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Linux host server reboot best practices – Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I User Manual

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Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux

or

blacklist {

device {

vendor vendor_string

model model_string

};

NOTE:

RedHat version 6.0 and 6.1 users must rebuild the initramfs root file

image to include the updated configuration file by running the #dracut -force

command.

3 Reboot the host.

Linux Host Server Reboot Best Practices

It is recommended that you follow the procedures given below while

rebooting your Linux host server using Device Mapper multipathing with an

MD3600i Series storage array.

1 Unmount all Device Mapper multipath device nodes mounted on the

server:

# umount

2 Stop the Device Mapper multipath service:

# /etc/init.d/multipathd stop

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