Subject:
There are mixed device names in the 'zpool status' and some contain "-part1" in the name.
Detail:
Example:
# zpool status
qs-c42ce412-5e29-4935-8c06-b236d5946fcc ONLINE 0 0 0
mirror-0 ONLINE 0 0 0
/dev/disk/by-dmuuid/dm-uuid-mpath-35000c500581bd70b ONLINE 0 0 0
/dev/disk/by-dmuuid/dm-uuid-part1-mpath-35000c50056518137 ONLINE 0 0 0
mirror-1 ONLINE 0 0 0
/dev/disk/by-dmuuid/dm-uuid-part1-mpath-35000c5005653f177 ONLINE 0 0 0
/dev/disk/by-dmuuid/dm-uuid-part1-mpath-35000c50056552caf ONLINE 0 0 0
A device with "-part1" in the name is seen when a pool is created before multipathing was enabled on the system.
If the device does not have the "-part1" in the name it is an indication that a new drive was added after multipathing was enabled.
This is not a problem as we support either way as well as mixed and QuantaStor will handle partition devices like these just fine.
If you see "-part1" in the DM devices names before you create a pool then it's best to format the devices before you create the storage pool.
This will clear out the partitions and give you a clean start for pool creation.
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