HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual

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2. HDLM Functions

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Table 2-3: Functionality of HDLM Programs

Program name

Functions

HDLM command

Provides the

dlnkmgr

command, which enables you to:

• Manage paths
• Display error information
• Set up the HDLM operating environment

HDLM utility

Provides the HDLM utility, which enables you to:

• Collect error information
• Change the default value of the hdisk attribute
• Migration of HDLM
• Clear HDLM persistent reservation
• Exclude the hdisk recognized as a boot disk from being an HDLM

management target

• Set ODM to define HDLM operations
• Delete hdisks according to the parameter settings
• Install HDLM
• The unattended installation of HDLM
• Install Hitachi Command Suite Common Agent Component
• Collect information about errors that occur during HDLM installation
• Perform maintenance when HDLM-managed devices are restored

HDLM manager

Provides the HDLM manager, which enables you to:

• Configures the HDLM operating environment
• Request path health checks and automatic failbacks to be performed
• Collects error log data

HDLM alert driver

Reports the log information collected by the HDLM driver to the HDLM
manager. The driver name is

dlmadrv

.

HDLM driver

Controls HDLM functionality, manages paths, and detects errors. This is

an add-in module of the AIX MPIO driver. The HDLM driver consists of
the following:

• Core logic component

Controls the basic functionality of HDLM.

• Filter component

Sends and receives I/O data.

HDLM configuration log driver

Acquires operation logs of the configuration processing for the HDLM

driver.

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