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Bug 226791

Summary: multipath should use dm_hp_sw
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Sanjay Rao <srao>
Component: device-mapper-multipathAssignee: Ben Marzinski <bmarzins>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Corey Marthaler <cmarthal>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 5.0CC: agk, bmarzins, christophe.varoqui, dwysocha, egoggin, junichi.nomura, kueda, lmb, mbroz, prockai, tranlan
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This is the multipath configuration file used for this setup. none

Description Sanjay Rao 2007-02-01 16:51:47 UTC 
Description of problem:

I have an MSA1000 with 4 units presented back to the host which has 2 host bus
adapters. 

When I bring up the host I am able to view the luns with multipath -v2 -d
options but the multipath devices are not listed with the multipath -ll options.
The multipath devices are also not created.  I have also uploaded the
multipath.conf file which shows the 2 internal disks blacklisted by their wwid.
The user_friendly_names has been enabled and aliases have been defined for the
MSA luns

[root@perf6 ~]# multipath -v2 -d
create: oramp1 (3600805f30015987000000000768a0019)  COMPAQ,MSA1000 VOLUME
[size=68G][features=0][hwhandler=1 hp_sw]
\_ round-robin 0 [prio=2][undef]
 \_ 2:0:0:5 sdc 8:32  [undef][ready]
 \_ 3:0:0:5 sdg 8:96  [undef][ready]
create: oramp2 (3600805f30015987000000000d643001a)  COMPAQ,MSA1000 VOLUME
[size=68G][features=0][hwhandler=1 hp_sw]
\_ round-robin 0 [prio=2][undef]
 \_ 2:0:0:6 sdd 8:48  [undef][ready]
 \_ 3:0:0:6 sdh 8:112 [undef][ready]
create: mpath4 (3600805f3001598700000000086fc001b)  COMPAQ,MSA1000 VOLUME
[size=68G][features=0][hwhandler=1 hp_sw]
\_ round-robin 0 [prio=2][undef]
 \_ 2:0:0:7 sde 8:64  [undef][ready]
 \_ 3:0:0:7 sdi 8:128 [undef][ready]
create: mpath5 (3600805f300159870000000000984001c)  COMPAQ,MSA1000 VOLUME
[size=34G][features=0][hwhandler=1 hp_sw]
\_ round-robin 0 [prio=2][undef]
 \_ 2:0:0:8 sdf 8:80  [undef][ready]
 \_ 3:0:0:8 sdj 8:144 [undef][ready]


[root@perf6 by-id]# multipath -ll
[root@perf6 by-id]# 


The long listing of /dev/disk/by-id also shows the wwid for the 4 luns
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb  1 11:37
ata-LITE-ON_COMBO_SOHC-5236V_2005120800024868 -> ../../hdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb  1 11:37 scsi-20010b9fc0813836e -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Feb  1 11:37 scsi-20010b9fc0813836e-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Feb  1 11:37 scsi-20010b9fc0813836e-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Feb  1 11:37 scsi-20010b9fc0813836e-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb  1 11:37 scsi-20010b9fc08148885 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Feb  1 11:37 scsi-20010b9fc08148885-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Feb  1 11:37 scsi-20010b9fc08148885-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Feb  1 11:37 scsi-20010b9fc08148885-part3 -> ../../sdb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb  1 11:38 scsi-3600805f300159870000000000984001c ->
../../sdj
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb  1 11:38 scsi-3600805f30015987000000000768a0019 ->
../../sdc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb  1 11:38 scsi-3600805f3001598700000000086fc001b ->
../../sde
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb  1 11:38 scsi-3600805f30015987000000000d643001a ->
../../sdh



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How reproducible:

The system is in this state and I am able to reproduce this over and over again.

