Preparations For A New Installation Of Hdlm; Perform Operations For Hdlm Management-Target Devices - Hitachi XP P9500 User Manual

Hitachi dynamic link manager software user guide for aix (6.6) (t5208-96012, november 2011)
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#1
Before you migrate HDLM to an environment that uses PowerHA and a
virtual I/O server, cancel the virtual disk definitions of the virtual I/O
server. After you have migrated HDLM, redefine these virtual disk
definitions.
#2
Only new installations, upgrade installations, and re-installations are
supported.
For details about how to migrate, see each location shown below.
installux.sh or installp command
Migrating from HDLM Version 5.8.1 or Earlier to Version 5.9 or Later on
page
Environment on page 3-56
PowerHA 6.1 Environment on page
To use SMIT, see the AIX documentation.

Preparations for a New Installation of HDLM

In this subsection, you will perform such preparations as backing up the
HDLM management-target devices, applying AIX patches, and performing
hardware setup.
When using HDLM in a cluster configuration, make sure to perform the
operations described in the following sub-sections on all hosts that comprise
the cluster.

Perform Operations for HDLM Management-Target Devices

If you have already defined physical volumes and have been running the
HDLM management-target devices, perform the following procedure:
1
Terminate the processes of all applications that are accessing the HDLM
.
management-target devices.
2
If necessary, back up all HDLM management-target devices to a medium
.
such as tape.
3
Unmount the disks.
.
If the HDLM management-target devices are mounted, unmount them as
follows:
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3-51, and
Migrating HDLM in a PowerHA 5.5 or PowerHA 6.1
First, execute the command below to check the current settings.
# mount -p
The current settings will be output as shown in
Result Example of the Mount -p Command (Preparations for a New
Installation of HDLM) on page
Creating an HDLM Environment
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide (for AIX(R))
in
Installing HDLM in a PowerHA 5.5 or
3-55.
3-22.
Figure 3-2 Execution
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