[OmniOS-discuss] adding multipath disks

[Brad Stone]

Perhaps the new disks are not the same make and model as the old disks. You
may need to add entries to the scsi_vhci.conf file with the product and
vendor information of the new disks. You can use format/inquiry to find the
necessary information.


On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 8:09 AM, Joseph Boren <jboren at drakecooper.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I have an OmniOS system that started life as a Nexenta system then at one
> point installed omnios and imported the pool.   It's got a supermicro JBOD
> with dual controllers with a bunch of disks configured as a pool of
> mirrored pairs.  The pool is getting full and I'd like to add some disks so
> I add 8 more to the JBOD.  I am unsure how to configure them though...
>
> If I list the disks all the new ones show 2 times, once for each port.  I
> understand how to create mirrored vdevs and add them to the pool, but I
> don't understand how to create them with these disks listed 2 times.  The
> original pool was set up by the Nexenta integrator when we bought the
> system, so I didn't get to see how they were originally configured.  They
> only show up once.
>
> Can anyone point me at any documentation or help with how to deal with
> these disks?  Thanks a ton..
>
> Best regards,
>
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