HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 163)

use the following procedure to check, in the virtual I/O server partition, the
settings for the reserve_policy attribute of the hdisk. If reserve_policy is
set to PR_exclusive, change its value to no_reserve.
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Check the setting for the reserve_policy attribute of the hdisk.
# lsattr -El hdisk-name -a reserve_policy
reserve_policy PR_exclusive N/A TRUE
Perform the following steps if reserve_policy is set to PR_exclusive:
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Quit all applications that specify and directly access the hdisk whose
attribute is to be changed.
3
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Execute the following command to unmount the file system used by
HDLM.
# umount file-system-mount-point
4
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Execute the following command to display all the activated volume
groups.
# lsvg -o
5
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Among the displayed volume groups, inactivate the volume groups used
by HDLM.
# varyoffvg volume-group-name
6
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Execute the chdev command to change the reserve_policy attribute to
no_reserve.
# chdev -l hdisk-name -a reserve_policy=no_reserve
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Confirm that the setting was changed to no_reserve.
# lsattr -El hdisk-name -a reserve_policy
reserve_policy no_reserve N/A TRUE
Settings for Using GPFS
To use GPFS or GPFS+RVSD, carry out the following procedure before
starting GPFS or GPFS+RVSD:
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To use GPFS+RVSD, add the following lines to the last line in
the /etc/vsd/oemdisktypes.lst file:
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When a XP series is used
disk/fcp/HP fscsi disk/fcp
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When a Thunder 9500V series, Lightning 9900V series (excluding XP
series), Hitachi USP series (excluding XP series), Universal Storage
Platform V/VM series (excluding XP20000 and XP24000), Hitachi
Virtual Storage Platform, VSP G1000, Hitachi
AMS2000/AMS/WMS/SMS series, HUS100 series, or HUS VM is used
disk/fcp/Hitachi fscsi disk/fcp
Creating an HDLM Environment
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