[dm-devel] Re: multipath white list.

[christophe varoqui]

On jeu, 2004-07-01 at 22:24, Dave Olien wrote:
> I'm starting to set up a fibre-channel multipath system.
> I know your tools have a white list of devices.
> I'll be using a qlogic fc controller, with brocade switches.
> Do I need to add this to you white list? What do I need to know
> about these devices to make them work with your tools?

Hello,

glad you plan to put your nose in my stuff, considering the quality of
the feedback you give to the dm-devel community.

The multipath-tools' white list concerns only the storage side of the
SAN : array controlers. The network layer and hbas have no known
limitations to work around : that is the benefit of the
top-of-the-layer-stack dm-multipath implementation. In fact you could
multipath through hbas from different vendors and at different speed ...
and that is quite unique in this (high-cost) world :)

These days the config file is quite self explanatory, as you will see.

Whish you fun,
cvaroqui

PS: I cc: dm-devel as Q&A are somewhat of global interest.