Notes On Using Hdlm; Using A Storage Management Program; Upgrading Windows; Using Mscs - Hitachi XP P9500 User Manual

Notes on Using HDLM

This section contains notes that are important for running HDLM operations.

Using a Storage Management Program

You must not change the vendor ID and product ID of a storage system. If
you change these IDs, HDLM will not be able to recognize the storage
system.

Upgrading Windows

Always uninstall HDLM before upgrading Windows, re-installing Windows
during a system recovery, or installing a Windows SP. After upgrading
Windows, install the appropriate HDLM version for the upgraded version of
Windows.

Using MSCS

When the Number of Displayed Paths Is Less than the Actual Number of Paths

When displaying path information, the number of paths displayed might be
less than the actual number of paths. This occurs when one host uses an LU
exclusively, preventing other hosts from obtaining information about the
devices for that LU. When this is resolved and the information can be
obtained, the host will be able to display all the paths.

When a System Event Occurs in an MSCS Environment

When you start up a standby node, or when a standby node has recovered
from a path error, the following event is issued and output to the system
event log. However, this will not affect system operations:
Source: mpio
Event ID: 20
Description: A Path Verification request to a device on \Device
\MPIODiskn that is controlled by Hdlm Device-Specific Module has
failed. This may indicate a Path Failure.
This event occurs when the MPIO checks the disk before initializing it and the
standby node cannot use the LU because the active node is using it.

Using the EMC DMX series, EMC CX series, and HP EVA series

• The EMC DMX series, EMC CX series, and HP EVA series can be managed
by using the HDLM versions listed below.
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If the OS is Windows Server 2003:
EMC DMX series and EMC CX series: HDLM 5.7 or later
HP EVA series: HDLM 5.9.1 or later
If the OS is Windows Server 2008:
EMC CX series: HDLM 6.4 or later
HDLM Operation
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