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Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux

Table 13-1. Device Mapper Commands

Command

Descriptions

multipath -h

Prints usage information

multipath -ll

Displays the current multipath topology using all

available information (sysfs, the device mapper,

path checkers, and so on)

multipath Re-aggregates

multipathing device with

simplified output.

multipath -f

Flushes out Device Mapper for the specified

multipathing device. Used if the underlying

physical devices are deleted/unmapped.

multipath -F

Flushes out all unused multipathing device maps.

rescan_dm_devs

Dell provided script. Forces a rescan of the host's

SCSI bus and aggregates multipathing devices as

needed. For use when:

• LUNs are dynamically mapped to the hosts.
• New targets are added to the host.
• Failback of the storage array is required.

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