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Mixed Path Storage Configuration Due to Missing Disk over single path

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • AFF A900
  • NS224 drive shelves
  • NSM100 modules

Issue

  • System is reported as Mixed -path instead of Mutli-Path
NetApp Release 9.13.1P8: Fri Feb 23 09:13:29 EST 2024
System ID: XXXXXXXXXX (Nodename); partner ID: XXXXXXXXXX (Nodename)
System Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXX (Nodename)
System Rev: C0
System Storage Configuration: Mixed-Path HA  ==> should be Multi-path 
System ACP Connectivity: Inband Active
SAS2/SAS3 Mixed Stack Support: all
All-Flash Optimized: true
Capacity Optimized: false
All SAN Array: false
  • One disk is missing through Module B as per the "sysconfig -a" command 
e2b MAC Address:    d0:39:ea:55:83:6c (auto-100g_cr4-fd-up)
    QSFP Vendor:         Amphenol
    QSFP Part Number:    112-00574
    QSFP Serial Number:  XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
    01.3.7: NETAPP   X4014S173A15TNTE NA51 14651.0GB 4160B/sect (S6CWNE0TA00791)
                                                                                 ==>disk 15 missing 
    01.3.17: NETAPP   X4014S173A15TNTE NA51 14651.0GB 4160B/sect (S6CWNE0TA00829) 
    Shelf 1: NS224NSM100  Firmware rev. NSM100 A: 0231  NSM100 B: 0231

e10a MAC Address:   d0:39:ea:55:82:ef (auto-100g_cr4-fd-up)
      QSFP Vendor:         Amphenol
      QSFP Part Number:    112-00576
      QSFP Serial Number:  XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      
      01.0.7: NETAPP   X4014S173A15TNTE NA51 14651.0GB 4160B/sect (S6CWNE0TA00791)
      01.0.15: NETAPP   X4014S173A15TNTE NA50 14651.0GB 4160B/sect (S6CWNE0TB00878)  ==> disk is listed
      01.0.17: NETAPP   X4014S173A15TNTE NA51 14651.0GB 4160B/sect (S6CWNE0TA00829)
      Shelf 1: NS224NSM100  Firmware rev. NSM100 A: 0231  NSM100 B: 0231
  • Command " storage disk show -fields path-count " shows that disk has only 2 paths
Cluster::> storage disk show -fields path-count
disk   path-count
------ ----------
2.1.15 2   ==> 2 paths
2.1.17 4
 
 

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