Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software Users Guide for Linux

Notes on Changing the HDLM Device Configuration................................. 4-57
Adding a New LU ..................................................................................4-59
Adding a Path to an Existing LU .............................................................4-61
Deleting an Existing LU .........................................................................4-62
Deleting a Path to an Existing LU ...........................................................4-63
Changing a Device Managed by HDLM into One Not Managed by HDLM:...4-65
Changing a Device Not Managed by HDLM Into One Managed by HDLM....4-65
Restoring the Path of an HDLM Device Started in Disconnected Status (When
a Restart Is Required)............................................................................4-66
Restoring the Path of an HDLM Device Started in Disconnected Status (When
a Restart Is Not Required)..................................................................... 4-67
Restoring the Path in Disconnected Status...............................................4-70
Changing an HDLM device name......................................................................4-70
About Creating a New HDLM Device.................................................................4-73
Note on adding a Hitachi Compute Blade I/O drawer.........................................4-75
5 Troubleshooting....................................................................................5-1
Information Collected by the DLMgetras Utility for Collecting HDLM Error Information. 5-2
Checking Error Information in Messages...................................................................5-2
What To Do for a Path Error.................................................................................... 5-3
Examining the Messages................................................................................... 5-5
Obtain Path Information....................................................................................5-5
Identifying the Error Path..................................................................................5-5
Narrowing Down the Hardware That Might Have Caused the Error....................... 5-5
Identifying the Error Location and Correcting any Hardware Error........................ 5-5
Placing the Path Online..................................................................................... 5-5
What To Do for a Program Error.............................................................................. 5-6
Examining the Messages................................................................................... 5-6
Obtaining Program Information......................................................................... 5-6
What To Do for the Program Error..................................................................... 5-7
Contacting your HDLM Vendor or Maintenance Company.....................................5-7
What To Do for Other Errors....................................................................................5-7
6 Command Reference.............................................................................6-1
Overview of the HDLM Command dlnkmgr................................................................6-2
clear (Returns the Path Statistics to the Initial Value)................................................ 6-3
Format.............................................................................................................6-3
To set the path statistics to 0...................................................................6-3
To display the format of the clear operation.............................................. 6-3
Parameters...................................................................................................... 6-3
To Set the Path Statistics to 0.................................................................. 6-3
To Display the Format of the clear Operation............................................ 6-4
help (Displays the Operation Format)....................................................................... 6-4
Format.............................................................................................................6-4
Parameter........................................................................................................6-4
offline (Places Paths Offline)....................................................................................6-6
Format.............................................................................................................6-6
To place paths offline.............................................................................. 6-6
To Display the Format of the offline Operation.......................................... 6-6
Parameters...................................................................................................... 6-6
To place paths Offline..............................................................................6-6
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Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (for Linux®) User Guide