Multi-Pathing Policy look OK?

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I have installed and connected a couple of new ESX servers in my existing cluster, we've previously had problems with our multi-pathing policy. Can someone review the output from my new server and see if everything looks OK to work with my CX3-40 SAN?

Disk vmhba0:0:0 /dev/sda (69376MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

Local 2:14.0 vmhba0:0:0 On active preferred

Enclosure vmhba0:264:0 (0MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

Local 2:14.0 vmhba0:264:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba5:0:0 /dev/sdb (549623MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601683020047e vmhba5:0:0 On active preferred

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601613020047e vmhba5:1:0 Standby

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601603020047e vmhba6:0:0 Standby

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601693020047e vmhba6:1:0 On

Disk vmhba5:0:1 /dev/sdc (549623MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601683020047e vmhba5:0:1 Standby preferred

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601613020047e vmhba5:1:1 On active

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601603020047e vmhba6:0:1 On

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601693020047e vmhba6:1:1 Standby

Disk vmhba5:0:2 /dev/sdd (549623MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601683020047e vmhba5:0:2 On active preferred

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601613020047e vmhba5:1:2 Standby

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601603020047e vmhba6:0:2 Standby

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601693020047e vmhba6:1:2 On

Disk vmhba5:0:3 /dev/sde (548864MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601683020047e vmhba5:0:3 Standby preferred

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601613020047e vmhba5:1:3 On active

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601603020047e vmhba6:0:3 On

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601693020047e vmhba6:1:3 Standby

Disk vmhba5:0:4 /dev/sdf (548864MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601683020047e vmhba5:0:4 Standby preferred

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601613020047e vmhba5:1:4 On active

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601603020047e vmhba6:0:4 On

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601693020047e vmhba6:1:4 Standby

Thanks!

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[christianZ]

Disk vmhba5:0:0 /dev/sdb (549623MB) has 4 paths and

policy of Most Recently Used

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601683020047e

SP 0 Port 0 ??

vmhba5:0:0 On active preferred

FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601613020047e

SP 1 Port 1 ??

vmhba5:1:0 Standby

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601603020047e

dito ??

vmhba6:0:0 Standby

FC 12:0.0 2100001b32009308<->500601693020047e

dito??

vmhba6:1:0 On

Can you paste the mpath from your other hosts here?

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Sure. Here is the results from mpath on one of my older ESX boxes, the new ESX servers results are in the first post.

Disk vmhba0:0:0 /dev/sda (549623MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601603020047e vmhba0:0:0 Standby

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601693020047e vmhba0:1:0 On active preferred

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601683020047e vmhba1:0:0 On

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601613020047e vmhba1:1:0 Standby

Disk vmhba0:0:1 /dev/sdb (549623MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601603020047e vmhba0:0:1 On active preferred

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601693020047e vmhba0:1:1 Standby

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601683020047e vmhba1:0:1 Standby

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601613020047e vmhba1:1:1 On

Disk vmhba0:0:2 /dev/sdc (549623MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601603020047e vmhba0:0:2 Standby

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601693020047e vmhba0:1:2 On active

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601683020047e vmhba1:0:2 On preferred

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601613020047e vmhba1:1:2 Standby

Disk vmhba0:0:3 /dev/sde (548864MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601603020047e vmhba0:0:3 On active preferred

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601693020047e vmhba0:1:3 Standby

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601683020047e vmhba1:0:3 Standby

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601613020047e vmhba1:1:3 On

Disk vmhba0:0:4 /dev/sdf (548864MB) has 4 paths and policy of Most Recently Used

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601603020047e vmhba0:0:4 On active preferred

FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601693020047e vmhba0:1:4 Standby

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601683020047e vmhba1:0:4 Standby

FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601613020047e vmhba1:1:4 On

Disk vmhba2:0:0 /dev/sdd (139900MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

Local 20:14.0 vmhba2:0:0 On active preferred

[christianZ]

>FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601603020047e vmhba0:0:0 Standby

>FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601613020047e vmhba1:1:0 Standby

Are these ports on SP 0 (500601603020047e - Port 0, 500601613020047e - Port 1)?

>FC 1:0.0 210000e08b8d22c1<->500601693020047e vmhba0:1:0 On active preferred

>FC 8:0.0 210000e08b8d46d4<->500601683020047e vmhba1:0:0 On

Are these ports on SP 1 (500601683020047e - Port 0, 500601693020047e - Port 1)?

[christianZ]

When yes then configure your lun connetions on each host in the same way, i.e.

\- Lun 0

>FC 10:0.0 2100001b32007f07<->500601683020047e vmhba5:0:0 On active preferred

preferred always through 500601[b]68[/b]3020047e

and on/on active through the same ports

You should present each lun always through the same SP.

Just my thought.