Installing Oracle VM Server on an HP Smart Array (CCISS) fails to
blacklist system disks (they are not included in the
/etc/blacklisted.wwids
file). Messages
similar to the following are logged in the
/var/log/messages
file:
multipathd: /sbin/scsi_id exited with 1 last message repeated 3 times
Workaround: Configure
multipathing to blacklist the CCISS system devices by adding a new
line to the multipath.conf
file:
# List of device names to discard as not multipath candidates
#
## IMPORTANT for OVS do not remove the black listed devices.
blacklist {
devnode "^(ram|raw|loop|fd|md|dm-|sr|scd|st|nbd)[0-9]*"
devnode "^hd[a-z][0-9]*"
devnode "^etherd"
+ devnode "^cciss!c[0-9]d[0-9]*" <<====
%include "/etc/blacklisted.wwids"
}
Note
This workaround is not required for HP Smart Array disks backed by the HPSA module.
Bug 12722044