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Additional info:
Comment 1 Sanjay Rao 2007-02-01 16:51:47 UTC 
Created attachment 147117 [details]
This is the multipath configuration file used for this setup.
Comment 2 Ben Marzinski 2007-02-01 17:42:24 UTC 
Can you please run

# multipath -v6

and send me a copy of the output?
Comment 3 Sanjay Rao 2007-02-01 17:46:30 UTC 
dm-0: blacklisted
dm-1: blacklisted
dm-2: blacklisted
dm-3: blacklisted
fd0: blacklisted
hdb: blacklisted
md0: blacklisted
ram0: blacklisted
ram10: blacklisted
ram11: blacklisted
ram12: blacklisted
ram13: blacklisted
ram14: blacklisted
ram15: blacklisted
ram1: blacklisted
ram2: blacklisted
ram3: blacklisted
ram4: blacklisted
ram5: blacklisted
ram6: blacklisted
ram7: blacklisted
ram8: blacklisted
ram9: blacklisted
sda: not found in pathvec
sda: mask = 0x1f
sda: bus = 1
sda: dev_t = 8:0
sda: size = 142264000
sda: vendor = COMPAQ
sda: product = BD07287B4C
sda: rev = HPB5
sda: h:b:t:l = 0:0:4:0
sda: serial = D20KRZAK
sda: path checker = readsector0 (config file default)
sda: state = 2
sda: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sda: prio = 1
sda: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (config file default)
sda: uid = 20010b9fc0813836e (callout)
sdb: not found in pathvec
sdb: mask = 0x1f
sdb: bus = 1
sdb: dev_t = 8:16
sdb: size = 142264000
sdb: vendor = COMPAQ
sdb: product = BD07287B4C
sdb: rev = HPB5
sdb: h:b:t:l = 0:0:6:0
sdb: serial = D20LYCWK
sdb: path checker = readsector0 (config file default)
sdb: state = 2
sdb: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdb: prio = 1
sdb: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (config file default)
sdb: uid = 20010b9fc08148885 (callout)
sdc: not found in pathvec
sdc: mask = 0x1f
sdc: bus = 1
sdc: dev_t = 8:32
sdc: size = 142239510
sdc: vendor = COMPAQ
sdc: product = MSA1000 VOLUME
sdc: rev = 4.32
sdc: h:b:t:l = 2:0:0:5
sdc: tgt_node_name = 0x500805f300159870
sdc: serial = P56350GX3RJ0FJ
sdc: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdc: state = 2
sdc: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdc: prio = 1
sdc: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (controller setting)
sdc: uid = 3600805f30015987000000000768a0019 (callout)
sdd: not found in pathvec
sdd: mask = 0x1f
sdd: bus = 1
sdd: dev_t = 8:48
sdd: size = 142239510
sdd: vendor = COMPAQ
sdd: product = MSA1000 VOLUME
sdd: rev = 4.32
sdd: h:b:t:l = 2:0:0:6
sdd: tgt_node_name = 0x500805f300159870
sdd: serial = P56350GX3RJ0FJ
sdd: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdd: state = 2
sdd: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdd: prio = 1
sdd: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (controller setting)
sdd: uid = 3600805f30015987000000000d643001a (callout)
sde: not found in pathvec
sde: mask = 0x1f
sde: bus = 1
sde: dev_t = 8:64
sde: size = 142239510
sde: vendor = COMPAQ
sde: product = MSA1000 VOLUME
sde: rev = 4.32
sde: h:b:t:l = 2:0:0:7
sde: tgt_node_name = 0x500805f300159870
sde: serial = P56350GX3RJ0FJ
sde: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sde: state = 2
sde: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sde: prio = 1
sde: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (controller setting)
sde: uid = 3600805f3001598700000000086fc001b (callout)
sdf: not found in pathvec
sdf: mask = 0x1f
sdf: bus = 1
sdf: dev_t = 8:80
sdf: size = 71119755
sdf: vendor = COMPAQ
sdf: product = MSA1000 VOLUME
sdf: rev = 4.32
sdf: h:b:t:l = 2:0:0:8
sdf: tgt_node_name = 0x500805f300159870
sdf: serial = P56350GX3RJ0FJ
sdf: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdf: state = 2
sdf: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdf: prio = 1
sdf: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (controller setting)
sdf: uid = 3600805f300159870000000000984001c (callout)
sdg: not found in pathvec
sdg: mask = 0x1f
sdg: bus = 1
sdg: dev_t = 8:96
sdg: size = 142239510
sdg: vendor = COMPAQ
sdg: product = MSA1000 VOLUME
sdg: rev = 4.32
sdg: h:b:t:l = 3:0:0:5
sdg: tgt_node_name = 0x500805f300159870
sdg: serial = P56350GX3RJ0FJ
sdg: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdg: state = 2
sdg: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdg: prio = 1
sdg: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (controller setting)
sdg: uid = 3600805f30015987000000000768a0019 (callout)
sdh: not found in pathvec
sdh: mask = 0x1f
sdh: bus = 1
sdh: dev_t = 8:112
sdh: size = 142239510
sdh: vendor = COMPAQ
sdh: product = MSA1000 VOLUME
sdh: rev = 4.32
sdh: h:b:t:l = 3:0:0:6
sdh: tgt_node_name = 0x500805f300159870
sdh: serial = P56350GX3RJ0FJ
sdh: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdh: state = 2
sdh: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdh: prio = 1
sdh: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (controller setting)
sdh: uid = 3600805f30015987000000000d643001a (callout)
sdi: not found in pathvec
sdi: mask = 0x1f
sdi: bus = 1
sdi: dev_t = 8:128
sdi: size = 142239510
sdi: vendor = COMPAQ
sdi: product = MSA1000 VOLUME
sdi: rev = 4.32
sdi: h:b:t:l = 3:0:0:7
