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How to configure Oracle Linux 7 with Broadcom/Emulex HBA to detect more than 256 LUNs (Doc ID 2492561.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Linux x86-64
Linux ARM 64-bit

Goal

An Oracle Linux 7 server is connected to remote SAN storage via Broadcom/Emulex Fiber Channel (FC) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs).
Having added additional storage LUNs, the Oracle Linux 7 server is unable to detect any more than 256 devices.
This article describes how to configure Oracle Linux 7 to detect more than 256 storage LUNs.

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