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to a SCSI Device (An Environment that Uses the md Device's RAID

Functionality) on page 3-217

, carry out the procedure below.

To remove HDLM, carry out the steps before the removal.

Figure 3-25 Device Configuration When an md Device on an HDLM Device

Is Moved to a SCSI Device (An Environment that Uses the md Device's

RAID Functionality)

To migrate /dev/md0:

1

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Stop the host and change the multi-path configuration to a single-path

configuration.

2

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Start the host.

3

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Stop all applications that are using the existing md device.

4

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If necessary, back up the application data residing on the md device.

5

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If file systems have been mounted on the md device, unmount them.

6

.

Check the status of the md device.
Execute the following command to check the configuration of the md

device:

# cat /proc/mdstat

Personalities : [raid1]

md0 : active raid1 sddlmaa1[0] sddlmab1[1]

5238528 blocks [2/2] [UU]

unused devices: <none>

Make sure that md0 : active and the HDLM devices are displayed:

7

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Execute the following command to deactivate the md device:

# mdadm -Ss /dev/md0

8

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Make sure that the md device has been deactivated.
In the following example, RAID1 (mirroring) is used for the md device:

# cat /proc/mdstat

Personalities : [raid1]

Creating an HDLM Environment

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