This suggests that there is some kind of bug in the layered storage software. ZFS doesn't do anything special to the underlying storage device; it merely relies on a few ldi_*() routines. I would try running the following dtrace script:
#!/usr/sbin/dtrace -s vdev_disk_open:return, ldi_open_by_name:return, ldi_open_by_path:return, ldi_get_size:return { trace(arg1); } And then re-run your 'zpool create' command. That will at at least get us pointed in the right direction. - Eric On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 09:47:03AM -0600, David Curtis wrote: > Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ******** Background / configuration ************** > > zpool will not create a storage pool on fibre channel storage. I'm > attached to an IBM SVC using the IBMsdd driver. I have no problem using > SVM metadevices and UFS on these devices. > > List steps to reproduce the problem(if applicable): > Build Solaris 10 Update 2 server > Attach to an external storage array via IBM SVC > Load lpfc driver (6.02h) > Load IBMsdd software (1.6.1.0-2) > Attempt to use zpool create to make a storage pool: > # zpool create -f extdisk vpath1c > internal error: unexpected error 22 at line 446 of ../common/libzfs_pool.c > > ********* reply to customer ******************** > > It looks like you have an additional unwanted software layer between > Solaris and the disk hardware. Currently ZFS needs to access the > physical device to work correctly. Something like: > > # zpool create -f extdisk c5t0d0 c5t1d0 ...... > > Let me know if this works for you. > > ************* follow-up question from customer ************ > > Yes, using the c#t#d# disks work, but anyone using fibre-channel storage > on somethink like IBM Shark or EMC Clariion will want multiple paths to > disk using either IBMsdd, EMCpower or Solaris native MPIO. Does ZFS > work with any of these fibre channel multipathing drivers? > > > Thanks for any assistance you can provide. > -- > > David Curtis - TSE Sun Microsystems > 303-272-6628 Enterprise Services > [EMAIL PROTECTED] OS / Installation Support > Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Mountain > > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss -- Eric Schrock, Solaris Kernel Development http://blogs.sun.com/eschrock _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss