replacement_timeout
replacement_timeout
controls how long the iSCSI layer should wait for a timed-out path/session to reestablish itself before failing any commands on it. The default replacement_timeout
value is 120 seconds.
replacement_timeout
, open /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
and edit the following line:
node.session.timeo.replacement_timeout = [replacement_timeout]
1 queue_if_no_path
option in /etc/multipath.conf
sets iSCSI timers to immediately defer commands to the multipath layer (refer to Section 21.16.2, “iSCSI Settings With dm-multipath
”). This setting prevents I/O errors from propagating to the application; because of this, you can set replacement_timeout
to 15-20 seconds.
replacement_timeout
, I/O is quickly sent to a new path and executed (in the event of a NOP-Out timeout) while the iSCSI layer attempts to re-establish the failed path/session. If all paths time out, then the multipath and device mapper layer will internally queue I/O based on the settings in /etc/multipath.conf
instead of /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
.
replacement_timeout
will depend on other factors. These factors include the network, target, and system workload. As such, it is recommended that you thoroughly test any new configurations to replacements_timeout
before applying it to a mission-critical system.