retries 50 retain_attached_hw_handle' hwhandler='1 alua' wp=rw
|-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=50 status=active
| |- 0:0:0:3  sdc  8:32   active ready running
| `- 1:0:1:3  sdag 66:0   active ready running
`-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=10 status=enabled
  |- 0:0:1:3  sdm  8:192  active ready running
  `- 1:0:0:3  sdw  65:96  active ready running

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
  • DM-Multipath

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