Patches

P1447 - Support for 'multipath' in RedHat RHEL6 and SuSe SLES 11

Oct 03, 2013
Patch for BMC Performance Manager Express for Hardware - Version(s) 2.7.13,2.7.17,2.7.26,2.7.28

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Patch content

Connector for servers running Linux and using Linux's inbuilt multipathing technology.

Should you install this patch?

Install this patch if you are running a recent version of Linux (RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 a.k.a. RHEL6, SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 a.k.a. SLES 11 SP2, etc.) and need to monitor the status of a multipathing setup (typically a server with one or several LUNs mounted through an HBA).

This patch replaces P1396.

What does it fix?

Adds support for the new output format used by the latest version of the multipath utility.

How to install the patch?

Copy the following file to %RSM_HOME%\RSMxx\SEN_HW\hdf_2x\ on each RSM:

  • MS_HW_LinuxMultipath.hdf
No further actions are required. The new component monitoring will be added at the next discovery.