hello guys,
i am using vmware exsi5.1.0 shell and when i connected my HP LTO3 tape drive its showing me this error.
output of dmesg
2014-02-04T07:54:28.671Z cpu2:63229)WARNING: VMW_SATP_ALUA: satp_alua_getTargetPortInfo:79:Could not find relative target port ID for path "vmhba2:C0:T5:L0" - Not found (195887107)
2014-02-04T07:54:28.671Z cpu2:63229)WARNING: NMP: nmp_SatpClaimPath:2093:SATP "VMW_SATP_ALUA" could not add path "vmhba2:C0:T5:L0" for device "Unregistered Device". Error Not found
2014-02-04T07:54:28.671Z cpu2:63229)WARNING: NMP: nmp_DeviceAlloc:1228:nmp_AddPathToDevice failed Not found (195887107).
2014-02-04T07:54:28.671Z cpu2:63229)WARNING: NMP: nmp_DeviceAlloc:1237:Could not allocate NMP device.
2014-02-04T07:54:28.671Z cpu2:63229)WARNING: ScsiPath: 4624: Plugin 'NMP' had an error (Not found) while claiming path 'vmhba2:C0:T5:L0'. Skipping the path.
2014-02-04T07:54:28.671Z cpu2:63229)ScsiClaimrule: 1329: Plugin NMP specified by claimrule 65535 was not able to claim path vmhba2:C0:T5:L0. Busy
2014-02-04T07:54:28.671Z cpu2:63229)ScsiClaimrule: 1554: Error claiming path vmhba2:C0:T5:L0. Busy.
2014-02-04T07:54:28.737Z cpu3:4099)ScsiDeviceIO: 2316: Cmd(0x4124008137c0) 0x1a, CmdSN 0x3ac4 from world 0 to dev "t10.HP______1x8_autoloader__MXA0633052" failed H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x24 0x0.
when i check all the devices connected to the my host
esxcli storage core device list
mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0
Device Display Name: Local VMware Disk (mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0)
Storage Array Type: VMW_SATP_LOCAL
Storage Array Type Device Config: SATP VMW_SATP_LOCAL does not support device configuration.
Path Selection Policy: VMW_PSP_FIXED
Path Selection Policy Device Config: {preferred=vmhba1:C0:T0:L0;current=vmhba1:C0:T0:L0}
Path Selection Policy Device Custom Config:
Working Paths: vmhba1:C0:T0:L0
Is Local SAS Device: false
Is Boot USB Device: false
t10.HP______1x8_autoloader__MXA0633052
Device Display Name: Local HP Medium Changer (t10.HP______1x8_autoloader__MXA0633052)
Storage Array Type: VMW_SATP_LOCAL
Storage Array Type Device Config: SATP VMW_SATP_LOCAL does not support device configuration.
Path Selection Policy: VMW_PSP_FIXED
Path Selection Policy Device Config: {preferred=vmhba2:C0:T5:L1;current=vmhba2:C0:T5:L1}
Path Selection Policy Device Custom Config:
Working Paths: vmhba2:C0:T5:L1
Is Local SAS Device: false
Is Boot USB Device: false
mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0
Device Display Name: Local TEAC CD-ROM (mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0)
Storage Array Type: VMW_SATP_LOCAL
Storage Array Type Device Config: SATP VMW_SATP_LOCAL does not support device configuration.
Path Selection Policy: VMW_PSP_FIXED
Path Selection Policy Device Config: {preferred=vmhba0:C0:T0:L0;current=vmhba0:C0:T0:L0}
Path Selection Policy Device Custom Config:
Working Paths: vmhba0:C0:T0:L0
Is Local SAS Device: false
Is Boot USB Device: false
when i rescan my storage adapters from the terminal using the command it shows me dead path
esxcfg-rescan vmhba2
Dead path vmhba2:C0:T5:L0 for device not removed.
Device is in use by worlds:
Please help me guys those who faced this issue before