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3

.

Update the kernel package or apply the OS update package.

4

.

Install HDLM.
For details on HDLM installation, see

Installing HDLM for Managing Boot

Disks on page 3-132

.

When you install HDLM, replace step 10 in

Settings for Using a Logical

Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk on page 3-155

with

the following:

¢

To install HDLM, see

Performing a New Installation of HDLM on page

3-100

perform steps 2 to 10, 12, and 13 to create an HDLM device.

In steps 12 to 27 that follow, you will edit the configuration file to

change the definition so that the OS starts with HDLM specified.

Also, replace step 10 in

Performing a New Installation of HDLM on page

3-100

with the following:

¢

Copy the files acquired from before HDLM was removed

(.dlmfdrv.conf and .dlmfdrv.unconf) into the directory /etc/opt/
DynamicLinkManager.
Go to step 13 to reboot the host.

When using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

When using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, you

can update kernel packages or apply OS update packages while HDLM is

installed.

When you are not using the HDLM device as a boot disk

To update a kernel package or apply an OS update package when an

HDLM device is not used as the boot disk:

1

.

Perform the procedure in

Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-

installation of HDLM on page 3-105

.

2

.

Update the kernel package or apply the OS update package.

3

.

Execute the dlmupdatesysinit utility for updating system scripts.
For details about this utility, see

dlmupdatesysinit Utility for Updating

System Scripts on page 7-41

.

4

.

Restart the host.

When you are using the HDLM device as a boot disk

To update a kernel package or apply an OS update package when an

HDLM device is used as the boot disk:

1

.

Perform the procedure in

Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-

installation of HDLM on page 3-105

.

2

.

Edit the configuration file by changing the OS startup definition so that

the OS will start with a SCSI device specified.
Perform step 1 to 16 in

Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where an

HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot Disk on page 3-147

.

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