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NAME

       mpathpersist - Manages SCSI persistent reservations on dm multipath devices.

SYNOPSIS

       mpathpersist [OPTIONS] device

DESCRIPTION

       This  utility  is  used  to manage SCSI persistent reservations on Device Mapper Multipath
       devices. To be able to use this  functionality,  the  reservation_key  attribute  must  be
       defined  in  the  /etc/multipath.conf file. Otherwise the multipathd daemon will not check
       for persistent reservation for newly discovered paths or reinstated paths.

       mpathpersist supports the same command-line options as the  sg_persist  utility.   Consult
       the sg_persist (8) manual page for an in-depth discussion of the various options.

OPTIONS

       -verbose|-v level
              Verbosity:

              0    Critical messages.

              1    Error messages.

              2    Warning messages.

              3    Informational messages.

              4    Informational messages with trace enabled.

       --device=DEVICE|-d DEVICE
              Query or change DEVICE.

       --batch-file=DEVICE|-f FILE
              Read  commands from FILE. See section "BATCH FILES" below. This option can be given
              at most once.

       --help|-h
              Output this usage message.

       --hex|-H
              Output response in hex.

       --in|-i
              Request PR In command.

       --out|-o
              Request PR Out command.

       --param-alltgpt|-Y
              PR Out parameter 'ALL_TG_PT'.

       --param-aptpl|-Z
              PR Out parameter 'APTPL'.

       --read-keys|-k
              PR In: Read Keys.

       --param-rk=RK|-K RK
              PR Out parameter reservation key (RK is in hex, up to 8 bytes).

       --param-sark=SARK|-S SARK
              PR Out parameter service action reservation key (SARK is in hex).

       --preempt|-P
              PR Out: Preempt.

       --clear|-C
              PR Out: Clear registrations.

       --preempt-abort|-A
              PR Out: Preempt and Abort.

       --prout-type=TYPE|-T TYPE
              PR Out command type.

       --read-full-status|-s
              PR In: Read Full Status.

       --read-keys|-k
              PR In: Read Keys.

       --read-reservation|-r
              PR In: Read Reservation.

       --register|-G
              PR Out: Register.

       --register-ignore|-I
              PR Out: Register and Ignore.

       --release|-L
              PR Out: Release.

       --report-capabilities|-c
              PR In: Report Capabilities.

       --reserve|-R
              PR Out: Reserve.

       --transport-id=TIDS|-X TIDS
              TransportIDs can be mentioned in several forms.

       --alloc-length=LEN|-l LEN
              PR In: maximum allocation length. LEN is a decimal number between 0 and 8192.

EXAMPLE

       Register the key "123abc" for the /dev/mapper/mpath9 device:
              mpathpersist --out --register --param-sark=123abc /dev/mapper/mpath9

       Read registered reservation keys for the /dev/mapper/mpath9 device:
              mpathpersist -i -k /dev/mapper/mpath9

       Create a reservation for the /dev/mapper/mpath9 device with the given reservation key:
              mpathpersist --out --reserve --param-rk=123abc --prout-type=8 -d /dev/mapper/mpath9

       Read the reservation status of the /dev/mapper/mpath9 device:
              mpathpersist -i -s -d /dev/mapper/mpath9

       Release the previously created reservation (note that the prout-type needs to be the  same
       as above):
              mpathpersist --out --release --param-rk=123abc --prout-type=8 -d /dev/mapper/mpath9

       Remove the current key registered for this host (i.e. reset it to 0):
              mpathpersist --out --register-ignore -K 123abc -S 0 /dev/mapper/mpath9

       Remove current reservation, and unregister all registered keys from all I_T nexuses:
              mpathpersist -oCK 123abc /dev/mapper/mpath9

BATCH FILES

       The  option --batch-file (-f) sets an input file to be processed by mpathpersist. Grouping
       commands  in  batch  files  can  provide  a  speed  improvement  in  particular  on  large
       installments,  because mpathpersist needs to scan existing paths and maps only once during
       startup.

       The input file is a text file that is parsed line by line.  Every  line  of  the  file  is
       interpreted  as  a  command  line  (i.e. list of options and parameters) for mpathpersist.
       Options and parameters are separated by one or more whitespace characters (space or  TAB).
       Lines  can,  but  do  not have to, begin with the word "mpathpersist".  The "#" character,
       either at the beginning of the line or following some whitespace, denotes the start  of  a
       comment  that  lasts  until  the end of the line. Empty lines are allowed. Continuation of
       mpathpersist commands over multiple lines is not supported.

       All options listed in this man page, except -f and -v, are allowed in  batch  files.  Both
       short  and  long option formats may be used.  Using the -f option inside the batch file is
       an error. The -v option is ignored in batch files.

       The multipath map on which to act must be specified on every input line, e.g. using the -d
       option.   Commands acting on different multipath maps may be combined in a batch file, and
       multiple commands may act on the same multipath map. Commands are executed one by one,  so
       that commands further down in the file see status changes caused by previous commands.  If
       mpathpersist encounters an error while processing a line in the  batch  file,  batch  file
       processing  is  not aborted; subsequent commands are executed nonetheless. The exit status
       of mpathpersist is the status of the first failed command, or 0 if all commands succeeded.

       If other options and parameters are used along with -f on the mpathpersist  command  line,
       the command line will be executed first, followed by the commands from the batch file.

       Below is an example of a valid batch input file.

              # This is an mpathpersist input file.
              # Short and long forms of the same command
              -i -k /dev/dm-1 # short form, this comment is ignored
              mpathpersist --in --read-keys --device=/dev/dm-1

              # Mixing of long and short options, variable white space
                --out  --register    -S  abcde     /dev/dm-1

              # Mixing of commands for different maps
              -ir /dev/dm-0
              -ir /dev/dm-1

              mpathpersist --out --param-rk abcde --reserve --prout-type 5 /dev/dm-1
              # This should now show a reservation
              -ir /dev/dm-1
              -oCK abcde /dev/dm-1
              --in --read-reservation /dev/dm-1

SEE ALSO

       multipath(8), multipathd(8), sg_persist(8).

AUTHORS

       multipath-tools  was  developed by Christophe Varoqui <christophe.varoqui@opensvc.com> and
       others.