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Configuring FCP Multipathing in RedHat Linux/CentOS The task: Creating LU s on a filer! dis"o#er the$ in RedHat %nterprise Linux or CentOS! and $ultipath the$ &ith the de#i"e' $apper'$ultipath (d$'$ultipath) $e"hanis$* +ssu$ptions: ,* The FC H-+ dri#ers are alread. installed and running* /* This exa$ple is using t&o single'port 0Logi" H-+s* 1* The $ultipathing pa"kage is alread. installed ' look for d$'$ultipath or de#i"e'$apper'$ultipath* ,* Conne"t the filer using the "a2ling rules do"u$ented in the guides* /* Create a lun on the filer: lun "reate 's 't linux /#ol/#olna$e/lunna$e

For exa$ple: lun "reate 's ,33g 't linux /#ol/#ol,/d2,disk,*lun 1* 4ete"t the rele#ant FC H-+ initiator 55 s on the filer: f"p sho& initiator 6* Configure the 55 s into an initiator group on the filer: igroup "reate 'f 7* Che"k if the Linux alread. re"ogni8es the luns! it should: 9root:hostna$e /;< "at /pro"/s"si/s"si +tta"hed de#i"es: Host: s"si3 Channel: 33 =d: 33 Lun: 33 >endor: %T+PP Model: LU Re#: 3*/ T.pe: 4ire"t'+""ess + S= SCS= re#ision: 36 Host: s"si3 Channel: 33 =d: 3, Lun: 33 >endor: %T+PP Model: LU Re#: 3*/ T.pe: Unkno&n + S= SCS= re#ision: 36 Host: s"si, Channel: 33 =d: 33 Lun: 33 >endor: %T+PP Model: LU Re#: 3*/ T.pe: Unkno&n + S= SCS= re#ision: 36 Host: s"si, Channel: 33 =d: 3, Lun: 33 >endor: %T+PP Model: LU Re#: 3*/ T.pe: 4ire"t'+""ess + S= SCS= re#ision: 36

?* Configure the $ultipath "onfiguration file: root:hostna$e /;< "at /et"/$ultipath*"onf << Use user friendl. na$es! instead of using 55=4s as na$es* defaults @ userAfriendl.Ana$es .es B < -la"klist all de#i"es 2. default* Re$o#e this to ena2le $ultipathing < on the default de#i"es* de#nodeA2la"klist @ de#node CD(ra$Era&EloopEfdE$dEd$'EsrEs"dEst)93'F;GC de#node CDhd9a'8;C de#node CD""issH"93'F;d93'F;GC B $ultipaths @ de#i"es @ de#i"e @ #endor C %T+PPC produ"t CLU C pathAgroupingApoli". $ulti2us features C, IueueAifAnoApathC pathA"he"ker readse"tor3 pathAsele"tor Cround'ro2in 3C fail2a"k i$$ediate noApathAretr. Iueue B de#i"e @ #endor C %T+PPC produ"t CLU C pathAgroupingApoli". $ulti2us features C, IueueAifAnoApathC pathA"he"ker readse"tor3 pathAsele"tor Cround'ro2in 3C fail2a"k i$$ediate noApathAretr. Iueue B B J* The follo&ing "o$$ands "an 2e used to res"an the SCS= 2us* >erif. the paths using ls /pro"/s"si/s"si: e"ho Cs"si'Ilas"anC K /pro"/s"si/Ila/xxx/3 e"ho C' ' 'C K /s.s/"lass/s"siAhost/host3/s"an e"ho Cs"si'Ilas"anC K /pro"/s"si/Ila/xxx/, e"ho C' ' 'C K /s.s/"lass/s"siAhost/host,/s"an e"ho Cs"si add'single'de#i"e "ontroller 3 3 , CK/pro"/s"si/s"si e"ho Cs"si add'single'de#i"e "ontroller 3 3 , CK/pro"/s"si/s"si L* +s a result of the "onfiguration file! there should 2e $ultipathing de#i"es "reated alread.: /de#/$apper/$path3 F* Use the follo&ing "o$$ands to trou2leshoot the $ultipathing setup: $ultipath $ultipath 'd 'l

,3* Create a files.ste$ on top of the $ultipathing de#i"e* 5hile it is possi2le to "reate partitions on the underl.ing luns! and then let the $ultipathing "ode dis"o#er the partitions (&hi"h see$ to reIuire a re2oot! and &ill result in de#i"es na$ed /de#/$apper/$path3p, for exa$ple)! it is not re"o$$ended and see$s to 2e tri"k. at 2est* The steps to "reate the files.ste$ and $ount it are si$ple: $kfs 't ext1 /de#/$apper/$path3 ,,* Mount the files.ste$ and "he"k df: 9root:hostna$e M;< df 'k Files.ste$ ,N'2lo"ks Used +#aila2le UseO Mounted on /de#/$apper/>olProup33'Log>ol33 6,1/?J3,? /J??,?3 1LF73L363 ,O / /de#/""iss/"3d3p, ,3,3L? /1/F, J/7J? /7O /2oot none L,/?LL6 3 L,/?LL6 3O /de#/sh$ /de#/$apper/$path3 ,31/,/1/3 F1L7/ FJLJ77LL ,O /d2 /de#/$apper/$path, ,31/,/1/3 F1L7/ FJLJ77LL ,O /logs