sdi: tgt_node_name = 0x500805f300159870
sdi: serial = P56350GX3RJ0FJ
sdi: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdi: state = 2
sdi: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdi: prio = 1
sdi: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (controller setting)
sdi: uid = 3600805f3001598700000000086fc001b (callout)
sdj: not found in pathvec
sdj: mask = 0x1f
sdj: bus = 1
sdj: dev_t = 8:144
sdj: size = 71119755
sdj: vendor = COMPAQ
sdj: product = MSA1000 VOLUME
sdj: rev = 4.32
sdj: h:b:t:l = 3:0:0:8
sdj: tgt_node_name = 0x500805f300159870
sdj: serial = P56350GX3RJ0FJ
sdj: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdj: state = 2
sdj: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdj: prio = 1
sdj: getuid = /sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n (controller setting)
sdj: uid = 3600805f300159870000000000984001c (callout)
===== paths list =====
uuid                              hcil    dev dev_t pri dm_st  chk_st  vend/pr
20010b9fc0813836e                 0:0:4:0 sda 8:0   1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
20010b9fc08148885                 0:0:6:0 sdb 8:16  1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
3600805f30015987000000000768a0019 2:0:0:5 sdc 8:32  1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
3600805f30015987000000000d643001a 2:0:0:6 sdd 8:48  1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
3600805f3001598700000000086fc001b 2:0:0:7 sde 8:64  1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
3600805f300159870000000000984001c 2:0:0:8 sdf 8:80  1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
3600805f30015987000000000768a0019 3:0:0:5 sdg 8:96  1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
3600805f30015987000000000d643001a 3:0:0:6 sdh 8:112 1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
3600805f3001598700000000086fc001b 3:0:0:7 sdi 8:128 1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
3600805f300159870000000000984001c 3:0:0:8 sdj 8:144 1   [undef][ready] COMPAQ,
20010b9fc0813836e: blacklisted
20010b9fc08148885: blacklisted
Found matching wwid [3600805f30015987000000000768a0019] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath2
sdc: ownership set to mpath2
sdc: not found in pathvec
sdc: mask = 0xc
sdc: state = 2
sdc: prio = 1
sdg: ownership set to mpath2
sdg: not found in pathvec
sdg: mask = 0xc
sdg: state = 2
sdg: prio = 1
mpath2: pgfailover = -1 (internal default)
mpath2: pgpolicy = multibus (controller setting)
mpath2: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
mpath2: features = 0 (controller setting)
mpath2: hwhandler = 1 hp_sw (controller setting)
mpath2: rr_weight = 1 (controller setting)
mpath2: minio = 1000 (controller setting)
mpath2: no_path_retry = NONE (internal default)
pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
mpath2: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
mpath2: domap (0) failure for create/reload map
sdc: orphaned
sdg: orphaned
Found matching wwid [3600805f30015987000000000d643001a] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath3
sdd: ownership set to mpath3
sdd: not found in pathvec
sdd: mask = 0xc
sdd: state = 2
sdd: prio = 1
sdh: ownership set to mpath3
sdh: not found in pathvec
sdh: mask = 0xc
sdh: state = 2
sdh: prio = 1
mpath3: pgfailover = -1 (internal default)
mpath3: pgpolicy = multibus (controller setting)
mpath3: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
mpath3: features = 0 (controller setting)
mpath3: hwhandler = 1 hp_sw (controller setting)
mpath3: rr_weight = 1 (controller setting)
mpath3: minio = 1000 (controller setting)
mpath3: no_path_retry = NONE (internal default)
pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
mpath3: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
mpath3: domap (0) failure for create/reload map
sdd: orphaned
sdh: orphaned
Found matching wwid [3600805f3001598700000000086fc001b] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath4
sde: ownership set to mpath4
sde: not found in pathvec
sde: mask = 0xc
sde: state = 2
sde: prio = 1
sdi: ownership set to mpath4
sdi: not found in pathvec
sdi: mask = 0xc
sdi: state = 2
sdi: prio = 1
mpath4: pgfailover = -1 (internal default)
mpath4: pgpolicy = multibus (controller setting)
mpath4: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
mpath4: features = 0 (controller setting)
mpath4: hwhandler = 1 hp_sw (controller setting)
mpath4: rr_weight = 1 (controller setting)
mpath4: minio = 1000 (controller setting)
mpath4: no_path_retry = NONE (internal default)
pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
mpath4: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
mpath4: domap (0) failure for create/reload map
sde: orphaned
sdi: orphaned
Found matching wwid [3600805f300159870000000000984001c] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath5
sdf: ownership set to mpath5
sdf: not found in pathvec
sdf: mask = 0xc
sdf: state = 2
sdf: prio = 1
sdj: ownership set to mpath5
sdj: not found in pathvec
sdj: mask = 0xc
sdj: state = 2
sdj: prio = 1
mpath5: pgfailover = -1 (internal default)
