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/dev/sddlmaa6 on /usr type ext2 (rw)
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
Check the underlined section.
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If Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10, or SUSE
LINUX Enterprise Server 11 is used, make sure that the HDLM device is
allocated to the swap partition.
Make sure that the HDLM device name is displayed in the Filename
column of the /proc/swaps file.
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where an HDLM Device Is
Used as a Boot Disk
This subsection explains how to perform an upgrade installation of HDLM and
specify environment settings in a multi-path configuration boot disk
environment using the HDLM device.
Note that if settings are incorrect, the OS might not start. For details about
what action to take if the OS cannot be started from an HDLM device, see
Countermeasures for Unsuccessful Startup of the OS from an HDLM Device on
page 3-150 .
The name of the boot loader configuration file used in these procedures
differs depending on the boot loader and OS. The names of the boot loader
configuration files are listed in Table 3-54 Names of Boot Loader
Configuration Files on page 3-116 .
Table 3-54 Names of Boot Loader Configuration Files
Boot loader Configuration file name
GRUB For Red Hat Enterprise Linux /etc/grub.conf
For SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 or SUSE
LINUX Enterprise Server 11
/boot/grub/menu.lst
LILO /etc/lilo.conf
ELILO /etc/elilo.conf
To perform an upgrade installation of HDLM in a multi-path boot disk
environment that uses an HDLM device, and set up the environment:
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Log in to Linux as a user with root permissions.
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Make sure that the HDLM device is specified in the definition in the /etc/
fstab file.
Make sure that the mount points for the following HDLM management-
target devices are defined so that the HDLM device will be mounted:
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When ELILO is used as the boot loader:
Root directory (/), /boot/efi, /tmp, /usr, /var, swap
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When GRUB is used as the boot loader:
Root directory (/), /boot, /tmp, /usr, /var, swap
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Creating an HDLM Environment
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