Multipath Error "DM multipath kernel driver not loaded"
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Situation
ERROR: DM multipath kernel driver not loaded
Resolution
The boot.multipath and multipathd services must be running. To enable these services and check the multipath output, proceed as follows.
- Run
chkconfig boot.multipath on
- Run
chkconfig multipathd on
- Reboot the server, or start the services manually:
- To manually start boot.multipath, run
/etc/init.d/boot.multipath start
- To manually start multipathd, run
/etc/init.d/multipathd start
- To manually start boot.multipath, run
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
- Run
systemctl enable multipathd.service
- Reboot the server, or start the services manually:
- To manually start, run
systemctl start multipathd.service
- To manually start, run
Additional steps may be required to fully configure Multipath I/O (MPIO). Please review all documented configuration requirements.
SLES10 MPIO Documentation
SLES11 MPIO Documentation
SLES12 MPIO Documentation
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- Document ID:3003090
- Creation Date: 15-Sep-2006
- Modified Date:19-Feb-2021
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