Removing Devices From Vxvm On A Path Basis - Hitachi XP P9500 User Manual

If any non-HDLM devices are ENABLED, perform the procedure described
in
from VxVM on page 3-150
3-140
When the execution result of the vxdmpadm command is the status shown
in
you do not need to set up vxvm.exclude.
HDLM devices are not displayed.
Only HDLM devices are displayed. Among the devices corresponding to HDLM-
Devices other than HDLM devices
are DISABLED.
7 If you have set up vxvm.exclude again, execute the following command
.
to restart the host and apply the setting.
# reboot
If you did not set vxvm.exclude, go to step 8.
8 Use the vxdiskadm utility of VxVM to check the suppression settings.
.
Start the utility and select menu task 19 (List currently suppressed/
non-multipathed devices) from the vxdiskadm main menu. A list of
suppressed devices is displayed.

Removing Devices From VxVM on a Path Basis

If all the physical paths to one LU go through the same HBA, devices are
removed on a path basis. The procedure for removing devices on a path basis
is described below by using the configuration example shown in
When the HBA Port of the Physical Path Connected to a Hitachi Storage
System Is the Same As the One Connected to a Third-party Storage System
on page
before devices are removed.
3-146
Actions To Be Taken if an sd or ssd Device Has Not Been Suppressed
to set up vxvm.exclude again.
Table 3-31 When setup of vxvm.exclude is unnecessary on page
Table 3-31 When setup of vxvm.exclude is unnecessary
Display of the vxdmpadm
command
3-147. This figure shows a configuration that is recognized by VxVM
Creating an HDLM Environment
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide (for Solaris(R))
of Removing Devices from VxVM on page
Why suppression is unnecessary
They are non-HDLM-managed devices such as a
built-in disk.
managed devices, the non-HDLM devices have
been successfully removed from VxVM.
Among the devices corresponding to HDLM-
managed devices, the non-HDLM devices have
been successfully removed from VxVM (DISABLED
is displayed because the host has not been
restarted after setup).
3-146,
Figure 3-26