
Chapter 4. The DM-Multipath Configuration File
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4.3. Configuration File Defaults
The /etc/multipath.conf configuration file includes a defaults section that sets the
user_friendly_names parameter to yes, as follows.
defaults {
user_friendly_names yes
}
This overwrites the default value of the user_friendly_names parameter.
The configuration file includes a template of configuration defaults. This section is commented out, as
follows.
#defaults {
# udev_dir /dev
# polling_interval 10
# selector "round-robin 0"
# path_grouping_policy multibus
# getuid_callout "/sbin/scsi_id -g -u -s /block/%n"
# prio_callout /bin/true
# path_checker readsector0
# rr_min_io 100
# max_fds 8192
# rr_weight priorities
# failback immediate
# no_path_retry fail
# user_friendly_names yes
#}
To overwrite the default value for any of the configuration parameters, you can copy the relevant
line from this template into the defaults section and uncomment it. For example, to overwrite
the path_grouping_policy parameter so that it is multibus rather than the default value
of failover, copy the appropriate line from the template to the initial defaults section of the
configuration file, and uncomment it, as follows.
defaults {
user_friendly_names yes
path_grouping_policy multibus
}
Table 4.1, “Multipath Configuration Defaults” describes the attributes that are set in the defaults
section of the multipath.conf configuration file. These values are used by DM-Multipath unless
they are overwritten by the attributes specified in the devices and multipaths sections of the
multipath.conf file.
Table 4.1. Multipath Configuration Defaults
Attribute Description
udev_dir Specifies the directory where udev device nodes are created. The
default value is /udev.
verbosity (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 and later) Specifies the verbosity
level of the command. It can be overridden by the -v command
line option. The default value is 2.
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