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Oracle VM: Configure More Than 255 LUN (Logical Unit) From FibreChannel (FC) Storage (Doc ID 2405190.1)

Last updated on MARCH 01, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle VM - Version 3.4.1 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Goal

Attach more than 255 LUNs (the default maximum) from a FibreChannel storage array.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 1) Tune native multipath configuration
 2) Change SCSI-handler module limit
 3) Add more LUN capacity to the LPFC module:
 4) Edit the file /boot/grub2/grub.cfg to reference the newly-created initramfs:
 
5) Reboot server and verify increased LUN support:
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