WORK IN PROGRESS - the more rocks I overturn, the more data I find that I am missing :-( I'm gathering information from a number of sources and I have not found a source that covers this entire topic. You can find additional information elsewhere, if you need more detailed info. I anticipate this post will contain quite a bit of data at some point. This... is an example of the multipath device you would see from Red Hat. Notice it is similar to your standard WWN, but not absolutely the same. # multipath -ll -v2 | tail -5 360060e800571c900000071c9000005f7 dm-5 HITACHI,OPEN-V size=200G features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='0' wp=rw `-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=1 status=active |- 5:0:0:0 sdb 8:16 active ready running `- 6:0:0:0 sdh 8:112 active ready running Let's break this down. 36 0060e8 00 5 71c9 00 000071c9000005f7 36 - Vendor Code (For some reason this is NOT 50, as expected) 0060e8 - HDS OUI 00 5 - Front End Port ...
Linux: The whole world made it for you... This blog is a collection of things I come across either at home or at work as a Linux Administrator. I have worked as an Admin working with Solaris, SAN, Backups and Linux at the Enterprise level for over 16 years.