Description of problem: We have this line in defaults section of multipathd default configuration; ====== selector "round-robin 0" ====== But, in device sections, we are using this one: ====== path_selector "round-robin 0" ====== Base on my assumption, they are the same, but they might confuse our customer. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.3 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. service multipathd start 2. multipathd -k'show config' 3. Check the selector in defaults section and path_selector in devices section. Actual results: multipathd are providing different name for path_selector in configuration. Expected results: multipathd using the same name of it. For back compatibility, we may still support selector keyword. Additional info:
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Both "selector" and "path_selector" will now work.
"show config" output of multipathd are providing "path_selector" now in device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-48.el5 "selector" keyword are still functionally. RHEL 5 only has 1 selector - "round-robin 0", no future test needed. VERIFY.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0166.html