SCSI error: return code = 0x08070002, 0x08100002, or 0x08000002 and sense key: Medium Error

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Issue

  • Seeing Medium Error sense key being logged:
    • SCSI error: return code 0x08070002 plus Medium Error sense key
    • SCSI error: return code 0x08000002 plus Medium Error sense key
    • SCSI error: return code 0x08100002 plus Medium Error sense key
  • Resulting in issues with disks:
    • With multipath, there could be constant path failovers.
    • With a mounted filesystem, it is remounted read-only.
    • It could happen for a lun or subset of luns.
  • /var/log/messages contains:
kernel: sd 1:0:0:2: SCSI error: return code = 0x08070002 
kernel: sdab: Current: sense key: Medium Error  
kernel:     Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error  
kernel:  
kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdab, sector 83235271  
kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 65:176.  
multipathd: dm-8: add map (uevent)  
multipathd: dm-8: devmap already registered

or, similar such as

 sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
 sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Sense Key : Medium Error [current]
 sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error

OR

sd 6:0:2:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08100002
kernel: Result: hostbyte=invalid driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
kernel: sde: Current: sense key: Medium Error
kernel:     Add. Sense: Record not found

OR

Nov 10 11:43:53 hostname kernel: sd 1:0:5:14: [sdhl] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - recommend reassignment
Nov 10 11:43:53 hostname kernel: sd 1:0:5:14: [sdhl] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 04 45 a6 70 00 00 08 00
Nov 10 11:43:53 hostname kernel: sd 3:0:5:14: [sduj] Unhandled sense code
Nov 10 11:43:53 hostname kernel: sd 3:0:5:14: [sduj] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
Nov 10 11:43:53 hostname kernel: sd 3:0:5:14: [sduj] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] 

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4

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