Configure Multipath on CentOS, Oracle,Redhat Linux
Configure Multipath on CentOS,Oracle,Redhat Linux
This is usually referred to as DM Mulipath. This provides Multiple paths to the same network resource, most commonly a SAN or Backup appliance. This normally helps in the NIC fail over process, and is usually coupled with BOND interfaces
Let’s get started!
login, and su to root.
from here install hte multipath package
set the service to run after a reboot, and turn on the service
use mpathconf to see the present status of multipath on the system
at this point, we are going to setup multipath for a basic failover
now we need to enable multipath, allow it to use user_friendly_names, as well as to find_multipaths
restart the service, and verify the status
perfect, it’s working, and it finds multiple paths, yay!
That’s it!
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