From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hannes Reinecke Subject: Re: Configuring multipath for root device Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:17:48 +0100 Message-ID: <4783239C.7020206@suse.de> References: <110b17190712191302o60d521eaj693410c26d07c1ad@mail.gmail.com> <1198099093.26366.32.camel@linuxchandra> <110b17190801071219k11749b81n45a7d1d5d35b9413@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: device-mapper development Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <110b17190801071219k11749b81n45a7d1d5d35b9413@mail.gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: dm-devel-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: dm-devel-bounces@redhat.com To: device-mapper development List-Id: dm-devel.ids Pradipmaya Maharana wrote: > RHEL Steps worked perfectly for me but i have a question for SLES insta= llation. >=20 > Question. While installing SLES on multipath devices, the second step s= ays: >=20 > " 2. Complete the installation. Let the system boot up in multiuser mod= e. > Make sure the root device, swap device are all referenced by their by-i= d > device node entries instead of /dev/sd* type names. If they are not, fi= x > them first." >=20 > How do you check that root device and swap device are referenced by the= ir by-id? > And if it is not referenced by the by-id, how do I fix it? Re-install? >=20 Check /etc/fstab. Those devices should be listed as /dev/disk/by-id/XXX. If not (ie if their names are /dev/sdXX) look for the appropriate symlink in /dev/disk/by-id and edit /etc/fstab. Cheers, Hannes --=20 Dr. Hannes Reinecke zSeries & Storage hare@suse.de +49 911 74053 688 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 N=FCrnberg GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG N=FCrnberg)