2491585 - DISK INIT cannot create a new device in a High Availability system - SAP ASE

• In a High Availability system, you try to create a new device by DISK INIT command.
• DISK INIT command does not raise any error, but the device does not exist.

1> disk init name = "testdb_dev", physname = "/work/devices/testdb_dev.dat", size = "50M"
2> go
1> sp_helpdevice testdb_dev
2> go
Msg 17610, Level 16, State 1:
Server 'ASE1', Procedure 'sp_helpdevice', Line 38:
No such i/o device exists.
(1 row affected)
(return status = 1)
1>

• ASE errorlog shows the device was deactivated.

kernel  Initializing virtual device 5, '/work/devices/testdb_dev.dat' with dsync 'on'.
kernel  Virtual device 5 started using asynchronous i/o.
kernel  Initializing device /work/devices/testdb_dev.dat from offset 0 with zeros.
kernel  Finished initialization.
kernel  Deactivating virtual device 5, '/work/devices/testdb_dev.dat'.

• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0
• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 SP50
• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 SP110
• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.5 ESD#5.4
• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.0.3 ESD#4.4
• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.4 ESD#11.2

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