Error Message

from /var/adm/messages:

scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning] WARNING:
     Corrupt label; wrong magic number
vxdmp: [ID 824220 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-111 disabled dmpnode 326/0x1c8
scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning]
     reservation conflict
vxdmp: [ID 275047 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-3-1062 dmp_restore_node: Unstable path 118/0x628 will not be available for I/O until 300 seconds
vxdmp: [ID 275047 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-3-1062 dmp_restore_node: Unstable path 118/0x608 will not be available for I/O until 300 seconds
vxdmp: [ID 824220 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-111 disabled dmpnode 326/0x1c8
vxdmp: [ID 917986 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-112 disabled path 118/0x430 belonging to the dmpnode 326/0x128
vxdmp: [ID 824220 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-111 disabled dmpnode 326/0x128
vxdmp: [ID 917986 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-112 disabled
vxdmp: [ID 736771 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-148 enabled path 118/0x438 belonging to the dmpnode 326/0x120
vxdmp: [ID 899070 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-147 enabled dmpnode 326/0x120
vxdmp: [ID 736771 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-148 enabled path 118/0x430 belonging to the dmpnode 326/0x128
vxdmp: [ID 899070 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-147 enabled dmpnode 326/0x128
vxdmp: [ID 736771 kern.notice] NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-148 enabled path 118/0x4e0 belonging to the dmpnode 326/0x88

from /var/adm/vx/dmpevents.log

17:14:38.207: Disabled Path c1t50060E80056FE760d32s2 belonging to Dmpnode c1t50060E80056FE760d32s2
17:14:38.207: Disabled Dmpnode c1t50060E80056FE760d32s2
17:14:38.212: Marked as failing Path c1t50060E80056FE760d19s2 belonging to Dmpnode c1t50060E80056FE760d19s2
17:14:38.214: Enabled Path c1t50060E80056FE760d18s2 belonging to Dmpnode c1t50060E80056FE760d18s2
17:14:38.214: Enabled Dmpnode c1t50060E80056FE760d18s2

On the solaris server there were many disks with no disk label. DMP was unable to check the disk's associated paths because of there being no VTOC, so ended up failing the device and associated paths. Subsequently, DMP re-enables the path and disables it once again at the next check, and so on.

Workaround : Label all disks with no label configured on the server.
Solution : Update Storage Foundation to 5.1SP1RP1 as per e2066111

Applies To

Operating System : Solaris 10 5/09 SPARC
Storage Foundation (SF) : 5.0_MP3_RP3
Hitachi Box :TagmaStore-USP (9990v)