mpath5: pgpolicy = multibus (controller setting)
mpath5: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
mpath5: features = 0 (controller setting)
mpath5: hwhandler = 1 hp_sw (controller setting)
mpath5: rr_weight = 1 (controller setting)
mpath5: minio = 1000 (controller setting)
mpath5: no_path_retry = NONE (internal default)
pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
mpath5: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
mpath5: domap (0) failure for create/reload map
sdf: orphaned
sdj: orphaned
Found matching wwid [3600805f30015987000000000768a0019] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath2
sdc: ownership set to mpath2
sdc: not found in pathvec
sdc: mask = 0xc
sdc: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdc: state = 2
sdc: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdc: prio = 1
sdg: ownership set to mpath2
sdg: not found in pathvec
sdg: mask = 0xc
sdg: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdg: state = 2
sdg: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdg: prio = 1
mpath2: pgfailover = -1 (internal default)
mpath2: pgpolicy = multibus (controller setting)
mpath2: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
mpath2: features = 0 (controller setting)
mpath2: hwhandler = 1 hp_sw (controller setting)
mpath2: rr_weight = 1 (controller setting)
mpath2: minio = 1000 (controller setting)
mpath2: no_path_retry = NONE (internal default)
pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
mpath2: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
mpath2: domap (0) failure for create/reload map
sdc: orphaned
sdg: orphaned
Found matching wwid [3600805f30015987000000000d643001a] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath3
sdd: ownership set to mpath3
sdd: not found in pathvec
sdd: mask = 0xc
sdd: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdd: state = 2
sdd: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdd: prio = 1
sdh: ownership set to mpath3
sdh: not found in pathvec
sdh: mask = 0xc
sdh: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdh: state = 2
sdh: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdh: prio = 1
mpath3: pgfailover = -1 (internal default)
mpath3: pgpolicy = multibus (controller setting)
mpath3: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
mpath3: features = 0 (controller setting)
mpath3: hwhandler = 1 hp_sw (controller setting)
mpath3: rr_weight = 1 (controller setting)
mpath3: minio = 1000 (controller setting)
mpath3: no_path_retry = NONE (internal default)
pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
mpath3: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
mpath3: domap (0) failure for create/reload map
sdd: orphaned
sdh: orphaned
Found matching wwid [3600805f3001598700000000086fc001b] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath4
sde: ownership set to mpath4
sde: not found in pathvec
sde: mask = 0xc
sde: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sde: state = 2
sde: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sde: prio = 1
sdi: ownership set to mpath4
sdi: not found in pathvec
sdi: mask = 0xc
sdi: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdi: state = 2
sdi: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdi: prio = 1
mpath4: pgfailover = -1 (internal default)
mpath4: pgpolicy = multibus (controller setting)
mpath4: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
mpath4: features = 0 (controller setting)
mpath4: hwhandler = 1 hp_sw (controller setting)
mpath4: rr_weight = 1 (controller setting)
mpath4: minio = 1000 (controller setting)
mpath4: no_path_retry = NONE (internal default)
pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
mpath4: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
mpath4: domap (0) failure for create/reload map
sde: orphaned
sdi: orphaned
Found matching wwid [3600805f300159870000000000984001c] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath5
sdf: ownership set to mpath5
sdf: not found in pathvec
sdf: mask = 0xc
sdf: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdf: state = 2
sdf: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdf: prio = 1
sdj: ownership set to mpath5
sdj: not found in pathvec
sdj: mask = 0xc
sdj: path checker = hp_sw (controller setting)
sdj: state = 2
sdj: getprio = NULL (internal default)
sdj: prio = 1
mpath5: pgfailover = -1 (internal default)
mpath5: pgpolicy = multibus (controller setting)
mpath5: selector = round-robin 0 (controller setting)
mpath5: features = 0 (controller setting)
mpath5: hwhandler = 1 hp_sw (controller setting)
mpath5: rr_weight = 1 (controller setting)
mpath5: minio = 1000 (controller setting)
mpath5: no_path_retry = NONE (internal default)
pg_timeout = NONE (internal default)
mpath5: set ACT_CREATE (map does not exist)
mpath5: domap (0) failure for create/reload map
sdf: orphaned
sdj: orphaned
Comment 4 Ben Marzinski 2007-02-01 18:45:08 UTC 
Just to verify, you removed the aliases from you multipath.conf file before this
last run, correct? Otherwise, I have no idea why you would be getting lines like
this:

