# This is a basic configuration file with some examples, for device mapper # multipath. # For a complete list of the default configuration values, see # /usr/share/doc/device-mapper-multipath-0.4.8/multipath.conf.defaults # For a list of configuration options with descriptions, see # /usr/share/doc/device-mapper-multipath-0.4.8/multipath.conf.annotated # Blacklist all devices by default. Remove this to enable multipathing # on the default devices. blacklist { devnode "*" } # By default, devices with vendor = "IBM" and product = "S/390.*" are # blacklisted. To enable mulitpathing on these devies, uncomment the # following lines. blacklist_exceptions { device { vendor "IBM" product "S/390.*" } } ## Use user friendly names, instead of using WWIDs as names. defaults { user_friendly_names yes } # # Here is an example of how to configure some standard options. # defaults { udev_dir /dev polling_interval 10 selector "round-robin 0" path_grouping_policy multibus getuid_callout "/sbin/scsi_id --whitelisted /dev/%n" prio alua path_checker readsector0 rr_min_io 100 max_fds 8192 rr_weight priorities failback immediate no_path_retry fail user_friendly_names yes } # # The wwid line in the following blacklist section is shown as an example # of how to blacklist devices by wwid. The 2 devnode lines are the # compiled in default blacklist. If you want to blacklist entire types # of devices, such as all scsi devices, you should use a devnode line. # However, if you want to blacklist specific devices, you should use # a wwid line. Since there is no guarantee that a specific device will # not change names on reboot (from /dev/sda to /dev/sdb for example) # devnode lines are not recommended for blacklisting specific devices. # blacklist { wwid 26353900f02796769 devnode "^(ram|raw|loop|fd|md|dm-|sr|scd|st)[0-9]*" devnode "^hd[a-z]" } multipaths { multipath { wwid 3600508b4000156d700012000000b0000 alias yellow path_grouping_policy multibus path_checker readsector0 path_selector "round-robin 0" failback manual rr_weight priorities no_path_retry 5 } multipath { wwid 1DEC_____321816758474 alias red } } devices { device { vendor "COMPAQ " product "HSV110 (C)COMPAQ" path_grouping_policy multibus getuid_callout "/sbin/scsi_id --whitelisted /dev/%n" path_checker readsector0 path_selector "round-robin 0" hardware_handler "0" failback 15 rr_weight priorities no_path_retry queue } device { vendor "COMPAQ " product "MSA1000 " path_grouping_policy multibus } }