Hi
Recently we did fabric migration for a server. The procedure is as below
It is for AIX LPARs
(Out of 4 Paths we want move only 2 paths and we move only 1 path at a time)
1. Disable the path
2. Remove the path
3. Remove Adapter
4. Change the FC Cables into new switch
5. Add Create Host Group under new Storage Port, assign LUNs to host and add WWNs to the host group
6. Run cfgmgr in server to scan paths
After steps 6 new paths has appeared but the path comes as NON (Non optimized path). But I expect it should come as optimized path. We did similar activity for other servers also and those have no issue. And there no specific change at storage also.
After server reboot the path changed to Optimized. But the activity should not require server reboot.
Any body faced this kind of issue ? Why the behavior is different for servers ? How can we resolve this issue in future ?
We are using VSP G1K storage.
We use AIX native MPIO for multi-pathing.
Hi,
Please verify what was multipath policy set on server. If policy is not round-robin or it is fixed path,Then first detected active path will be used for data flow. That path will be optimized path. Once you change the policy to R-R and reboot server,all path will be optimized (if have Active -Active storage).
If Policy was R-R and still faced issue then check if Multipath ODM is proper.
Thanks,
Sandesh M