Found matching wwid [3600805f300159870000000000984001c] in bindings file.
Setting alias to mpath5

There appear to be a couple places where multipath could be failing, but most
likely, it's failing on the actual device-mapper create call. Can you please run:

# rpm -q device-mapper
# dmsetup table

and copy the output into this bugzilla. I'm going to generate a new
device-mapper-multipath package that prints out some debugging information.
Comment 5 Sanjay Rao 2007-02-01 19:07:08 UTC 
I did remove the aliases from the multipath.conf file before the last run.

Here is the output

[root@perf6 ~]# rpm -q device-mapper
device-mapper-1.02.13-1.el5
device-mapper-1.02.13-1.el5

[root@perf6 ~]# dmsetup table
VolGroup01-LogVol01: 0 4063232 linear 8:18 137953664
VolGroup01-LogVol00: 0 137953280 linear 8:18 384
VolGroup00-LogVol01: 0 4063232 linear 8:2 137953664
VolGroup00-LogVol00: 0 137953280 linear 8:2 384
Comment 6 Ben Marzinski 2007-02-01 22:10:42 UTC 
The hp_sw hardware handler was originally going to be in RHEL5.0.  Now it will
be coming out in 5.1, I believe. Unfortunately, the default configuration for
some devices wasn't changed to reflect that. This issue effects devices with:

vendor   "DEC"
product  "HSG80"

and 

vendor   "(COMPAQ|HP)"
product  "MSA1.*"

If /var/log/messages has lines like the following after a failed multipath run:

device-mapper: table: 253:4: multipath: unknown hardware handler type
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table

then the this is the problem you are seeing.

To work around this, you must add a devices section for these devices to
/etc/multipath.conf. The devices section below will fix this problem for all
effected device types.

devices {
        device {
                vendor                "DEC"
                product               "HSG80"
                path_grouping_policy  group_by_serial
        }
        device {
                vendor                "(COMPAQ|HP)"
                product               "MSA1.*"
                path_grouping_policy  group_by_serial
        }
}
Comment 7 Sanjay Rao 2007-02-02 15:06:25 UTC 
Adding the lines into the multipath.conf resolved this issue.
Comment 9 Ben Marzinski 2007-05-08 19:46:57 UTC 
Can you let me know either when this gets in, or if it's not going to make it,
when you know that it will slip, so that I can either updated the config, or
close the bug out?
Comment 10 Dave Wysochanski 2007-07-05 12:53:16 UTC 
Ben this did not make 5.1
Comment 11 Ben Marzinski 2008-01-02 23:39:41 UTC 
These devices now use the hp_sw handler which will be in RHEL 5.2
Comment 13 Ben Marzinski 2008-01-15 04:31:14 UTC 
*** Bug 348951 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2008-05-21 15:35:14 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2008-0337.html