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Index: multipath-tools-130222/multipath/multipath.conf.5
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--- multipath-tools-130222.orig/multipath/multipath.conf.5
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+++ multipath-tools-130222/multipath/multipath.conf.5
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@@ -84,6 +84,28 @@ directory where the dynamic shared objec
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dependent, commonly
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.I /lib/multipath
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.TP
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+.B find_multipaths
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+If set to
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+.I yes
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+, instead of trying to create a multipath device for every non-blacklisted
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+path, multipath will only create a device if one of three condidions are
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+met.
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+.I 1
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+There are at least two non-blacklisted paths with the same wwid,
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+.I 2
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+the user manually forces the creation, by specifying a device with the multipath
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+command, or
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+.I 3
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+a path has the same WWID as a multipath device that was previously created
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+while find_multipaths was set (even if that multipath device doesn't currently
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+exist).
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+Whenever a multipath device is created with find_multipaths set, multipath will
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+remeber the WWID of the device, so that it will automatically create the
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+device again, as soon as it sees a path with that WWID. This should allow most
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+users to have multipath automatically choose the correct paths to make into
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+multipath devices, without having to edit the blacklist; Default is
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+.I no
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+.TP
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.B verbosity
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default verbosity. Higher values increase the verbosity level. Valid
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levels are between 0 and 6; default is
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