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@@ -84,6 +84,28 @@ directory where the dynamic shared objec |
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dependent, commonly |
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.I /lib/multipath |
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.TP |
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+.B find_multipaths |
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+If set to |
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+.I yes |
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+, instead of trying to create a multipath device for every non-blacklisted |
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+path, multipath will only create a device if one of three condidions are |
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+met. |
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+.I 1 |
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+There are at least two non-blacklisted paths with the same wwid, |
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+.I 2 |
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+the user manually forces the creation, by specifying a device with the multipath |
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+command, or |
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+.I 3 |
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+a path has the same WWID as a multipath device that was previously created |
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+while find_multipaths was set (even if that multipath device doesn't currently |
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+exist). |
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+Whenever a multipath device is created with find_multipaths set, multipath will |
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+remeber the WWID of the device, so that it will automatically create the |
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+device again, as soon as it sees a path with that WWID. This should allow most |
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+users to have multipath automatically choose the correct paths to make into |
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+multipath devices, without having to edit the blacklist; Default is |
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+.I no |
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+.TP |
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.B verbosity |
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default verbosity. Higher values increase the verbosity level. Valid |
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levels are between 0 and 6; default is
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