5 replacing a fiber cable – HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual

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4. HDLM Operation

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hdisk10 blv=hd5

hdisk0 blv=hd5

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4.5.5 Replacing a Fiber Cable

If there are multiple active paths for an LU, you can replace a desired cable while

running your applications by placing offline only the path that goes through the cable

to be replaced and using other paths to continue access.
Note

The following procedure is only for replacing a fiber cable.

To replace a fiber cable:
1.

Execute the

dlmodmset

utility for setting the HDLM execution environment

ODM to check the NPIV option setting.


# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlmodmset -o

The following are execution examples:


Lun Reset : off
Online(E) IO Block : on
NPIV Option : off

Check the

NPIV Option

line.

2.

Place in Offline (C) status the path that goes through the cable to be replaced (path

that goes through the HBA to which the cable is connected).
Depending on the NPIV option setting for the

dlmodmset

utility checked in step

1, execute one of the following commands:

If the NPIV option is set to

off

:

Specify the HBA adapter number and bus number, and then execute the

command shown below. The following example shows how to place the path

in Offline (C) status when the path goes through an HBA whose HBA

adapter number is

08

and whose bus number is

11

:

# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr offline -hba 08.11

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