Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software Users Guide for Linux

Document organization
The following table provides an overview of the contents and organization of
this document. Click the chapter title in the left column to go to that chapter.
The first page of each chapter provides links to the sections in that chapter.
Chapter/Appendix Description
Chapter 1, Overview of HDLM on
page 1-1
Gives an overview of HDLM, and describes its
features.
Chapter 2, HDLM Functions on
page 2-1
Describes management targets and the system
configuration of HDLM, and the basic terms and
functions for HDLM.
Chapter 3, Creating an HDLM
Environment on page 3-1
Describes the procedures for building an HDLM
environment (including installing and setting up
HDLM), and describes for canceling the settings.
Chapter 4, HDLM Operation on
page 4-1
Describes how to use HDLM by using both the HDLM
commands, and how to manually start and stop the
HDLM manager. This chapter also describes how to
configure an environment to properly operate HDLM,
such as changing the HDLM management-target
devices that connect paths or replacing the
hardware that makes up a path.
Chapter 5, Troubleshooting on
page 5-1
Explains how to troubleshoot a path error, HDLM
failure, or any other problems that you might
encounter.
Chapter 6, Command Reference
on page 6-1
Describes all the HDLM commands.
Chapter 7, Utility Reference on
page 7-1
Describes the HDLM utilities.
Chapter 8, Messages on page
8-1
Provides information for all the possible messages
that could be output by HDLM. It also lists and
explains the HDLM messages and shows the actions
to be taken in response to each message.
Appendix A, Notes on Linux
Commands and Files on page
A-1
Gives notes on Linux commands and files.
Appendix B, Troubleshooting
Products That Use the Weak-
Modules Script on page B-1
Explains how to deal with errors that are caused by
installing or removing products that use the weak-
modules script.
Appendix C, Functional Differences
Between Versions of HDLM on
page C-1
Explains the differences in functionality between
HDLM versions.
Related documents
The following related Hitachi Command Suite documents are available on the
documentation CD:
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Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (for Linux®) User Guide