Checking The Path Configuration; Setting Up Hdlm - Hitachi XP P9500 User Manual

Checking the Path Configuration

HDLM functions, such as load balancing and failover, are only available for
HDLM management-target devices that have more than one active path. After
you install HDLM or change the hardware configuration, check the structure
and statuses of the paths.
To check the path information, use the dlnkmgr command's view operation or
use the Path List view in the Path Management window of the HDLM GUI.
For details about the Path List view, see the HDLM GUI Help.
The HDLM command's view operation to check path information is described
below. For details about the view operation, see
on page 6-29
Specify the -path parameter and check the output information:
Execute the following command:
>dlnkmgr view -path > redirect-destination-file
Open redirect-destination-file-1 and check the following:
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If the system cannot be configured in a multi-path configuration,
perform the following operations:
1 From the Device Manager window of Windows, select Disk drives, and
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then click Scan for hardware changes.
2 From the Disk Management window of Windows, click Rescan Disks.
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Setting Up HDLM

HDLM includes functions like the load balancing function, the automatic
failback function, the error logging function, the audit logging function, etc.
You can set up these functions by using the dlnkmgr command's set
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Make sure that there is at least one LU being accessed by a path.
A path can be identified by PathName. The LU that is accessed by a
path can be identified by both DskName and iLU.
Make sure that all the paths are online.
Make sure that PathStatus is Online. If a path is not online, Reduced
will be displayed.
Make sure that for each path the combination of the CHA port
(ChaPort), through which multiple paths are accessing the same LU,
and the HBA port (the host port number and bus number displayed in
the PathName column) is different.
The number to the left of PathName is the host port number. The
numbers displayed between the period to the right of the host port
number and the following period is the bus number.
Make sure that there are different host port numbers and bus
numbers for each physical HBA port.
Creating an HDLM Environment
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