HiCommand Dynamic Link Manager (HDLM) for Windows Systems User's Guide (HIT5201-96001, January 2008)

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The Offline(P) path changes to Online(EP).
If the reserve processing finishes after the path has changed from Online(EP) to
Offline(P), the offline operation ends successfully and the path changes to
Offline(C).
If the reserve processing finishes while the path is Online(EP), the offline
operation fails and the path changes to Online(E).
2.7.3.2 The Offline Path Status
The offline path statuses are as follow:
– Offline(C)
The path is offline because an offline operation was performed.
The (C) indicates the command attribute, which indicates that the path was placed
offline by using the GUI or a command.
– Offline(E)
The status in which I/O cannot be performed because an error occurred in the path.
The (E) indicates the error attribute, which indicates that an error occurred in the
path.
– Offline(P)
This status occurs in a cluster configuration only.
The Offline(P) status indicates that the user performed an offline operation on
an Offline(E) path that was connected to an LU for which reserve processing was
being performed. After the reserve processing finishes, the offline operation is
performed and the path status becomes Offline(C).
The (P) indicates the pending attribute, which indicates that the offline operation
on the path has a waiting-to-execute status.