Re: [PATCH 16/18] multipath-tools: Use ALUA for HP 3PAR

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Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
> On 07/31/2016 09:06 PM, Sebastian Herbszt wrote:
> 
> > Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
> >>
> >> No. It's related to hardware_handler, "alua" in this case.
> > 
> > So how does the output of 'multipath -ll' looks like for persona 1 and 2
> > with and without 'retain_attached_hw_handler'?
> 
> retain_attached_hw_handler is innocuous.
> The paths grouping policy is controlled by the "path_grouping_policy" keyword,
> multibus vs. group_by_prio. See man page.

multibus should equal

path_grouping_policy = group_by_prio
prio = const

> Persona 1 and 2 basically is the same, but:
> 
> Persona 1:	path_grouping_policy = multibus
> 		failback = manual
> 		prio = const
> 
> Persona 2:	path_grouping_policy = group_by_prio
> 		failback = immediate
> 		prio = alua				(this is irrelevant, alua-prio is autodetected)
> 		hardware_handler= "1 alua"		(this is irrelevant, all hardware handlers are autodetected)
> 
> With 3PAR-OS 3.1.3, or later, you should use "Persona 2"

The above change plus

retain_attached_hw_handler = yes
detect_prio = yes

should work with persona 1 and 2.

Sebastian

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