High Availability

Linux

Audience
Public
Product
FlashBlade
FlashArray
Technology Integrations
Linux
Source Type
Documentation

Failover Timers

Parameter Recommended Effect
fast_io_fail_tmo 10 seconds Time to fail I/O after fabric reports link down
dev_loss_tmo 60 seconds Time before device is removed after persistent failure
failback immediate Restore preferred paths as soon as they come back online

Testing Path Failover

echo offline | sudo tee /sys/block/sdb/device/state
sudo multipath -ll
echo running | sudo tee /sys/block/sdb/device/state