--- multipath/multipath.conf.5 | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) Index: multipath-tools-130222/multipath/multipath.conf.5 =================================================================== --- multipath-tools-130222.orig/multipath/multipath.conf.5 +++ multipath-tools-130222/multipath/multipath.conf.5 @@ -84,6 +84,28 @@ directory where the dynamic shared objec dependent, commonly .I /lib/multipath .TP +.B find_multipaths +If set to +.I yes +, instead of trying to create a multipath device for every non-blacklisted +path, multipath will only create a device if one of three condidions are +met. +.I 1 +There are at least two non-blacklisted paths with the same wwid, +.I 2 +the user manually forces the creation, by specifying a device with the multipath +command, or +.I 3 +a path has the same WWID as a multipath device that was previously created +while find_multipaths was set (even if that multipath device doesn't currently +exist). +Whenever a multipath device is created with find_multipaths set, multipath will +remeber the WWID of the device, so that it will automatically create the +device again, as soon as it sees a path with that WWID. This should allow most +users to have multipath automatically choose the correct paths to make into +multipath devices, without having to edit the blacklist; Default is +.I no +.TP .B verbosity default verbosity. Higher values increase the verbosity level. Valid levels are between 0 and 6; default is