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Perform this step so that a copy of the HDLM settings is available in this

case.
If an upgrade installation or re-installation fails, perform a new

installation, and then re-execute setup to reflect the settings that have

been backed up.

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Save the HDLM environment settings information.
# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -sys > any-file-

name
Make sure that the license has not expired.

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Save the HDLM execution environment ODM settings.
# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlmodmset -o > any-file-name

If HDLM devices and virtual target devices are mapped on the virtual I/O

server, go to step 3.
If HDLM devices are not mapped as virtual target devices on the virtual

I/O server, go to step 9.

3

.

Terminate the processes of all applications that access the hdisks

connected to HDLM devices on the virtual I/O client.

4

.

If file systems are mounted on the hdisks connected to HDLM devices on

the virtual I/O client, unmount the file systems.

# umount file-system-mount-point

5

.

Execute the following command for the virtual I/O client to display all the

activated volume groups.

# lsvg -o

6

.

From the displayed list of volume groups, inactivate the volume groups

used by the hdisks connected to HDLM devices.

# varyoffvg volume-group-name

7

.

To prevent inheritance of the existing hdisk configuration, delete the

hdisks.

8

.

On the virtual I/O server, remove the mapping between HDLM devices

and virtual target devices. To inherit the hdisk configuration of the virtual

I/O client, inherit the mapping between virtual target devices and HDLM

devices.

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To inherit the mapping between virtual target devices and HDLM

devices:
$ rmdev -dev virtual-target-device-name -ucfg

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To prevent inheritance of the mapping between virtual target devices

and HDLM devices:
$ rmdev -dev virtual-target-device-name

9

.

Execute the following command to unmount the file system used by

HDLM.

# umount file-system-mount-point

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