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If you are using Xen, set up Xen to use HDLM devices in domainU. If you

are using KVM, register HDLM devices into the hardware configuration

file.
For details on operating environments for the virtual environments

supported by HDLM, see

Virtual Environments Supported by HDLM on

page 3-67

. For details on how to set up a virtual environment, see

Settings for Xen on page 3-175

or

Settings for KVM on page 3-177

.

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Specify the settings required for operations in a cluster configuration.
For a cluster configuration, change the logical device file names of SCSI

devices specified in the cluster to logical device file names of HDLM

devices.
For details on setting the cluster software, see

Settings for Heartbeat on

page 3-178

,

Settings for Oracle RAC on page 3-178

,

Settings for the

RHCM on page 3-181

, or

Settings for VCS on page 3-183

.

Performing an Upgrade Installation of HDLM

The following is the procedure for an upgrade installation. The preparations

before installing HDLM are required. For details about the preparations before

installing HDLM, see

Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-

installation of HDLM on page 3-84

.

A license key is required if you perform an upgrade installation of HDLM from

a version earlier than 5.4 or if you install HDLM 5.4 or a later version after

the valid license period has expired.

To perform an upgrade installation of HDLM:

1

.

Log on to Linux as the root user.

2

.

Prepare the license key.
Use either of the following methods to store the license key file in the

specified directories:

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Store the license key file (*.plk) in the /var/tmp directory, under the

name hdlm_license.

/var/tmp/hdlm_license

¢

Execute the following commands to create the license key file

(dlm.lic_key) in the /etc/opt/DynamicLinkManager directory.
If the /etc/opt/DynamicLinkManager directory does not exist, use

the mkdir command to create the directory.

# mkdir /etc/opt/DynamicLinkManager

# echo "license-key" > /etc/opt/DynamicLinkManager/dlm.lic_key

3

.

Insert the DVD-ROM and mount it.
If the DVD-ROM was not automatically mounted, execute the mount

command to mount the DVD-ROM to the fixed mount point.

Creating an HDLM Environment

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