If you run:
# powermt display dev=all
And you notice that there are "dead" paths, then these are the commands to run in order to set these paths back to "alive" again, of course, AFTER ensuring that any SAN related issues are resolved.
To have PowerPath scan all devices and mark any dead devices as alive, if it finds that a device is in fact capable of doing I/O commands, run:
# powermt restore
To delete any dead paths, and to reconfigure them again:
# powermt reset
# powermt config
Or you could run:
# powermt check
An easy way to see the status of your SAN devices is by using the following command:
# powermt display
Symmetrix logical device count=6
CLARiiON logical device count=0
Hitachi logical device count=0
Invista logical device count=0
HP xp logical device count=0
Ess logical device count=0
HP HSx logical device count=0
==============================================================
- Host Bus Adapters - --- I/O Paths ---- ------ Stats ------
### HW Path Summary Total Dead IO/Sec Q-IOs Errors
==============================================================
0 fscsi0 optimal 6 0 - 0 0
1 fscsi1 optimal 6 0 - 0 0
To get more information on the disks, use:
# powermt display dev=all
Number of results found for topic
EMC: 13.
Displaying results: 11 - 13.