HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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The trace files for which the number of files can be set are hdlmtrn.log

(n indicates a file number from 1 to 64).

-pchk {on [-intvl checking-interval]|off}

Enables or disables path health checking.
on: Enabled
off: Disabled
Path health checking checks all online paths.
For a standby host, or a host connected to the Thunder 9500V series, or

Hitachi AMS/WMS series storage system, we recommend that you

activate path health checking so that you can detect errors in paths

where I/Os operations do not occur.
When you specify on, specify the checking interval of path health

checking by specifying the parameter immediately following on. If you do

not specify a checking interval, path health checking is executed in the

following interval:

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When the checking interval has not been specified before:
Every 30 minutes (default setting)

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When the checking interval has been specified before:
The previously specified interval

The explanation for the following sub-parameter describes how to specify

the checking interval.

-intvl checking-interval

Specify the checking interval between path health checks. Specify a

value from 1 to 1440 minutes depending on the user environment.

When you change the checking interval, the new setting takes effect

immediately. When the checking interval is shortened and the

checking interval after the change (from the end of the previous path

health check) has already elapsed, the path health check will start

over.
The path health check interval setting remains stored in the system

even if you disable the function by changing the path health checking

to off. Therefore, when you re-enable path health checking and do

not change the interval, the path health interval stored in the system

is used.

-afb {on [-intvl checking-interval]|off}

Enables or disables automatic failbacks.
on: Enabled
off: Disabled
Enabling automatic failbacks might automatically place paths online that

were intentionally placed offline (for example, paths placed offline for

maintenance work).
If you want to prevent such paths from automatically being placed online,

disable this function. When intermittent errors occur in paths or storage

systems, statuses of paths alternates between the online and offline

status frequently, thus decreasing I/O performance.

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