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Chapter
2. HDLM Functions
This chapter describes the various functions that are built into HDLM. Before the
function specifications are explained though, this chapter will go into detail about the
HDLM management targets, system configuration, and basic terms that are necessary
to know to effectively operate HDLM. After that, the rest of the chapter focuses on
describing all the HDLM functions, including the main ones: load distribution across
paths and path switching.
2.1 Devices Managed by HDLM
2.2 System Configuration
2.3 LU Configuration
2.4 Program Configuration
2.5 Driver Levels of the HDLM and MPIO Drivers
2.6 Distributing a Load Using Load Balancing
2.7 Performing Failovers and Failbacks Using Path Switching
2.8 Monitoring Intermittent Errors (Functionality When Automatic Failback Is
Used)
2.9 Detecting Errors by Using Path Health Checking
2.10 Dynamic Re-configuration
2.11 Error Management
2.12 Collecting Audit Log Data
2.13 Integrated HDLM management using Global Link Manager
2.14 Cluster Support