Difference between revisions of "6TB storage expansion"

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= Tools =
 
= Tools =
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== listing ==
 
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  multipath -l
  
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== configuration ==
 
  /etc/multipath.conf
 
  /etc/multipath.conf
 
Doesn't really have much. The only actives are:
 
Doesn't really have much. The only actives are:
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== interpreter =
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There is also a interpreter available to query status and other things. To fire it up, type
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multipathd -k
  
 
= Procedure =
 
= Procedure =

Revision as of 14:55, 23 June 2016

Introduction

56 instead of 50TB are now available for the bioinformatics cluster. The tasks required to realize this extra space are:

  • rescan multipath, details: multipath WWID; 36000d3100051f800000000000000016e (on mpathd)


Tools

listing

multipath -l

will give a useful if not very understandable list of characteristics. Most important, the device: dm-6 is noted, i.e.

mpathd (36000d3100051f800000000000000016e) dm-6 COMPELNT,Compellent Vol
size=50T features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='0' wp=rw
`-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=0 status=active
  |- 6:0:0:1 sdd 8:48 active undef running
  |- 7:0:1:1 sde 8:64 active undef running
  |- 6:0:1:1 sdg 8:96 active undef running
  `- 7:0:2:1 sdf 8:80 active undef running

configuration

/etc/multipath.conf

Doesn't really have much. The only actives are:

defaults {
   user_friendly_names yes
}

blacklist {
    wwid 3600605b006c5f11019eadc840e589ae9
    wwid 3600605b006a1af8019ee9a2d1036bfa7
    wwid 3600605b006a1af801b46c4773d54b7d4
}

= interpreter

There is also a interpreter available to query status and other things. To fire it up, type

multipathd -k

Procedure

The rescan operation is most definitely required. Both Red Hat and Ubuntu guides give the same method of doing this

# echo 1 > /sys/block/device_name/device/rescan

However, under /sys/block/dm-6, there is no device subdirectory, and, needless to say, no rescan file. Mind, this is for SCSI.

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