Displaying paths controlled by a DMP node, controller, enclosure, or array port

The vxdmpadm getsubpaths command lists all of the paths known to DMP. The vxdmpadm getsubpaths command also provides options to list the subpaths through a particular DMP node, controller, enclosure, or array port. To list the paths through an array port, specify either a combination of enclosure name and array port id, or array port WWN.

To list all subpaths known to DMP:

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths
NAME      STATE[A]   PATH-TYPE[M] DMPNODENAME  ENCLR-NAME  CTLR  ATTRS
======================================================================
c1t65d0s2 ENABLED(A) -            Disk_1       Disk        c1    -
c1t66d0s2 ENABLED(A) -            Disk_2       Disk        c1    -
c2t65d0s2 ENABLED(A) -            Disk_1       Disk        c2    -
c2t66d0s2 ENABLED(A) -            Disk_2       Disk        c2    -
c3t2d0s2  ENABLED(A) -            EMC0_1       EMC0        c3    -
c3t2d1s2  ENABLED(A) -            EMC0_2       EMC0        c3    -
c4t2d0s2  ENABLED(A) -            EMC0_1       EMC0        c4    -
c4t2d1s2  ENABLED(A) -            EMC0_2       EMC0        c4    -

The vxdmpadm getsubpaths command combined with the dmpnodename attribute displays all the paths to a LUN that are controlled by the specified DMP node name from the /dev/vx/rdmp directory:

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths dmpnodename=c2t66d0s2

NAME      STATE[A]   PATH-TYPE[M] CTLR-NAME ENCLR-TYPE ENCLR-NAME ATTRS
=======================================================================
c2t66d0s2 ENABLED(A) PRIMARY      c2        ACME       enc0       -
c1t66d0s2 ENABLED    PRIMARY      c1        ACME       enc0       -

For A/A arrays, all enabled paths that are available for I/O are shown as ENABLED(A).

For A/P arrays in which the I/O policy is set to singleactive, only one path is shown as ENABLED(A). The other paths are enabled but not available for I/O. If the I/O policy is not set to singleactive, DMP can use a group of paths (all primary or all secondary) for I/O, which are shown as ENABLED(A).

Paths that are in the DISABLED state are not available for I/O operations.

A path that was manually disabled by the system administrator displays as DISABLED(M). A path that failed displays as DISABLED.

You can use getsubpaths to obtain information about all the paths that are connected to a particular HBA controller:

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths ctlr=c2

NAME     STATE[-]   PATH-TYPE[-] CTLR-NAME ENCLR-TYPE ENCLR-NAME ATTRS
======================================================================
c2t1d0s2 ENABLED(A) PRIMARY      c2t1d0s2  ACME       enc0       -
c2t2d0s2 ENABLED(A) PRIMARY      c2t2d0s2  ACME       enc0       -
c2t3d0s2 DISABLED   SECONDARY    c2t3d0s2  ACME       enc0       -
c2t4d0s2 ENABLED    SECONDARY    c2t4d0s2  ACME       enc0       -

You can also use getsubpaths to obtain information about all the paths that are connected to a port on an array. The array port can be specified by the name of the enclosure and the array port ID, or by the worldwide name (WWN) identifier of the array port:

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths enclosure=enclosure portid=portid
# vxdmpadm getsubpaths pwwn=pwwn

For example, to list subpaths through an array port through the enclosure and the array port ID:

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths enclosure=HDS9500-ALUA0 portid=1A
NAME      STATE[A]   PATH-TYPE[M] DMPNODENAME ENCLR-NAME    CTLR ATTRS
=======================================================================
c1t65d0s2 ENABLED(A) PRIMARY      c1t65d0s2   HDS9500-ALUA0 c1   - 
c1t66d0s2 ENABLED(A) PRIMARY      c1t66d0s2   HDS9500-ALUA0 c1   -

For example, to list subpaths through an array port through the WWN:

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths pwwn=20:00:00:E0:8B:06:5F:19]
NAME        STATE[A]   PATH-TYPE[M] DMPNODENAME ENCLR-NAME     CTLR ATTRS
=========================================================================
c1t65d0s2   ENABLED(A) PRIMARY      c1t65d0s2   HDS9500-ALUA0  c1   -
c1t66d0s2   ENABLED(A) PRIMARY      c1t66d0s2   HDS9500-ALUA0  c1   -

You can use getsubpaths to obtain information about all the subpaths of an enclosure.

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths enclosure=enclosure_name [ctlr=ctlrname]

To list all subpaths of an enclosure:

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths enclosure=Disk
NAME       STATE[A]   PATH-TYPE[M]  DMPNODENAME    ENCLR-NAME    CTLR   ATTRS
===============================================================================
c1t65d0s2  ENABLED(A) -             Disk_1         Disk          c1      -
c1t66d0s2  ENABLED(A) -             Disk_2         Disk          c1      -
c2t65d0s2  ENABLED(A) -             Disk_1         Disk          c2      -
c2t66d0s2  ENABLED(A) -             Disk_2         Disk          c2      -

To list all subpaths of a controller on an enclosure:

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths enclosure=Disk ctlr=c1

By default, the output of the vxdmpadm getsubpaths command is sorted by enclosure name, DMP node name, and within that, path name.

To sort the output based on the pathname, the DMP node name, the enclosure name, or the host controller name, use the -s option.

To sort subpaths information, use the following command:

# vxdmpadm -s {path | dmpnode | enclosure | ctlr} getsubpaths \
[all | ctlr=ctlr_name | dmpnodename=dmp_device_name | \
enclosure=enclr_name [ctlr=ctlr_name | portid=array_port_ID] | \
pwwn=port_WWN | tpdnodename=tpd_node_name] 

More Information

Specifying the DMP I/O policy