linux 多路径管理,关掉Linux自带的多路径管理软件，启用EMC多路径管理软件

Linux suse操作系统中同时运行着两种多路径管理软件，现关掉Linux suse自带的多路径管理软件，只启用EMC多路径管理软件.

Disabling dm-multipath to prepare for PowerPath installation on SLES 11 (SP2 or SP3)

1. Blacklist all devices in /etc/multipath.conf

a. Save a copy of /etc/multipath.conf as /etc/multipath.conf.bak for backup if it

already exists.

b. Edit /etc/multipath.conf so that it contains only the following lines:

blacklist {

devnode "*"

}

2. Ensure dm-multipath does not start automatically at boot.

# chkconfig multipathd off

# chkconfig --list multipathd--- Service should be off on all

run levels

3. Recreate initrd so that dm-multipath is excluded from initrd.

# mkinitrd -i /boot/initrd-pp-3.0.76-0.9-default -k

/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.76-0.9-default -f powerpath

4. Add a new boot entry with the initrd file created in the previous step in

/boot/grub/menu.lst file.

5. Reboot the host with the new initrd p_w_picpath and ensure dm-multipath has not

configured any device.

# multipath -ll--- should not return any dm devices