Receiving "sense key Data Protect" errors when trying to mount EXT3 filesystem from SAN device on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Issue

  • Volume group on SAN disk is activated. When I try to mount ext3 filesystem on LVM logical volume, we get the following error in /var/log/messages:
kernel: SCSI error : 3 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
kernel: Current sda: sense key Data Protect
kernel: Additional sense: Illegal function (use 20 00, 24 00, or 26 00)
kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 602496
kernel: device-mapper: dm-multipath: Failing path 8:0.
kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 602504
  • LVM mirroring issue. We are not even able to create the PV on the new disks.

Getting below error.

$ pvcreate <device-path>
         : write failed after 0 of 4096 at 4096: Input/output error
     Failed to wipe new metadata area at the start of the 
     Failed to add metadata area for new physical volume
     Failed to setup physical volume 

Error noticed in message file

kernel: sd 3:0:1:17: Unhandled sense code
kernel: sd 3:0:1:17: SCSI error: return code = 0x08100002
kernel: Result: hostbyte=invalid driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
kernel: sdn: Current: sense key: Data Protect
kernel:     Add. Sense: Write protected

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Hitachi OPEN-V SAN
    $ cat proc/scsi/scsi 
    Attached devices:
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
      Vendor: HITACHI  Model: OPEN-V           Rev: 6004
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    

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