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Find wwid

/lib/udev/scsi_id --whitelisted --device=/dev/sda

Edit /etc/multipath.conf

defaults {
        user_friendly_names yes
}

blacklist {
        wwid 0000000013130933827B #local SSD
        wwid 00000000131309339304 #local SSD
}

blacklist_exceptions {
        wwid "3600140518cc905dd946fd3912d9c1dd2" #vmshell
        wwid "36001405e4b5224eda4c9d33ebd87dad4" #vmmonitor
        wwid "36001405f41a583adfafdd3fd3d8160d9" #vmweb1
}

multipaths {
        multipath {
                wwid                    3600140518cc905dd946fd3912d9c1dd2
                alias                   vmshell
                path_grouping_policy    multibus
        }
        multipath {
                wwid                    36001405e4b5224eda4c9d33ebd87dad4
                alias                   vmmonitor
                path_grouping_policy    multibus
        }

        multipath {
                wwid                    36001405f41a583adfafdd3fd3d8160d9
                alias                   vmweb1
                path_grouping_policy    multibus
        }


}

Reload multipathd after change

  • edit /etc/multipath.conf
    service multipathd reload
    multipath -F   # flush unused device maps
    multipath -d   # dry run
    multipath -v2  # print all info

Show status

multipath -ll
multipathd.1368515661.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/05/14 07:14 by admin