La commande 'chpath' permet de modifier les paramètres d'un disque partagé en Multipath.
Exemple :
Pour changer la priorité :
# chpath -a priority=2 -p vscsi0 -l hdiskXX
La syntaxe est la suivante :
chpath Command
Purpose
Changes the operational status of paths to an MultiPath I/O (MPIO) capable device, or changes
an attribute associated with a path to an MPIO capable device.
Syntax
chpath -l Name -s OpStatus [ -p Parent ] [ -w Connection ]
chpath -l Name -p Parent [ -w Connection ] [ -P ] -a Attribute=Value [ -a Attribute=Value ...
]
chpath -h
Description
The chpath command either changes the operational status of paths to the specified device
(the -l Name flag) or it changes one, or more, attributes associated with a specific path to
the specified device. The required syntax is slightly different depending upon the change
being made.
The first syntax shown above changes the operational status of one or more paths to a
specific device. The set of paths to change is obtained by taking the set of paths which
match the following criteria:
* The target device matches the specified device.
* The parent device matches the specified parent (-p Parent), if a parent is specified.
* The connection matches the specified connection (-w Connection), if a connection is
specified.
* The path status is PATH_AVAILABLE.
The operational status of a path refers to the usage of the path as part of MPIO path
selection. The value of enable indicates that the path is to be used while disable indicates
that the path is not to be used. It should be noted that setting a path to disable impacts
future I/O, not I/O already in progress. As such, a path can be disabled, but still have
outstanding I/O until such time that all of the I/O that was already in progress completes.
As such, if -s disable is specified for a path and I/O is outstanding on the path, this fact
will be output.
Disabling a path affects path selection at the device driver level. The path_status of the
path is not changed in the device configuration database. The lspath command must be used to
see current operational status of a path.
The second syntax shown above changes one or more path specific attributes associated with a
particular path to a particular device. Note that multiple attributes can be changed in a
single invocation of the chpath command; but all of the attributes must be associated with a
single path. In other words, you cannot change attributes across multiple paths in a single
invocation of the chpath command. To change attributes across multiple paths, separate
invocations of chpath are required; one for each of the paths that are to be changed.
Flags
-a Attribute=Value
Identifies the attribute to change as well as the new value for the attribute. The
Attribute is the name of a path specific attribute. The Value is the value which is to
replace the current value for the Attribute. More than one instance of the -a
Attribute=Value can be specified in order to change more than one attribute.
-h
Displays the command usage message.
-l Name
Specifies the logical device name of the target device for the path(s) affected by the
change. This flag is required in all cases.
-p Parent
Indicates the logical device name of the parent device to use in qualifying the paths to
be changed. This flag is required when changing attributes, but is optional when change
operational status.
-P
Changes the path's characteristics permanently in the ODM object class without actually
changing the path. The change takes affect on the path the next time the path is
unconfigured and then configured (possibly on the next boot).
-w Connection
Indicates the connection information to use in qualifying the paths to be changed. This
flag is optional when changing operational status. When changing attributes, it is
optional if the device has only one path to the indicated parent. If there are multiple
paths from the parent to the device, then this flag is required to identify the specific
path being changed.
-s OpStatus
Indicates the operational status to which the indicated paths should be changed. The
operational status of a path is maintained at the device driver level. It determines if
the path will be considered when performing path selection.The allowable values for this
flag are:
enable
Mark the operational status as enabled for MPIO path selection. A path with this
status will be considered for use when performing path selection. Note that
enabling a path is the only way to recover a path from a failed condition.
disable
Mark the operational status as disabled for MPIO path selection. A path with this
status will not be considered for use when performing path selection.
This flag is required when changing operational status. When used in conjunction with
the -a Attribute=Value flag, a usage error is generated.
Security
Privilege Control: Only the root user and members of the system group have execute access to
this command.
Auditing Events:
Event
Information
DEV_Change
The chpath command line.
Examples
1 To disable the paths between scsi0 and the hdisk1 disk device, enter:
chpath -l hdisk1 -p scsi0 -s disable
The system displays a message similar to one of the following:
paths disabled
or
some paths enabled
The first message indicates that all PATH_AVAILABLE paths from scsi0 to hdisk1 have been
successfully enabled. The second message indicates that only some of the PATH_AVAILABLE
paths from scsi0 to hdisk1 have been successfully disabled.
Files
/usr/sbin/chpath
Contains the chpath command.
Related Information
The lspath command, mkpath command, rmpath command.
