From: https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMLP2439710/html/GUID-49E94674-947F-4921-A1D1-CE9B42DCBA39.html https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMLP2439710/html/GUID-CA17AE34-F5B2-4FF4-8FD4-4A7AA4238976.html https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMLP2439710/html/GUID-3DA657A9-FF4A-4237-90EC-BA8863B7431E.html To use ALUA mode, "Automatic Load Balancing" should be enabled and "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 or later)". To use RDAC mode, "Automatic Load Balancing" should be disabled and "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier)". Add it to prio and hardware_handler, and to alua info. Cc: NetApp RDAC team <ng-eseries-upstream-maintainers@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Martin Wilck <mwilck@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Christophe Varoqui <christophe.varoqui@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: DM-DEVEL ML <dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@xxxxxxxxx> --- README.md | 5 +++-- multipath/multipath.conf.5 | 8 +++++--- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b05b1332..4e34c591 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ To enable ALUA, the following options should be changed: "LUN Affinity" and "ALUA" should be changed to "Enable", "Redundancy Type" must be "Active-Active". -- LSI/Engenio/NetApp RDAC class, as NetApp SANtricity E/EF Series and OEM arrays: - "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 or later)". +- LSI/Engenio/NetApp RDAC class, as NetApp SANtricity E/EF Series and rebranded arrays: + "Automatic Load Balancing" should be enabled and "Select operating system:" + should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 or later)". - NetApp ONTAP: To check ALUA state: "igroup show -v <igroup_name>", and to enable ALUA: diff --git a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 b/multipath/multipath.conf.5 index acdd1ae6..58080990 100644 --- a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 +++ b/multipath/multipath.conf.5 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ .\" Update the date below if you make any significant change. .\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- . -.TH MULTIPATH.CONF 5 2021-09-08 Linux +.TH MULTIPATH.CONF 5 2022-08-14 Linux . . .\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ Generate the path priority for NetApp ONTAP class, and rebranded arrays. .I rdac (Hardware-dependent) Generate the path priority for LSI/Engenio/NetApp RDAC class as NetApp SANtricity -E/EF Series, and rebranded arrays. +E/EF Series and rebranded arrays, with Automatic Load Balancing disabled and +Select operating system: Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier). .TP .I hp_sw (Hardware-dependent) @@ -1568,7 +1569,8 @@ with Failover Mode 1 (Passive Not Ready(PNR)). .I 1 rdac (Hardware-dependent) Hardware handler for LSI/Engenio/NetApp RDAC class as NetApp SANtricity E/EF -Series, and rebranded arrays. +Series and rebranded arrays, with Automatic Load Balancing disabled and +Select operating system: Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier). .TP .I 1 hp_sw (Hardware-dependent) -- 2.37.2 -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
