Re: hdisk & vpath

From: Jonathan Fosburgh (syjef@MAIL.MDANDERSON.ORG)
Date: Fri Feb 07 2003 - 11:12:22 EST


On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 07:48:04 -0600, Bill Verzal <Bill_Verzal@BCBSIL.COM>
wrote:

> I'd say keep them...
>
> # lsvpcfg
> vpath0 (Avail pv siebelvg2) 00616049 = hdisk2 (Avail ) hdisk6 (Avail )
> hdisk10 (Avail ) hdisk14 (Avail )
> vpath1 (Avail pv siebelvg3) 10616049 = hdisk3 (Avail ) hdisk7 (Avail )
> hdisk11 (Avail ) hdisk15 (Avail )
> vpath2 (Avail pv siebelvg1) 20A16049 = hdisk4 (Avail ) hdisk8 (Avail )
> hdisk12 (Avail ) hdisk16 (Avail )
> vpath3 (Avail pv siebelvg1) 30716049 = hdisk5 (Avail ) hdisk9 (Avail )
> hdisk13 (Avail ) hdisk17 (Avail )
> vpath4 (Avail pv gatewayvg) 20C16049 = hdisk18 (Avail ) hdisk19 (Avail )
> hdisk20(Avail ) hdisk21 (Avail )
> vpath5 (Avail pv siebelvg4) 30C16049 = hdisk22 (Avail ) hdisk23 (Avail )
> hdisk24(Avail ) hdisk25 (Avail )
>
> It would seem they might still be used, but I can't say for sure.
>

The hdisks have to stay there. They represent the paths that the vpath
uses. If an hdisk isn't present SDD doesn't know that the path exists.

--
Jonathan Fosburgh
Software Systems Specialist III
AIX/SAN Administrator
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX


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