5 about creating a new hdlm device – HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual

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4. HDLM Operation

383

If the SCSI device name mapped with the path to the relevant HDLM device is

represented with a hyphen (

-

), in the execution result, this means that the path was

in disconnected status.

2.

Connect the cable.
If the cable is broken, replace it.
When the restart of the host is possible, go to step 3. When the restart of the host

is not possible, go to step 4.

3.

Restart the host.
The SCSI device is recreated, and the status changes to online. Go to step 6.

4.

Create the SCSI device for the path to be restored.
You must execute the command for adding a device, shown in Table 4-4: Add

SCSI Devices: Add SCSI Devices, to manually create the SCSI device.

5.

Wait until the automatic failback function starts, or execute the dlnkmgr

command (

dlnkmgr online -pathid

AutoPATH_ID).

The following is an example of executing the HDLM command:


# /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr online -pathid

AutoPATH_ID

The relevant path is placed online.

6.

Execute the

dlmcfgmgr

utility (

dlmcfgmgr -v

) to check if the path to the

relevant HDLM device is restored.
The following is an example of executing the

dlmcfgmgr

utility:


# /sbin/dlmcfgmgr -v

4.6.5 About Creating a New HDLM Device

While restarting the host, HDLM may detect a new path. The HDLM device to be

allocated depends on whether the SCSI device for the detected path is already

registered or a new SCSI device is registered. This section describes a situation where

the HDLM device that is to be allocated to the newly detected path is already registered

and a situation where a new HDLM device is created.
If the SCSI device of the new path that HDLM detected is already registered, the

HDLM device mapped with the path already registered is allocated. For example, if

the path between the host and an LU of the storage system already exists and a new

path is added, the HDLM device that already exists is allocated to the path.

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