Managing SCSI disk connectivity

In order to effectively manage SCSI disk on an Intel host running Linux, review the review the information in this section.

This section contains the following SCSI disk connectivity detailed information:

• Linux SCSI subsystem overview
  This section provides an overview of SCSI disk connectivity.
• LUN identification for the Linux host system
  This section describes LUN identification for the Linux host system.
• Dynamic SAN fabric reconfiguration
  This section provides four methods that you can use to force the Linux operating system to recognize disk that are added or removed from the fabric.
• LUN detection procedures
  This section describes LUN detection procedures for the Linux host system.
• Linux device naming
  This section provides information to help you understand naming patterns for devices on Linux.
• SCSI disk limitations: Defining the number of disk devices on Linux
  This section provides information to help you understand SCSI disk limitations.
• SCSI disk problem identification and resolution
  This section describes a few problems that might occur on your storage unit when you are using SCSI disks.