Table 32 Mapping Path Statuses and Required Actions (continued)

Status

Description

Action

External device setting changed

The setting of the external storage

The port of the external storage system

 

system has been changed. For

is recognized. See the documents for

 

example, the path definition was

your external storage system, and check

 

deleted, or the external storage system

if the operation that changes the setting

 

itself was replaced by another device.

information about the mapped device

 

 

has not been performed.

 

 

 

LDEV size reduced

The setting of the volume capacity of

Check the volume capacity of the

 

the external storage system has been

volume of the external storage system.

 

changed (the volume capacity was

Execute the Delete Volume operation,

 

reduced).

and then retry the Add Volume

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

Not ready

The reply of the external storage

The path cannot be used to access the

 

system was NOTREADY. The drive of

external storage system. Check the

 

the external storage system is spinning

status of the external storage system. If

 

up, or the device of the external

you cannot restore the path, call HP

 

storage system is being formatted.

technical support.

 

 

 

Illegal request

The reply of the external storage

The port of the external storage system

 

system was ILLEGALREQUEST. The

is recognized. Check the setting of the

 

command cannot be executed to the

external storage system. If you cannot

 

device of the external storage system.

restore the path, call HP technical

 

The data protection may be set on the

support.

 

device of the external storage system.

 

 

 

 

Command aborted

The reply of the external storage

The port of the external storage system

 

system was ABORTEDCOMMAND.

is recognized. Check the setting of the

 

An error may have occurred on the

external storage system and the

 

external storage system side.

condition of the connection (for

 

 

example, cables, switches) to the

 

 

external storage system. If you cannot

 

 

restore the path, call HP technical

 

 

support.

 

 

 

Busy

The external storage system is in the

The port of the external storage system

 

BUSY status.

is recognized. Check the setting of the

 

 

external storage system and the load

 

 

on the external storage system (for

 

 

example, check if the configuration

 

 

gives too much load on the external

 

 

storage system or not). If you cannot

 

 

restore the path, call HP technical

 

 

support.

 

 

 

LDEV reserved

The external storage system is in the

Remove the Reserve status on the device

 

Reserve status. You are not allowed to

of the external storage system.

 

access the device of the external

 

 

storage system from the local storage

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

Response error

The external storage system is in the

The port of the external storage system

 

blocked status caused by the abnormal

is recognized. Check the setting and

 

reply (Response). You may not be able

status of the external storage system. If

 

to access the device of the external

you cannot restore the path, call HP

 

storage system. Or data protection

technical support.

 

may be set on the device of the

 

 

external storage system.

 

 

 

 

Initiator port

The port attribute of the external

Set the port attribute of the external

 

storage system has been changed to

storage system to the target port. If you

 

the initiator port.

cannot restore the path, call HP

 

 

technical support.

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