SANtricity IBM SVC host reports error 1630: Number of device paths has reduced
Applies to
- NetApp E-Series
- IBM SVC Host
Issue
E-Series SVC host reports:
Error code 1630: Number of device paths has reduced
Example:

E-Series event log reports errors for a specific drive in the same timeframe:
Example:
A:2/28/24, 9:38:22 AM (09:38:22) 15039 201f VDD repair completed - Shelf 99, Bay A - SSID: 17, Devnum: 0x01000e LBA: 0x43d4d400 ----> Flags: 0x4202000 = WRITE: Write Operation, NOLOCK: Prevent lock during read err., PI: Error coding in effect, VERIFY: Perform Write with Verify A:2/28/24, 9:38:22 AM (09:38:22) 15038 100a Drive returned CHECK CONDITION - Shelf 99, Bay 14 ----> Sense 1/c/1 = Recovered Error - Write error recovered with auto reallocation - CDB: 0x7f(0xc) = Write and Verify(32) - LBA: ~0x187a9a3f