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Execute the following command to delete the memory mapped file:

# rm /opt/hitachi/HNTRLib2/mmap/hntr2mmap.mm

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Execute the following command to start the integrated trace collection

process:

# /opt/hitachi/HNTRLib2/bin/hntr2mon -d &

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Start the programs stopped in step 3.
If you stopped programs other than HDLM in step 3, start them.

About the Reservation Policy

The following table lists and describes the values for the reservation policy

setting.

Table 3-19 Reservation Policy Settings

Setting

Description

no_reserve

Ignores a reservation request and does not reserve an LU. This

setting is used when any of the following are applicable:

Multiple hosts share an LU and execute unique applications that

have an exclusive control feature

A virtual I/O function is used to set up an MPIO configuration for

a virtual SCSI disk in a client partition

A virtual I/O function is applied in order to use PowerHA in a

client partition

In an Oracle RAC environment, the hdisk for an HDLM-managed

device is specified as a disk used by Oracle RAC

PowerHA 7.1 or a later version is used

PR_exclusive

Uses persistent reservations (exclusive-host methodology) to reserve

disks.

PR_shared

Uses persistent reservations (shared-host methodology) to reserve

disks.

About changing the reservation policy

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You should check that the hdisk is not being accessed by any other

programs before you attempt to change the reservation policy.

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When you change the reservation policy, the I/O count and error

count are cleared.

¢

The status of the paths is changed to Online.

¢

Make sure that there are no path errors before you change the

reservation policy.
If the reservation policy is changed while there is an error in a path,

the erroneous path is deleted.
To recover from this status, resolve the error and then execute one of

the following commands:

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