HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software - Manual (Page 231)

3. Creating an HDLM Environment
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3.13 Setting Up VxVM
When you are using VxVM, VxVM accesses an LU by using an HDLM device.
VxVM will automatically recognize HDLM devices. Perform setup as you would for
any other device, by following the VxVM documentation.
3.13.1 Creating a Disk Group
This subsection mainly describes the preparations for registering the HDLM device in
the VxVM disk group.
To register the HDLM device in the VxVM disk group, you must remove non-HDLM
devices from VxVM. If you have not yet removed non-HDLM devices, first remove
them as described in (2) Removing Devices from VxVM on a Controller Basis or
(3) Removing Devices From VxVM on a Path Basis in 3.13.3 Removing Devices from
VxVM, and then perform the following procedure:
To register an HDLM device:
1.
Make sure that VxVM recognizes HDLM devices.
Execute the following commands sequentially to check whether VxVM
recognizes HDLM devices.
• The
dlnkmgr
command's
view -path
operation
Check the HDLM devices that must be recognized by VxVM. The following
shows an example of executing the command: