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/etc/multipath.conf package, Setting Up DM-Multipath

A

active/active configuration

definition, Overview of DM-Multipath
illustration, Overview of DM-Multipath

active/passive configuration

definition, Overview of DM-Multipath
illustration, Overview of DM-Multipath

alias parameter , Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes

configuration file, Multipath Device Identifiers

B

bindings_file parameter, Configuration File Defaults

blacklist

configuration file, Configuration File Blacklist
default devices, Blacklisting By Device Name
device name, Blacklisting By Device Name
device type, Blacklisting By Device Type
in configuration file, Setting Up DM-Multipath
WWID, Blacklisting by WWID

blacklist_exceptions section

multipath.conf file, Blacklist Exceptions

C

checker_timeout parameter, Configuration File Defaults

chkconfig command, Setting Up DM-Multipath

configuration file

alias parameter, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
bindings_file parameter, Configuration File Defaults
blacklist, Setting Up DM-Multipath, Configuration File Blacklist
checker_timeout parameter, Configuration File Defaults
dev_loss_tmo parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
failback parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
fast_io_fail_tmo parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
features parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
file_timeout parameter, Configuration File Defaults
flush_on_last_del parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
getuid_callout parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
gid parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
hardware_handler parameter, Configuration File Devices
log_checker_err parameter, Configuration File Defaults
max_fds parameter, Configuration File Defaults
mode parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
no_path_retry parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
overview, Configuration File Overview
path_checker parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
path_grouping_policy parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
path_selector parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
pg_prio_calc parameter, Configuration File Defaults
polling-interval parameter, Configuration File Defaults
prio_callout parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
product parameter, Configuration File Devices
product_blacklist parameter, Configuration File Devices
queue_without_daemon parameter, Configuration File Defaults
rr_min_io parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
rr_weight parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
selector parameter, Configuration File Defaults
udev_dir parameter, Configuration File Defaults
uid parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
user_friendly_names parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
vendor parameter, Configuration File Devices
verbosity parameter, Configuration File Defaults
wwid parameter, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes

configuring

DM-Multipath, Setting Up DM-Multipath

D

defaults section

multipath.conf file, Configuration File Defaults

dev/mapper directory, Multipath Device Identifiers

dev/mpath directory, Multipath Device Identifiers

device name, Multipath Device Identifiers

device-mapper-multipath package, Setting Up DM-Multipath

devices

adding, Adding Devices to the Multipathing Database , Configuration File Devices

devices section

multipath.conf file, Configuration File Devices

dev_loss_tmo parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices

DM-Multipath

and LVM, Multipath Devices in Logical Volumes
components, DM-Multipath Components
configuration file, The DM-Multipath Configuration File
configuring, Setting Up DM-Multipath
definition, Device Mapper Multipathing
device name, Multipath Device Identifiers
devices, Multipath Devices
failover, Overview of DM-Multipath
overview, Overview of DM-Multipath
redundancy, Overview of DM-Multipath
setup, Setting Up DM-Multipath
setup, overview, DM-Multipath Setup Overview

dm-multipath kernel module , DM-Multipath Components

dm-n devices, Multipath Device Identifiers

dmsetup command, determining device mapper entries, Determining Device Mapper Entries with the dmsetup Command

F

failback parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
failover, Overview of DM-Multipath
fast_io_fail_tmo parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
features parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
feedback, Feedback
file_timeout parameter, Configuration File Defaults
flush_on_last_del parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices

G

getuid_callout parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
gid parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes

H

hardware_handler parameter, Configuration File Devices

K

kpartx command , DM-Multipath Components

L

local disks, ignoring, Ignoring Local Disks when Generating Multipath Devices

log_checker_err parameter, Configuration File Defaults

LVM physical volumes

multipath devices, Multipath Devices in Logical Volumes

lvm.conf file , Multipath Devices in Logical Volumes

M

max_fds parameter, Configuration File Defaults

mode parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes

modprobe command, Setting Up DM-Multipath

multipath command , DM-Multipath Components, Setting Up DM-Multipath

options, Multipath Command Options
output, Multipath Command Output
queries, Multipath Queries with multipath Command

multipath daemon (multipathd), The Multipath Daemon

multipath devices, Multipath Devices

logical volumes, Multipath Devices in Logical Volumes
LVM physical volumes, Multipath Devices in Logical Volumes

multipath.conf file, Storage Array Support, The DM-Multipath Configuration File

blacklist_exceptions section, Blacklist Exceptions
defaults section, Configuration File Defaults
devices section, Configuration File Devices
multipaths section, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes

multipath.conf.annotated file, The DM-Multipath Configuration File

multipath.conf.defaults file, Storage Array Support, The DM-Multipath Configuration File

multipathd

command, Troubleshooting with the multipathd Interactive Console
interactive console, Troubleshooting with the multipathd Interactive Console

multipathd daemon , DM-Multipath Components

multipathd start command, Setting Up DM-Multipath

multipaths section

multipath.conf file, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes

N

no_path_retry parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices

P

path_checker parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
path_grouping_policy parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
path_selector parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
pg_prio_calc parameter, Configuration File Defaults
polling_interval parameter, Configuration File Defaults
prio_callout parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
product parameter, Configuration File Devices
product_blacklist parameter, Configuration File Devices

Q

queue_without_daemon parameter, Configuration File Defaults

R

resizing a multipath device, Resizing an Online Multipath Device
rr_min_io parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
rr_weight parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices

S

selector parameter, Configuration File Defaults

setup

DM-Multipath, Setting Up DM-Multipath

storage array support, Storage Array Support

storage arrays

adding, Adding Devices to the Multipathing Database , Configuration File Devices

U

udev_dir parameter, Configuration File Defaults
uid parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
user_friendly_names parameter , Multipath Device Identifiers, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices

V

vendor parameter, Configuration File Devices
verbosity parameter, Configuration File Defaults

W

World Wide Identifier (WWID), Multipath Device Identifiers
wwid parameter, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes

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