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An example of the command is shown in Figure 67.
Figure 67 SET DEVICE/SWITCH/PATH Example
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Device Mapper Multipath Enablement Kit for HP StorageWorks
Disk Arrays
The HPDM Multipath software kit is an HP-released Device Mapper multipath binary, based on Device
Mapper Multipath, which is included in Linux Operating System distributions, with enablement for
HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays. Device Mapper is an infrastructure in the Linux kernel. It provides a
generic way to create virtual layers of block devices.
Supported operating systems
Table 19 lists supported operating systems.
Table 19 Operating Systems supported by the Device Mapper Multipath Enablement Kit
SUSE LINUX Enterprise ServerRed Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 errata 2.6.18–8.1.6.eI5
or later
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 errata
2.6.5–7.283 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5
NOTE:
The Device Mapper Multipath Enablement Kit provides for path failover only for iSCSI devices.
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