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This section contains information about documentation content changes made to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Storage Administration Guide since the initial release of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11. If you are an existing user, review the change entries to readily identify modified content. If you are a new user, simply read the guide in its current state.
This document was updated on the following dates:
Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.
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The example in Step 3 was corrected. | |
Section 7.2.6, “SAN Timeout Settings When the Root Device Is Multipathed” |
This section is new. |
The file list for a package can vary for different server architectures. For a list of files included in the multipath-tools package, go to the , find your architecture and select Web page , then search on “multipath-tools” to find the package list for that architecture. | |
If the SAN device will be used as the root device on the server, modify the timeout settings for the device as described in Section 7.2.6, “SAN Timeout Settings When the Root Device Is Multipathed”. | |
Section 7.8.1, “Enabling Multipath I/O to Install SLES on a Multipath Storage LUN” |
This section is new. |
Section 7.8.2, “Enabling Multipath I/O to Install SLES on an Active/Passive Multipath Storage LUN” |
This section is new. |
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Step 7.g in Section 13.2.2, “Creating iSCSI Targets with YaST” |
In the function, the option allows you to export the iSCSI target information, which makes it easier to provide this information to consumers of the resources. |
Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.
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Added information about using the
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Section 7.11, “Scanning for New Partitioned Devices without Rebooting” |
Added information about using the
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Updates were made to the following section. The changes are explained below.
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Section 7.4.5.5, “Configuring Default Multipath Behavior in /etc/multipath.conf” |
In the default_getuid command line, use the
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Use the path |
Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.
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Section 7.2.3, “Using LVM2 on Multipath Devices” Section 7.9, “Configuring Multipath I/O for an Existing Software RAID” |
The -f mpath option changed to -f multipath: mkinitrd -f multipath |
Multipath prio_callouts are located in shared libraries in
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Section 2.2.10, “Location Change for Multipath Tool Callouts” |
This section is new. |
Section 2.2.11, “Change from mpath to multipath for the mkinitrd -f Option” |
This section is new. |
Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.
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Section 7.4.5.4, “Blacklisting Non-Multipathed Devices in /etc/multipath.conf” |
The keyword devnode_blacklist has been deprecated and replaced with the keyword blacklist. |
Section 7.4.5.5, “Configuring Default Multipath Behavior in /etc/multipath.conf” |
Changed getuid_callout to getuid. |
Section 7.6.2.1, “Understanding Priority Groups and Attributes” |
Changed getuid_callout to getuid. |
Section 7.6.2.1, “Understanding Priority Groups and Attributes” |
Added descriptions of least-pending, length-load-balancing, and service-time options. |
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Section 2.2.9, “Advanced I/O Load-Balancing Options for Multipath” |
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Updates were made to the following section. The change is explained below.
Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.
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Section 7.8, “Configuring Multipath I/O for the Root Device” |
Added Step 4 and Step 6 for System Z. |
Section 7.11, “Scanning for New Partitioned Devices without Rebooting” |
Corrected the syntax for the command lines in Step 2. |
Section 7.11, “Scanning for New Partitioned Devices without Rebooting” |
Step 7 replaces old Step 7 and Step 8. |
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Section 13.3.1, “Using YaST for the iSCSI Initiator Configuration” |
Re-organized material for clarity. Added information about how to use the settings for the Start-up option for iSCSI target devices:
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Section 7.2.9.1, “Storage Arrays That Are Automatically Detected for Multipathing” |
Testing of the IBM zSeries device with multipathing has shown that
the dev_loss_tmo parameter should be set to 90 seconds, and the
fast_io_fail_tmo parameter should be set to 5 seconds. If you are
using zSeries devices, you must manually create and configure the
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Multipathing is supported for the | |
Section 7.4.5.6, “Configuring Default Settings for zSeries in /etc/multipath.conf” |
This section is new. |
Section 7.8, “Configuring Multipath I/O for the Root Device” |
DM-MP is now available and supported for
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