Intended Audience; Product Version; Release Notes; Document Revision Level - Hitachi XP P9500 User Manual

Intended audience

This manual is intended for system administrators who use Hitachi Dynamic
Link Manager (HDLM) to operate and manage storage systems. The readers
of this manual must have a basic knowledge of the following areas:
• Linux and its management functionality
• Storage system management functionality
• Cluster software functionality
• Volume management software functionality

Product version

This document revision applies to HDLM for Linux version 7.2 or later.

Release notes

Release notes contain requirements and more recent product information that
may not be fully described in this manual. Be sure to review the release notes
before installation.

Document revision level

MK-92DLM113-18

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.
1 Overview of HDLM on page
1-1
2 HDLM Functions on page 2-1
3 Creating an HDLM
Environment on page 3-1
4 HDLM Operation on page 4-1
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Revision
Chapter
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide (for Linux(R))
Date
November 2011
Description
Gives an overview of HDLM, and describes its
features.
Describes management targets and the system
configuration of HDLM, and the basic terms and
functions for HDLM.
Describes the procedures for building an HDLM
environment (including installing and setting up
HDLM), and describes for canceling the settings.
Describes how to use HDLM by using both the HDLM
commands, and how to manually start and stop the
Preface
Description
Initial Release