| Message ID | 20220909141420.23188-1-xose.vazquez@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Not Applicable, archived |
| Delegated to: | Mike Snitzer |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [v3] multipath-tools: add more info for NetApp RDAC arrays | expand |
> From: Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 9:14 AM > Subject: [PATCH v3] multipath-tools: add more info for NetApp RDAC arrays > > To use ALUA mode: > "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 or > later)". > > To use RDAC mode: > "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or > earlier)". > > Info 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 > > Add it to prio and hardware_handler. > > Cc: NetApp RDAC team <ng-eseries-upstream-maintainers@netapp.com> > Cc: Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com> > Cc: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins@redhat.com> > Cc: Christophe Varoqui <christophe.varoqui@opensvc.com> > Cc: DM-DEVEL ML <dm-devel@redhat.com> > Signed-off-by: Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@gmail.com> > --- > v2: delete "Automatic Load Balancing option" obsolete info > v3: a part of the body wa trimmed by git > --- > README.md | 2 +- > multipath/multipath.conf.5 | 4 ++-- > 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/README.md b/README.md > index b05b1332..45234dc6 100644 > --- a/README.md > +++ b/README.md > @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ 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: > +- LSI/Engenio/NetApp RDAC class, as NetApp SANtricity E/EF Series and > rebranded arrays: > "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 > or later)". > > - NetApp ONTAP: > diff --git a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 b/multipath/multipath.conf.5 > index acdd1ae6..6018fa54 100644 > --- a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 > +++ b/multipath/multipath.conf.5 > @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ 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 "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier)" > option. > .TP > .I hp_sw > (Hardware-dependent) > @@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ 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 "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier)" option. > .TP > .I 1 hp_sw > (Hardware-dependent) > -- > 2.37.3 These changes look okay. Just keep in mind that multipath on the Linux host operates in the proper mode (alua v rdac) based on the E/EF Series behaviors, without putting any special settings in multipath.conf. Reviewed-by: Steve Schremmer <steve.schremmer@netapp.com> Thanks, Steve -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b05b1332..45234dc6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ 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: +- LSI/Engenio/NetApp RDAC class, as NetApp SANtricity E/EF Series and rebranded arrays: "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 or later)". - NetApp ONTAP: diff --git a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 b/multipath/multipath.conf.5 index acdd1ae6..6018fa54 100644 --- a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 +++ b/multipath/multipath.conf.5 @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ 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 "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier)" option. .TP .I hp_sw (Hardware-dependent) @@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ 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 "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier)" option. .TP .I 1 hp_sw (Hardware-dependent)
To use ALUA mode: "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 or later)". To use RDAC mode: "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.9 or earlier)". Info 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 Add it to prio and hardware_handler. Cc: NetApp RDAC team <ng-eseries-upstream-maintainers@netapp.com> Cc: Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com> Cc: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins@redhat.com> Cc: Christophe Varoqui <christophe.varoqui@opensvc.com> Cc: DM-DEVEL ML <dm-devel@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@gmail.com> --- v2: delete "Automatic Load Balancing option" obsolete info v3: a part of the body wa trimmed by git --- README.md | 2 +- multipath/multipath.conf.5 | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)