Vmware - HP StorageWorks 4400 User Manual

Fault stimulus
Server path failure
Storage path failure

VMware

Fault stimulus
Server failure (host power-cycled)
Switch failure (SAN switch disabled)
Controller failure
Controller restart
Server path failure
Storage path failure
78 Single path implementation
Failure effect
Short term: Data transfer stops. Possible I/O errors.
Long term: Repeated error messages in errpt output. System reboot
causes loss of data on disk. Must crfs disk.
Short term: Data transfer stops. Possible I/O errors.
Long term: Repeated error messages in errpt output. System reboot
causes loss of data on disk. Must crfs disk.
Failure effect
OS reboots, automatically checks disks. HSV disks must be manually
checked unless auto mounted by the system.
Short: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. HBA driver must be
reloaded before failed drives can be recovered, fsck should be run
on any failed drives before remounting.
Short term: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long term: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. Cannot reload
driver, need to reboot system, fsck should be run on any failed disks
before remounting.
Short term: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long term: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. Cannot reload
driver, need to reboot system, fsck should be run on any failed disks
before remounting.
Short: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. HBA driver must be
reloaded before failed drives can be recovered, fsck should be run
on any failed drives before remounting.
Short: I/O suspended, possible data loss.
Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. HBA driver must be
reloaded before failed drives can be recovered, fsck should be run
on any failed drives before remounting.