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5.5. Adding multipathd to the Boot Sequence

Use either of the methods in this section to add multipath I/O services ( multipathd) to the boot sequence.

5.5.1. YaST

  1. In YaST, click System > System Services (Runlevel) > Simple Mode.

  2. Select multipathd, then click Enable.

  3. Click OK to acknowledge the service startup message.

  4. Click Finish, then click Yes.

    The changes do not take affect until the server is restarted.

5.5.2. Command Line

  1. Open a terminal console, then log in as the root user or equivalent.

  2. At the terminal console prompt, enter

    insserv boot.multipath multipathd
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