HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual

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Release : xx

:

If HDLM Version is x.x.x.x.xxx, the installed version of HDLM is correct.

x.x.x.x.xxx indicates the HDLM version that was installed.

8

.

If IP-SAN is used for the connection between the host and the storage

system, change iscsi_boot=n, written in the /etc/opt/
DynamicLinkManager/hdlm.conf file, to iscsi_boot=y.

9

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If you want to set the HDLM driver options, run the dlmsetopt utility.
For details on this utility, see

dlmsetopt Utility for Setting HDLM Driver

Options on page 7-37

.

If you performed this step, go to step 12.

10

.

When you want to install HDLM without restarting the host, go to step 11.

When you want to install HDLM with restarting the host, then go to step

12.

11

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Execute the dlmstart utility for starting HDLM.
For details, see

dlmstart Utility for Starting HDLM on page 7-40

.

12

.

Add /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin in the environment variable PATH in

the environment setup file for the shell used by the root user.
Add the following code to the PATH environment variable in the

environment settings file for the root user. This makes executing the

HDLM commands and HDLM utilities easier.

When the BourneAgain shell or Korn shell is used:

PATH=$PATH:/opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin ; export PATH

When the C shell is used:

set path= ( $path /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin )

If the PATH environment variable is not set, specify an absolute path to

execute commands and utilities.
If you have performed steps 11, go to step 14.

13

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Restart the host.
Execute the following command to restart the host:

# shutdown -r now

A path will be established in the HDLM device and the HDLM manager will

start.

14

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If you have edited the /etc/fstab file as described in

Operations

Required for Devices to Be Managed by HDLM on page 3-96

in

Preparations for a New Installation of HDLM on page 3-96

, add the line

show below to change the setting from a SCSI device specification to an

HDLM device specification.
The Linux functionality that adds LABEL= to a SCSI device is not

supported in HDLM. Do not use this functionality.
An example of how to edit the /etc/fstab file is shown in the following

figure:

Creating an HDLM Environment

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