Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software Users Guide for VMWare

Items of Path information
Table 6-10 Path Information on page 6-40 describes the displayed path
information. The following explains the table headings:
• No summary displayed: The user specifies only the -path parameter or
the -path -item parameter.
• Summary displayed: The user specifies the -path -c parameter.
Table 6-10 Path Information
Displayed Item
Description
No
summary
displayed
Summary
displayed
Paths
Total number of displayed paths, indicated by a decimal
number.
OnlinePaths
Number of online paths from within the displayed paths,
indicated by a decimal number. When the value of Paths
equals the value of OnlinePaths, all paths are online. If the
value of OnlinePaths is less than that of Paths, some
paths are offline. In this case, you should check the offline
paths and take appropriate action for any paths that have
an error status.
PathStatus
Status of the displayed paths. The displayed status
indicates the following:
• Online: All paths are available.
• Reduced: Some paths are not available.
Reduced means that some paths might have an error
status, in which case you should check the status of
individual paths and resolve the problem for any paths that
have an error status.
IO-Count
Total I/O count for all the displayed paths, indicated by a
decimal number. The maximum value that can be displayed
is 2
32
- 1 (4294967295). If the total I/O count reaches the
maximum value, it will re-start from 0.
IO-Errors
Total I/O error count for all the displayed paths, indicated
by a decimal number. The maximum value that can be
displayed is 2
32
- 1 (4294967295). If the total I/O error
count reaches the maximum value, it will re-start from 0..
PathID
The AutoPATH_ID indicated by a decimal number.
The AutoPATH_ID is assigned every time the host is
restarted.
PathName
#1
- The path name, which indicates a path. When you modify
the system configuration or replace a hardware item, you
should check the path names to identify the path that will
be affected by the change. Path name consists of the
following four elements, separated by periods:
• Host port number (hexadecimal number)
• Bus number (hexadecimal number)
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Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (for VMware®) User Guide