Why mount failing with the error "mount: /dev/mapper/mpathx already mounted or /san/mount_point busy"?
Issue
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Failing to mount with the error "mount: /dev/mapper/mpathx already mounted or /san/mount_point busy".
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LVM is not used.
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Following devices were used,
# dmsetup info -c
Name Maj Min Stat Open Targ Event UUID
mpathx 253 5 L--w 1 1 0 mpath-360060160e9c711009051c3a39a0eda11
mpathxp1 253 12 L--w 0 1 0 part1-mpath-360060160e9c711009051c3a39a0eda11
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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