Owner's Manual
Configuring Database Storage on the Host 61
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In the
/proc/partitions
file, ensure that:
• All PowerPath pseudo devices appear in the file with similar device
names across all nodes.
For example:
/dev/emcpowera
, /
dev/emcpowerb
, and
/dev/emcpowerc
.
• In the case of the PowerVault MD3000 or MD3000i or the EqualLogic
storage array, all the virtual disks or volumes appear in the file with
similar device names across all nodes.
For example:
/dev/sdb
,
/dev/sdc
, and
/dev/sdd
• The external storage logical volumes appear as SCSI devices, and each
node is configured with the same number of LUNs, virtual disks or
volumes.
For example, if the node is configured with a SCSI drive or RAID
container attached to a Fibre Channel storage device with three
logical disks,
sda
identifies the node’s RAID container or internal
drive, and
emcpowera
,
emcpowerb
, and
emcpowerc
identify the LUNs
(or PowerPath pseudo devices).
If the node is configured with a SCSI drive or RAID container attached
to a direct-attached SAS or iSCSI storage device with three virtual disks,
sda
identifies the RAID container or internal drive of the node, and
sdb
,
sdc
, and
sdd
identify the external storage logical volumes.
6
If the external storage devices do not appear in the
/proc/partitions
file,
reboot the node.