Multipath issue. mpath name is linked to wrong LUN

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Issue

In the file /etc/multipath.conf, I have the following configuration:

defaults {
        user_friendly_names yes
}

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        multipath {
                wwid                    3600601600fb91f00ec60cbdb1bebdf11
                alias                   mpath8
        }
        multipath {
                wwid                    3600601604ab91F00006026ad4860e011
                alias                   mpath9

When system boots the mpath name mpath8 links to wwid 3600601604ab91F00006026ad4860e011 instead of 3600601600fb91f00ec60cbdb1bebdf11.

After login, I can verify that LUN 3600601600fb91f00ec60cbdb1bebdf11 is configured on the system.

After dismounting filesystem I can re-run multipath -ll command and all the mpath names are configured correctly.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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