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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/geom/class/multipath/gmultipath.8')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/multipath/gmultipath.8 b/sbin/geom/class/multipath/gmultipath.8 index 94713a7bdeb3..f6e286a43c72 100644 --- a/sbin/geom/class/multipath/gmultipath.8 +++ b/sbin/geom/class/multipath/gmultipath.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd July 18, 2015 +.Dd September 8, 2016 .Dt GMULTIPATH 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -255,12 +255,11 @@ When this occurs, that path is marked FAIL, the next path in a list is selected as active and the failed I/O reissued. In Active/Active mode all paths not marked FAIL may handle I/O at the same time. Requests are distributed between paths to equalize load. -For capable devices it allows to utilize the bandwidth of all paths. +For capable devices it allows the utilisation of the bandwidth available on all paths. In Active/Read mode all paths not marked FAIL may handle reads at the same time, but unlike in Active/Active mode only one path handles write requests at any -point in time. -It allows to closer follow the original write request order if the layer above -needs it for data consistency (not waiting for requisite write completion +point in time; closely following the original write request order if the layer +above needs it for data consistency (not waiting for requisite write completion before sending dependent write). .Pp When new devices are added to the system the @@ -368,6 +367,11 @@ geom_multipath_load="YES" .Xr mount 8 , .Xr newfs 8 , .Xr sysctl 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +utility first appeared in +.Fx 7.0 .Sh AUTHORS .An Matthew Jacob Aq Mt mjacob@FreeBSD.org .An Alexander Motin Aq Mt mav@FreeBSD.org |