I got the docs, the drivers, installed the RPM, set up the startup scripts in rc.d, added the script with insserv and sddsrv is running after a reboot. The logs in /var/log show that things are happening as designed (as far as I can tell). But after a reboot datapath query adapter and device return no devices at all and the filesystem is not mounted. I can then run the commands to cfgvpath and mount the filesystem by hand, but after a reboot the devices are gone again.

What I am doing wrong here? TIA




# lsscsi
[0:0:0:0] disk LSILOGIC 1030 IM 1000 /dev/sda
[1:0:0:0] disk IBM 2145 0000 /dev/sdb
[1:0:1:0] disk IBM 2145 0000 /dev/sdc
[2:0:0:0] disk IBM 2145 0000 /dev/sde
[2:0:1:0] disk IBM 2145 0000 /dev/sdf
[3:0:0:0] disk TEAC FD-05PUB 3200 /dev/sdd
[4:0:0:0] cd/dvd HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8082N 0L03 /dev/sr0

sdd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
uptime:~ # mount
/dev/sda2 on / type reiserfs (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/sr0 on /media/dvd type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
/dev/sr1 on /media/dvd11 type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)


uptime:~ # datapath query device

No device file found

uptime:~ # datapath query adapter

No device file found

uptime:~ # cfgvpath
c--------- 1 root root 253, 0 Feb 19 13:20 /dev/IBMsdd
Added vpatha 252 0 path sdc 8 32....
Added vpatha 252 0 path sdd 8 48....
Added vpatha 252 0 path sde 8 64....
Added vpatha 252 0 path sdf 8 80....
Writing out new configuration to file /etc/vpath.conf
Waiting for hotplug/udev system to configure all vpath device nodes...


uptime:~ # datapath query adapter

Active Adapters :2

Adpt# Name State Mode Select Errors Paths Active
0 Host1Channel0 NORMAL ACTIVE 1 0 2 0
1 Host4Channel0 NORMAL ACTIVE 0 0 2 0


uptime:~ # datapath query device

Total Devices : 1


DEV#: 0 DEVICE NAME: vpatha TYPE: 2145 POLICY: Optimized Sequential
SERIAL: 60050768018400c650000000000000ac
============================================================================
Path# Adapter/Hard Disk State Mode Select Errors
0 Host1Channel0/sdc CLOSE NORMAL 1 0
1 Host1Channel0/sdd CLOSE NORMAL 0 0
2 Host4Channel0/sde CLOSE NORMAL 0 0
3 Host4Channel0/sdf CLOSE NORMAL 0 0
uptime:~ # mount -a
uptime:~ # mount
/dev/sda2 on / type reiserfs (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/sr0 on /media/dvd type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
/dev/sr1 on /media/dvd11 type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
/dev/vpatha1 on /uptime type reiserfs (rw)