RHEL 7 DM Multipath ignores "user_friendly_names" and lists paths using WWID
Issue
- Why does DM Multipath lists paths with WWID when "user_friendly_names" enabled in multipath.conf?
- RHEL 7 system configured to use default multipath configuration for NETAPP storage with user friendly names enabled however multipath lists paths with WWID:
# cat /etc/multipath.conf:
defaults {
user_friendly_names yes
}
# multipath -ll
360060e80164c240000014c24000023c3 dm-0 NETAPP ,LUN C-Mode
size=1.0T features='1 retain_attached_hw_handler' hwhandler='1 alua' wp=rw
`-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=10 status=active
|- 0:0:0:1 sdb 8:16 active ready running
|- 1:0:0:1 sdf 8:80 active ready running
|- 0:0:1:1 sdd 8:48 active ready running
- Cisco UCS blade, multipath volumes are only identified by wwid, rather than the
user_friendly_names. Multipath bindings file is not being populated. Config looks correct. Need advice on how to resolve multiapth lun naming.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 7
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