[CentOS] iscsi multipath fails

Thu Apr 21 23:15:55 UTC 2011
Ross Walker <rswwalker at gmail.com>

On Apr 21, 2011, at 4:28 PM, Adam Wead <amsterdamos at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have a Dell server running cent 5.6, new install, connecting to an IBM DS3500.  I have configured iscsi connections using iscsid and can log into the targets on the IBM.  I can also mount the LUNs when accessing them from their active controller path.  When I throw multipath into the mix, it fails completely.  Multipath is working, when I run multipath -ll it shows me the correct active path and it is mapped to a device under /dev/mapper.  However, if I try to access the device from that path, no luck.  A mount request just hangs and eventually there's a kernel error message.
> 
> I'm using the native rdac drivers that came with the OS.  Anyone using something similar?  My guess is that it's either bad drivers, or a bad multipath config.  I started with the default, but after tweaking different parameters, it's still not working.
> 
> Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Check the archives, there was someone who posted their multipathd config for an MD3000i a month ago which should be applicable (with a vendor/model name change).

-Ross