Specifications

Administration Guide
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pbind.pl Script
The!pbind.pl!script!is!located!in!the!/usr/sbin!directory.!As!root,!type!pbind.pl! to!
see!the!list!of!options!for!this!command.
Examples Using the pbind.pl Script
This!example!adds!bindings!for!all!QLogic!2200!hosts.
pbind.pl -a /proc/scsi/qla2200/
This!example!adds!binding!for!QLogic!2200!host!2.
pbind.pl -a /proc/scsi/qla2200/2
Using Multipathing in ESX Server
ESX!Server!2.5!includes!multipathing!support!to!maintain!a!constant!connection!
between!the!server!machine!and!the!storage!device!in!case!of!the!failure!of!a!HBA,!
switch,!storage!controller!(or!storage!processor;!abbreviated!as!SP!in!the!following!
diagram),!or!a!Fibre!Channel!cable.!Unlike!previous!versions!of!ESX!Server,
!this!version!
of!multipathing!support!does!not!require!specific!failover!drivers.
Table 9-1. pbind.pl options
pbind.pl Option Description
pbind.pl -A
Persists!bindings!for!all!adapters.
pbind.pl -D
Deletes!bindings!for!all!adapters.
pbind.pl -a <path>
Adds!bindings!for!all!adapters!specified!in!<path>.
pbind.pl -d <path>
Deletes!bindings!for!all!adapters!specified!in!<path>.
pbind.pl -r
Shows!you!the!result!without!making!any!change.
pbind.pl -s
Displays!supported!adapters!and!their!paths.
pbind.pl -q
Quiet!mode;!suppresses!normal!status!output.
NOTE Typing!a!wildcard!character,!for!example,!pbind.pl -a /proc/scsi/qla2200/*!is!
invalid.