HBA path issue

The maximum number of supported paths of 1024 has been reached. Path vmhba2:C0:T0:L3 could not be added.

Could you please tell me the best way to fix this issue .

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1020654  

I have this KB link to fix this issue but i can not ask SAN admin to Reconfigure the storage attached to the ESX host so that the total number of physical paths to storage is limited to 1024.

Its a PROD cluster . Please tell me how i can fix this issues . ESX  going to  unresponsive state and has to reboot them .In unresponsive state

esx server shows these symtoms given blow :

. Its not good . 

Thanks in Advance