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c. Click Configure > Configure Multipath > Yes > Yes.

d. Select the DM devices to create installation partitions.

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• For SLES10 operating systems, select SAN devices for installation partitions.

4. While creating the installation partitions, select either of the following options:

• If you intend to use the “user_friendly_names” with device mapper multipath devices

select “by-label” fstab option.

• If you do not intend to use the “user_friendly_names” with device mapper multipath

devices, select “by device-id” fstab option.

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5. Complete the installation and reboot.

6. Ensure that the latest supported Device mapper multipath tools package is installed.

7. If you have chosen to mount the installation partitions by device-id, ensure that you set the

"user_friendly_names" to "no" in /etc/multipath.conf file.

8. For boot volumes mounted using “by-id” fstab options, configured on Smart Array Controllers,

perform the following steps, else go to Step 9