Systemd-udev-settle timing out

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Environment


SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2

Situation

4 ibmvfc npiv devices assigned but only 3 paths show up instead of 4 in the multipath output.

Resolution

Increase timeout for the kernel command line parameter.
    rd.udev.event-timeout=300

Steps to add option:
1. Append option in the file /etc/default/grub
    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=   rd.udev.event-timeout=300
2. grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
3. reboot


Note:
rd.udev.event-timeout helped in this case but is seldom helpful in other cases.

Cause

The default rd.udev.event-timeout=180 seconds was causing a timing issue where systemd-udev-settle timed out.

Additional Information

Logs:
kernel: ibmvfc 30000007: 21104: Port Login failed: unable to establish (2100:100) unknown fc type (0) no additional explanation (0) rc=0xF7
kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access IBM 2145 0000 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: alua: supports implicit TPGS kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: alua: device naa.600507638081015ff80000000000001e port group 1 rel port 83
kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg9 type 0 kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Power-on or device reset occurred kernel: scsi host4: error handler thread failed to spawn, error = -4
kernel: ibmvfc 30000008: Couldn't allocate host data kernel: ibmvfc: probe of 30000008 failed with error -12

systemd[1]: systemd-udev-settle.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
systemd[1]: Failed to start udev Wait for Complete Device Initialization.
systemd[1]: systemd-udev-settle.service: Unit entered failed state.
systemd[1]: systemd-udev-settle.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

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  • Document ID:7022681
  • Creation Date: 23-Feb-2018
  • Modified Date:12-May-2023
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications

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