[dm-devel] [PATCH v2] multipath-tools: add README.alua with instructions to enable ALUA

[Xose Vazquez Perez]

ALUA is supported in some storage devices, but usually it's disabled by default.

Cc: NetApp RDAC team <ng-eseries-upstream-maintainers at netapp.com>
Cc: Christophe Varoqui <christophe.varoqui at opensvc.com>
Cc: device-mapper development <dm-devel at redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez at gmail.com>
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v2	add rdac info
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 README.alua | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 README.alua

diff --git a/README.alua b/README.alua
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index 0000000..e39debd
--- /dev/null
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+This is a rough guide, consult your storage device manufacturer documentation.
+
+ALUA is supported in some devices, but usually it's disabled by default.
+To enable ALUA, the following options should be changed:
+
+- EMC CLARiiON/VNX:
+   "Failover Mode" should be changed to "4".
+
+- HPE 3PAR:
+   "Host:" should be changed to "Generic-ALUA Persona 2 (UARepLun, SESLun, ALUA)".
+
+- Promise VTrak/Vess:
+   "LUN Affinity" and "ALUA" should be changed to "Enable", "Redundancy Type"
+   must be "Active-Active".
+
+- LSI/Engenio/NetApp RDAC class, as NetApp SANtricity E/EF Series and OEM arrays:
+   "Select operating system:" should be changed to "Linux DM-MP (Kernel 3.10 or later)".
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