On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 1:10 PM, Steffen Maier <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 08/25/2016 06:53 PM, Mark Pace wrote: > >> I'm having issues with that link also. >> >> *To enable user-friendly names or to specify aliases:* >> >> *In a terminal console, log in as the root user.* >> >> *Open the /etc/multipath.conf file in a text editor.* >> >> *(Optional) Modify the location of the /var/lib/multipath/bindings file. * >> >> *The alternate path must be available on the system root device where >> multipath can find it. * >> > > Does your multipath volume contain your root-fs? > If not, you can definitely skip this optional step. > No this new multipath is going to be used as a data devive > > *Move the /var/lib/multipath/bindings file to /etc/multipath/bindings.* >> >> *Set the bindings_file option in the defaults section of >> /etc/multipath.conf to this new location. For example:* >> On my system I don't have any of those files. >> /etc/multipath.conf >> /var/lib/multipath <-- that subdirectory does exist in /var/lib >> > > The only relevant step for simple data volumes is > "5. (Optional) Specify your own names for devices by using the alias > option in the multipath section." > (and 6 to save the changes) > But I don't have a multipath.conf file. I don't have anything to use as a template to create this file. > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Mark Pace <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Thank you for the comments and the link. I'll go looking there. >>> >>> The manual I refer to is - SC33-8413-08 - How to use FC-attached SCSI >>> devices with Linux on z Systems >>> >> > OK, thanks for letting me know. > > Parts of this book are superseded by the more often updated > "Device Drivers, Features, and Commands" book > or respective distro documentation (for the case here). > > > > -- > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards > Steffen Maier > > Linux on z Systems Development > > IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH > Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrats: Martina Koederitz > Geschaeftsfuehrung: Dirk Wittkopp > Sitz der Gesellschaft: Boeblingen > Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > -- The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent Mainline’s positions or opinions Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
