are you using the same FAs that the system is currently using ? What address on the FA did you map your device to  ?

map dev 5365 to dir 14c:0 lun=06F;

map dev 5365 to dir 14b:0 lun=06F;

Dynamox:

Thanks for your prompt response once again. Nope I have not used Dynamic LUN Masking. I used FA ports # 13B and # 4B. Since I had no luck, I later moved it to Port # 13A and 4A. No luck after I moved it too. There is a bit setting which we had to do I think for this issue. I am unable to recall what it is.

are you using dynamic lun masking ? If not, what was the FA address you mapped this device to ?

you are not answering my question , what address on the FA did you use to map your device ?

Dynamox:

I used the same FAs that the system is currently using.

I went through the document that you sent me. The VOLS bit using symmask was disabled on both the HBAs.

A refresh was run on the array:

# symmask -sid 1234 set hba_flags on V -disable -wwn 500110a0000000bb -dir 13B -p 0

# symmask -sid 1234 refresh

The only thing I can think of now is reboot the Linux Server and try to see if that makes any difference.

Sorry Dynamox:

I mis-read your question.

This is what I did:

map dev 0234 to dir  4b:0, vbus=1 target=0F, lun=003;

map dev 0234 to dir  13b:0, vbus=1 target=05, lun=000;

a couple of things

1) you are not using the same address on both FAs ? IE:

map dev 0234 to dir  4b:0, vbus=1 target=0F, lun=003;

map dev 0234 to dir  13b:0, vbus=1 target=0F, lun=003;

2) since you are specifying vbus, i assume you have HPUX systems on these FAs ?

3) can you post "symdev show" from a device that is currently connected and working on this host

Dynomax - Thanks for your help on this. We did have to reboot the server to finally discover the LUNs. A reboot has always resoved problems on Linux boxes in the past also. There is a way Systems Administrators discover/rescan LUNs without a reboot on Linux Servers but in my experience it has worked 9 out of 10 times.

Also thanks for the document that you pointed out.

yeah, Linux can be flaky at times ..although RH5/6 are much better at dynamic lun discovery than RH4 was.