Hello, community members!
Today I’m going to share with you how to how to configure the Multipath as HyperMetro service on FusionCompute.
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Enable Multipath
On the FusionCompute, you need to check whether DM-Multipath is installed according to the following steps:
1. Software Installation
Run the following command on the operating system to check whether DM-Multipath is installed.
rpm -qa | grep multipath
If the following is displayed, the software has been installed.
Figure 1 DM-Multipath has been installed

If the above components are not available, find the corresponding software package on the operating system installation CD, and then run the command rpm -vih package name to install it.
2. The configuration service starts with the host
For FusionCompute 6.3.0 \ 6.3.1 \ 6.5.0, use the following command to check whether the service starts with the host.
Figure 2 Checking whether the service starts with the host

If the status displayed is not "enabled", use the following command to modify its status.
systemctl enable multipathd.service
3. Configure multipath files
You need to modify the /etc/multipath.conf configuration file to add information about Huawei storage systems to the file.
4. Start the multipath service
For FusionCompute 6.3.0 \ 6.3.1 \ 6.5.0, use the following commands to start and view the multipath service.
path checkers start up
Figure 3 Starting and viewing the multipath service

You need to confirm that the service status is active (running).
Configure Multipath
For FusionCompute 6.3.0 \ 6.3.1 \ 6.5.0, edit the multipath configuration file (/etc/multipath.conf), and add the following content:
Figure 4 Configuring multipathing

That's all for today. I hope it will be helpful to all of you!
If you have any other comments or want to know more, please leave a message below to let me know.


