HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Change the specification for root contained in the configuration that you

copied in step 5.

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When GRUB is used as the boot loader:
Add root=SCSI-device to the kernel line.

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title Red Hat Enterprise Linux (2.6.18-194.el5)

root (hd0,0)

kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.el5 ro option

ramdisk_size=18958 root=/dev/sda2 option

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When LILO or ELILO is used as the boot loader:
Add root=SCSI-device as the last line of the configuration.

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For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, check hdlm_dracut defined in the /etc/
opt/DynamicLinkManager/hdlm.conf file.
If hdlm_dracut=y is written, change it to hdlm_dracut=n.
If hdlm_dracut=y is not written, go to step 9.

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Specify the initial RAM disk image file for the SCSI device, for initrd

contained in the boot loader configuration file.
Change the initrd specification in the configuration that you copied in

step 5. If you are using a Xen kernel, change the initrd file name

specified in module to the initial RAM disk image file for the SCSI device.

For details on Xen kernels, see

Table 3-47 Xen Hypervisor Operating

Environments Supported by HDLM on page 3-67

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If any options have been specified to suit the user environment, take care

not to delete those options.
Create the initial RAM disk image file for the SCSI device according to the
mkinitrd or dracut command documentation for the OS.

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In the boot loader configuration file, edit the settings to be used during a

boot.

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When GRUB is the boot loader
Change the default number so that a boot can be performed using

the configuration copied in step 5.

default=2

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When LILO or ELILO is used as the boot loader:
Specify label for default.

default=sd-HDLM_194.EL

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If LILO is being used as the boot loader, execute the /sbin/lilo

command to have the changes take effect.

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Shut down the host.
Execute the following command to shut down the host:

# shutdown -h now

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Change the configuration from a multi-path configuration to a single-path

configuration.

Creating an HDLM Environment

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