IV12373: RHEL 5.6 SETUP DEPLOYMENT WITH MULTIPATH SAN DISKS FAILS IN KERNEL-FREE DURING LINUX SETUP ANACONDA ACTION.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The target server has no physical disks installed and is using
  multipath SAN.  OSD can see the disks in the target inventory,
  but upon deployment, the RHEL 5.6 setup installation does not
  see the multipathed SAN.  Thus it will fail without performing
  any installation.  This happens in kernel-free mode only.
  

Local fix

• A code fix is required to utilize multipath SAN disks in a RHEL
  5.6 deployment.  In addition you must have the following set:
  - a hardware configuration rule matching the target model
  information, specifying a linux kernel option 'mpath'
  - a profile configuration change to the disks indicating
  /dev/mapper/mpath0 as the logical disk.
  

Problem summary

• Kernel-free flow was unable to:
  i) pass parameters to linux kernel
  ii) manage installation of fallback deployment engine
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for this issue will be delievered in TPM f OSD 711 FP9
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPM FOR IMAGES

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q99FI

Applicable component levels

• R711 PSY

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