Try mkinitrd, zipl and reboot?: possible your sles10 initrd has a copy of the pre-change /etc/multipath/conf which still says user_friendly_names configuration file is /var/lib/multipath/bindings; I think if linuxrc script starts multipath early in the boot multipath'll use the old multipath.conf from initrd, behave accordingly and never look at your /etc/multipath.conf
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of > <Raymond> <Cabanlit> > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:12 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: SLES10 - relocating multipath bindings file > > Has anyone moved their multipath-bindings file under /etc or under > system > root from /var/lib/multipath/bindings. Our /var is mounted as a > separate > filesystem and we are also using "user friendly names". Per > recommendation from IBM and Novell-Support View Content doc - the > default > location of the user_friendly_names configuration file is > /var/lib/multipath/bindings. If /var is not located on the system root > but > mounted from another partition the bindings file is not available when > setting up multipathing. The multipath-bindings needs to be availabe > on > the system root and multipath can find it. This can be done, for > example, > by moving the bindings file to: /opt/multipath/bindings (assuming that > /opt is on the system root), and setting the option "bindings_file" in > the > defaults section of /etc/multipath.conf, e.g: > > defaults { > user_friendly_names yes > bindings_file "/etc/multipath_bindings" > } > > > After we made the changes we renamed the /var/lib/multipath/bindings to > bindings.old; recycled the server. Once the server was back up, we > added > another LUN. We notice multipath recreated another > /var/lib/multipath/bindings and he did not use the > /etc/multipath_bindings > file. > > Has anyone experienced the same situation when implementing multipath? > > Ray Cabanlit > Brown Brothers Harriman > Operating Systems - NJ > ray.caban...@bbh.com > Phone: 201-418-6482 > Cell: 201-988-1389 > > > *************************** IMPORTANT > NOTE*****************************-- The opinions expressed in this > message and/or any attachments are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., its > subsidiaries and affiliates ("BBH"). There is no guarantee that > this message is either private or confidential, and it may have > been altered by unauthorized sources without your or our knowledge. > Nothing in the message is capable or intended to create any legally > binding obligations on either party and it is not intended to > provide legal advice. BBH accepts no responsibility for loss or > damage from its use, including damage from virus. > *********************************************************************** > ********* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 > or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
