
• For SLES12, if any internal disks are to be excluded from the multipath configuration, make sure to
specify the excluded devices in the "blacklist" section.
• For SLES11 SP2, the following patches (or patches that are newer than those listed below) must be
applied to enable the settings. "xxx" indicates the architecture name (for example, x86).
- kpartx-0.4.9-0.66.1.xxx.rpm
- multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.66.1.xxx.rpm
4.1.3 Enabling the device-mapper multipath
Enable the device-mapper multipath, using the following commands.
•
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
1 Create an initial RAM disk.
Create an initial RAM disk image file to match the kernel being used. Refer to manuals supplied with
the Fibre Channel cards for details.
2 Execute the following command.
# systemctl enable multipathd.service
# systemctl start multipathd.service
•
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Execute the following command.
# insserv boot.multipath multipathd
# chkconfig multipathd on
# chkconfig boot.multipath on
# /etc/init.d/boot.multipath start
# /etc/init.d/multipathd start
4.1.4 Rebooting the Linux Server
Reboot the Linux server.
Example:
# shutdown -r now
4.2 Checking the device-mapper multipath
After they have been enabled, confirm the device-mapper multipath settings.
Chapter 4 For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
4.2 Checking the device-mapper multipath
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