The following shows that the 0.4.9-3ubuntu7.6 version of multipath-tools does in fact ignore USB when creating the bindings. Marking as verification-done.
ubuntu@cameron:~$ cat /etc/multipath/bindings
# This file was created by curtin while installing the system.
mpath0 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000080
# End of content generated by curtin.
# Everything below is maintained by multipath subsystem.
mpath1 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000E0
mpath2 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000060
mpath3 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000020
mpath4 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000040
mpath5 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000C0
mpath6 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000A0
mpath7 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000100
mpath8 3200049454505080f
ubuntu@cameron:~$ sudo sed -i '/^mpath8/d' /etc/multipath/bindings
ubuntu@cameron:~$ cat /etc/multipath/bindings
# This file was created by curtin while installing the system.
mpath0 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000080
# End of content generated by curtin.
# Everything below is maintained by multipath subsystem.
mpath1 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000E0
mpath2 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000060
mpath3 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000020
mpath4 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000040
mpath5 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000C0
mpath6 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000A0
mpath7 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000100
ubuntu@cameron:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/multipath-tools stop ; sudo /etc/init.d/multipath-tools start
* Stopping multipath daemon multipathd
...done.
* Starting multipath daemon multipathd
...done.
ubuntu@cameron:~$ cat /etc/multipath/bindings
# This file was created by curtin while installing the system.
mpath0 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000080
# End of content generated by curtin.
# Everything below is maintained by multipath subsystem.
mpath1 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000E0
mpath2 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000060
mpath3 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000020
mpath4 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000040
mpath5 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000C0
mpath6 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000A0
mpath7 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000100
The following shows that the 0.4.9-3ubuntu7.6 version of multipath-tools does in fact ignore USB when creating the bindings. Marking as verification-done.
ubuntu@cameron:~$ cat /etc/multipath/ bindings bindings bindings d/multipath- tools stop ; sudo /etc/init. d/multipath- tools start bindings
# This file was created by curtin while installing the system.
mpath0 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000080
# End of content generated by curtin.
# Everything below is maintained by multipath subsystem.
mpath1 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000E0
mpath2 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000060
mpath3 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000020
mpath4 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000040
mpath5 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000C0
mpath6 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000A0
mpath7 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000100
mpath8 3200049454505080f
ubuntu@cameron:~$ sudo sed -i '/^mpath8/d' /etc/multipath/
ubuntu@cameron:~$ cat /etc/multipath/
# This file was created by curtin while installing the system.
mpath0 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000080
# End of content generated by curtin.
# Everything below is maintained by multipath subsystem.
mpath1 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000E0
mpath2 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000060
mpath3 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000020
mpath4 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000040
mpath5 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000C0
mpath6 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000A0
mpath7 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000100
ubuntu@cameron:~$ sudo /etc/init.
* Stopping multipath daemon multipathd
...done.
* Starting multipath daemon multipathd
...done.
ubuntu@cameron:~$ cat /etc/multipath/
# This file was created by curtin while installing the system.
mpath0 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000080
# End of content generated by curtin.
# Everything below is maintained by multipath subsystem.
mpath1 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000E0
mpath2 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000060
mpath3 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000020
mpath4 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000040
mpath5 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000C0
mpath6 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A600000000A0
mpath7 1IBM IPR-0 5EC2A60000000100