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    <title>topic The PowerPath/VE service is not managing any LUNs on this host. in vSphere™ Storage Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Storage-Discussions/The-PowerPath-VE-service-is-not-managing-any-LUNs-on-this-host/m-p/421759#M2939</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cross posted this to EMC forums but they tend to be a lot less active.&amp;nbsp; Will post a followup here if I find the answer elsewhere first.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've got a vCenter 5.5 build 1378903 install and a host I just upgraded to 5.5 build 1331820.&amp;nbsp; I did the upgrade by putting it in maintenance mode, detaching my PowerPath/VE 5.8 extension group from the host, attaching my new PowerPath/VE 5.9 group to the host, disabled lockdown, applied all outstanding ESXi 5.1 patches and reboot, applied the PowerPath/VE 5.9 patches and reboot.&amp;nbsp; I used 'rpowermt check_registration' to verify it was okay and it seems to think it is.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;However, having not taken it out of maintenance mode yet for fear something is wrong, I checked the EMC VSI tab in my vSphere Client and it reports this at the top of the screen in a bright color:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The PowerPath/VE service is not managing any LUNs on this host.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If I use 'rpowermt host=192.0.2.1 display dev=all' it seems to think things are working:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Pseudo name=emcpower1&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;VNX ID=1234 [LUN1]&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Standard UID=naa.1234 [BLOCK_LUN_20]&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; queued-IOs=0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Owner: default=SP A, current=SP A&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Array failover mode: 4&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;==============================================================================&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;--------------- Host ---------------&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; - Stor -&amp;nbsp; -- I/O Path --&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; -- Stats ---&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;###&amp;nbsp; HW Path&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I/O Paths&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Interf.&amp;nbsp; Mode&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; State&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Q-IOs Errors&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;==============================================================================&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 vmhba32&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C1:T6:L0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SP B4&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; active&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; alive&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 vmhba32&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C0:T7:L0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SP B5&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; active&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; alive&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 vmhba32&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C1:T4:L0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SP A4&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; active&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; alive&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 vmhba32&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C0:T5:L0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SP A5&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; active&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; alive&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would assume the output would have been empty if PowerPath was not actually managing I/O to that LUN?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;On the Configuration tab, Storage, 'Devices' button, pick one; in the lower window "Device Details" it shows owner as PowerPath.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My other PowerPath/VE 5.8 hosts on the EMC VSI tab continue to state "Found PowerPath/VE version 5.8 (build342) installed on this ESX host..."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I dont want to take it out of maintenance mode and risk live guests moving back to it if something is actually wrong with PowerPath.&amp;nbsp; Anything else I can check?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>hostasaurus</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2013-11-26T18:00:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The PowerPath/VE service is not managing any LUNs on this host.</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Storage-Discussions/The-PowerPath-VE-service-is-not-managing-any-LUNs-on-this-host/m-p/421759#M2939</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cross posted this to EMC forums but they tend to be a lot less active.&amp;nbsp; Will post a followup here if I find the answer elsewhere first.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've got a vCenter 5.5 build 1378903 install and a host I just upgraded to 5.5 build 1331820.&amp;nbsp; I did the upgrade by putting it in maintenance mode, detaching my PowerPath/VE 5.8 extension group from the host, attaching my new PowerPath/VE 5.9 group to the host, disabled lockdown, applied all outstanding ESXi 5.1 patches and reboot, applied the PowerPath/VE 5.9 patches and reboot.&amp;nbsp; I used 'rpowermt check_registration' to verify it was okay and it seems to think it is.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;However, having not taken it out of maintenance mode yet for fear something is wrong, I checked the EMC VSI tab in my vSphere Client and it reports this at the top of the screen in a bright color:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The PowerPath/VE service is not managing any LUNs on this host.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If I use 'rpowermt host=192.0.2.1 display dev=all' it seems to think things are working:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Pseudo name=emcpower1&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;VNX ID=1234 [LUN1]&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Standard UID=naa.1234 [BLOCK_LUN_20]&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; queued-IOs=0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Owner: default=SP A, current=SP A&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Array failover mode: 4&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;==============================================================================&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;--------------- Host ---------------&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; - Stor -&amp;nbsp; -- I/O Path --&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; -- Stats ---&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;###&amp;nbsp; HW Path&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I/O Paths&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Interf.&amp;nbsp; Mode&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; State&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Q-IOs Errors&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;==============================================================================&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 vmhba32&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C1:T6:L0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SP B4&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; active&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; alive&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 vmhba32&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C0:T7:L0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SP B5&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; active&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; alive&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 vmhba32&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C1:T4:L0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SP A4&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; active&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; alive&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 vmhba32&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C0:T5:L0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SP A5&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; active&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; alive&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would assume the output would have been empty if PowerPath was not actually managing I/O to that LUN?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;On the Configuration tab, Storage, 'Devices' button, pick one; in the lower window "Device Details" it shows owner as PowerPath.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My other PowerPath/VE 5.8 hosts on the EMC VSI tab continue to state "Found PowerPath/VE version 5.8 (build342) installed on this ESX host..."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I dont want to take it out of maintenance mode and risk live guests moving back to it if something is actually wrong with PowerPath.&amp;nbsp; Anything else I can check?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Storage-Discussions/The-PowerPath-VE-service-is-not-managing-any-LUNs-on-this-host/m-p/421759#M2939</guid>
      <dc:creator>hostasaurus</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-11-26T18:00:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The PowerPath/VE service is not managing any LUNs on this host.</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Storage-Discussions/The-PowerPath-VE-service-is-not-managing-any-LUNs-on-this-host/m-p/421760#M2940</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Found the issue; the version of RTOOLS on the server was still 5.8 and it needed to be updated to match the PowerPath/VE version.&amp;nbsp; Issue resolved.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:20:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Storage-Discussions/The-PowerPath-VE-service-is-not-managing-any-LUNs-on-this-host/m-p/421760#M2940</guid>
      <dc:creator>hostasaurus</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-11-26T21:20:39Z</dc:date>
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