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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

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

chkconfig command, Setting Up DM-Multipath
configuration file
alias parameter, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
blacklist, Setting Up DM-Multipath, Configuration File Blacklist
failback parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
features parameter, Configuration File Devices
getuid_callout parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
hardware_handler parameter, Configuration File Devices
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, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
polling-interval parameter, Configuration File Defaults
prio_callout parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
product parameter, Configuration File Devices
product_blacklist parameter, Configuration File Devices
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
user_friendly_names parameter, Configuration File Defaults
vendor parameter, Configuration File Devices
wwid parameter, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes
configuring
DM-Multipath, Setting Up DM-Multipath

D

defaults section
multipath.conf file, Configuration File Defaults
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
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
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
features parameter, Configuration File Devices
feedback, Feedback

G

getuid_callout parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices

H

hardware_handler parameter, Configuration File Devices

K

kpartx command , DM-Multipath Components

L

local disks, ignoring, Ignoring Local Disks when Generating Multipath Devices
LVM physical volumes
multipath devices, Multipath Devices in Logical Volumes
lvm.conf file , Multipath Devices in Logical Volumes

M

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 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, Multipaths Device Configuration Attributes, Configuration File Devices
polling_interval parameter, Configuration File Defaults
prio_callout parameter, Configuration File Defaults, Configuration File Devices
product parameter, Configuration File Devices
product_blacklist parameter, Configuration File Devices

R

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
user_friendly_names parameter , Multipath Device Identifiers, Configuration File Defaults

V

vendor parameter, Configuration File Devices

W

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