---
name: "ocf_heartbeat_LinuxSCSI"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "resource-agents"
version: "1:4.16.0-3+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ocf_heartbeat_LinuxSCSI"
---

# ocf\_heartbeat\_LinuxSCSI(7)

Enables and disables SCSI devices through the kernel SCSI hot-plug subsystem (deprecated)

## NAME

ocf\_heartbeat\_LinuxSCSI - Enables and disables SCSI devices through the kernel SCSI hot-plug subsystem (deprecated)

## SYNOPSIS

**LinuxSCSI** \[start \| stop \| status \| monitor \| meta-data \| validate-all\]

## DESCRIPTION

Deprecation warning: This agent makes use of Linux SCSI hot-plug functionality which has been superseded by SCSI reservations. It is deprecated and may be removed from a future release. See the scsi2reservation and sfex agents for alternatives. -- This is a resource agent for LinuxSCSI. It manages the availability of a SCSI device from the point of view of the linux kernel. It make Linux believe the device has gone away, and it can make it come back again.

## SUPPORTED PARAMETERS

**scsi**

The SCSI instance to be managed.

(required, string, no default)

**ignore\_deprecation**

If set to true, suppresses the deprecation warning for this agent.

(optional, boolean, default false)

## SUPPORTED ACTIONS

This resource agent supports the following actions (operations):

**start**

Starts the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

**stop**

Stops the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

**methods**

Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

**status**

Performs a status check. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s. Suggested interval: 10s.

**monitor**

Performs a detailed status check. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s. Suggested interval: 10s.

**meta-data**

Retrieves resource agent metadata (internal use only). Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

**validate-all**

Performs a validation of the resource configuration. Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

## EXAMPLE CRM SHELL

The following is an example configuration for a LinuxSCSI resource using the [**crm**(8)](/crm/8.md) shell:

```
primitive p_LinuxSCSI ocf:heartbeat:LinuxSCSI \
  params \
    scsi=string \
  op monitor depth="0" timeout="20s" interval="10s"
```

## EXAMPLE PCS

The following is an example configuration for a LinuxSCSI resource using [**pcs**(8)](/pcs/8.md)

```
pcs resource create p_LinuxSCSI ocf:heartbeat:LinuxSCSI \
  scsi=string \
  op monitor OCF_CHECK_LEVEL="0" timeout="20s" interval="10s"
```

## SEE ALSO

**http://clusterlabs.org/**

## AUTHOR

**ClusterLabs contributors (see the resource agent source for information about individual authors)**