What is the difference between "no_path_retry fail" and flush_on_last_del config settings for dm-multipath?

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Issue

  • How is "no_path_retry fail" different to flush_on_last_del?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL); including

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL5)
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6)
  • device-mapper-multipath

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