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Dynamic Multi-Pathing (DMP) can provide end-to-end storage visibility across both the VIOS and LPAR.
Using DMP in the VIOS enables:
Centralized multi-pathing functionality
Enables active/passive array high performance failover
Centralized storage path management
Fast proactive failover
Event notification
Using DMP in the LPAR provides:
Multi-pathing functionality for the operating system devices configured in the LPAR
DMP metadevices (also known as DMP nodes) to represent all the device paths to the same physical LUN
Support for enclosure-based naming
Support for standard array types
For more information on DMP features, see the Dynamic Multi-Pathing Administrator's Guide.
