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22 SVA Path User’s Guide

The -d option displays inquiry data in raw format and is generally

used only for debugging.

Ignoring and

Reclaiming Devices

with sppath

The

-I option accepts symbolic device names corresponding to

controllers or specific disks and omits them from

/etc/sppath.conf.

This prevents them from being put under SVA Path’s control.

If a device is to be ignored, all of its paths should be specified with

-I options. Multiple devices can be specified in a single sppath

command, but each device specified must be preceded by -I.

Once specified, the ignored device is remembered in

/etc/sppath.conf and will be ignored until the list of ignored

devices is cleared with setsp using the -D option. Ignored devices

will be seen as UNKNOWN by setsp -a. The ignored devices will

behave like standard disk drives not under the control of SVA

Path.

Run the following commands to ignore a device:

# setsp -T -l<spdX>

# sppath -I

# setsp -g

Alternately, you can also run sppath -I, followed by a reboot of

the host, in order for the operating system to recognize the ignored

device.

Note: The

sppath -I (ignore) command should not be

confused with the setsp -e (exclude) command. The

former removes the device completely from SVA Path's

control, treating it exactly as though it is incompatible with

SVA Path and could not be recognized and claimed. The

setsp -e command is intended chiefly for multiple host

configurations and prevents particular logical devices from

being accessed by a host.

The

-D option clears the entire list of ignored devices, allowing

any eligible device to be placed under SVA Path’s control upon the

next reconfiguration reboot.

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