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Notes When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9............................................4-5
Notes When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10..........................................4-6
Notes When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11..........................................4-7
Updating Kernel Packages and Applying OS Update Packages....................................4-8
Environment Where an HDLM Device Is not Used as the Boot Disk.......................4-9
Environment Where an HDLM Device Is Used as the Boot Disk............................4-9
Environment Where a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device Is Used as the
Boot Disk.......................................................................................................4-10
HDLM Operations Using Commands........................................................................4-10
Notes on Using Commands..............................................................................4-10
Viewing Path Information................................................................................4-10
Changing the Status of Paths...........................................................................4-11
Changing the Status of Paths to Online...................................................4-11
Changing the Status of Paths to Offline(C)..............................................4-12
Viewing LU Information...................................................................................4-13
Displaying Corresponding Information About an HDLM Device, SCSI Device, and
LDEV.............................................................................................................4-13
Initializing Statistical Information for Paths.......................................................4-14
Viewing and Setting Up the Operating Environment...........................................4-15
Viewing the Operating Environment........................................................4-15
Setting Up the Operating Environment....................................................4-16
Viewing License Information............................................................................4-16
Updating the License.......................................................................................4-17
Viewing HDLM Version Information..................................................................4-17
Viewing HDLM Component Information............................................................4-18
Starting and Stopping the HDLM Manager...............................................................4-19
Starting the HDLM Manager.............................................................................4-19
Stopping the HDLM Manager...........................................................................4-20
HDLM Resident Processes......................................................................................4-21
Reconfiguring the HDLM Operating Environment.....................................................4-21
Replacing HBAs..............................................................................................4-22
Preparation for replacing HBAs in a BladeSymphony environment.............4-22
Procedure for replacing HBAs.................................................................4-23
Updating the path information after the host is restarted..........................4-26
Replacing a Fiber Cable...................................................................................4-28
Replacing the Fibre Channel Switch..................................................................4-30
Changing the HDLM Device Configuration.........................................................4-32
Notes on Changing the HDLM Device Configuration.................................4-32
Adding a New LU ..................................................................................4-34
Adding a Path to an Existing LU .............................................................4-36
Deleting an Existing LU .........................................................................4-37
Deleting a Path to an Existing LU ...........................................................4-38
Changing a Device Managed by HDLM into One Not Managed by HDLM:...4-40
Changing a Device Not Managed by HDLM Into One Managed by HDLM....4-40
Restoring the Path of an HDLM Device Started in Disconnected Status (When
a Restart Is Required)............................................................................4-41
Restoring the Path of an HDLM Device Started in Disconnected Status (When
a Restart Is Not Required).....................................................................4-42
Restoring the Path in Disconnected Status...............................................4-45
About Creating a New HDLM Device.................................................................4-45
Note on adding a BladeSymphony I/O drawer...................................................4-47
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