Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software Users Guide for Windows (7.6)

Disk Requirements.................................................................................3-12
Number of LUs and Paths That Are Supported in HDLM.....................................3-13
Flow for Creating an HDLM Environment.................................................................3-13
HDLM Installation Types........................................................................................3-14
Notes on Creating an HDLM Environment...............................................................3-15
Notes on HBAs and HBA Drivers.......................................................................3-15
Notes on Storage systems...............................................................................3-15
Notes on HDLM Versions.................................................................................3-15
Notes on Windows..........................................................................................3-17
Notes on Related Software..............................................................................3-20
Notes on New Installations and Upgrade Installations........................................3-23
Notes on Migration or Upgrade Installation.......................................................3-25
Installing HDLM....................................................................................................3-25
Preparations for a New Installation of HDLM.....................................................3-26
Preparations for Installing HDLM by Performing an Unattended Installation.........3-27
How to Create an Installation-Information Settings File............................3-28
Notes on an Unattended Installation.......................................................3-28
Performing a New Installation of HDLM on Windows Server 2003.......................3-29
In a Non-Cluster Environment................................................................3-29
When MSCS Is Used..............................................................................3-33
When VCS Is Used.................................................................................3-43
When Oracle RAC Is Used......................................................................3-47
Performing a New Installation of HDLM on Windows Server 2008 and Windows
Server 2012....................................................................................................3-52
In a Non-Cluster Environment................................................................3-52
When MSCS Is Used..............................................................................3-56
Upgrade Installation or Re-installation of HDLM................................................3-64
Migrating from HDLM 5.4 or Earlier to HDLM 5.5 or Later..................................3-65
Installing JRE.................................................................................................3-66
Firewall Settings for Managing HDLM by Using Global Link Manager...................3-67
firewall_setup command syntax..............................................................3-68
Checking the Path Configuration............................................................................3-69
Setting Up HDLM..................................................................................................3-70
Checking the Current Settings..........................................................................3-70
Setting Up the HDLM Functions........................................................................3-71
Setting Up Load Balancing.....................................................................3-72
Setting Up Path Health Checking............................................................3-73
Setting Up the Automatic Failback Function.............................................3-73
Setting Up Intermittent Error Monitoring.................................................3-74
Setting Up Dynamic I/O Path Control......................................................3-75
Setting Up the LU Deletion Function.......................................................3-75
Setting the Error Log Collection Level......................................................3-76
Setting the Trace Level..........................................................................3-77
Setting the Error Log File Size................................................................3-78
Setting the Number of Error Log Files.....................................................3-78
Setting the Trace File Size......................................................................3-78
Setting the Number of Trace Files...........................................................3-79
Setting Up Audit Log Data Collection.......................................................3-79
Checking the Updated Settings........................................................................3-80
Setting Up Integrated Traces.................................................................................3-81
Removing HDLM...................................................................................................3-84
Preparations for HDLM Removal.......................................................................3-84
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