Overview Of Hdlm - Hitachi XP P9500 User Manual

Intended audience
This manual is intended for system administrators who use Hitachi Dynamic
Link Manager (HDLM) to operate and manage storage systems. The readers
of this manual must have a basic knowledge of the following areas:
• VMware vSphere and its management functionality
• Storage system management functionality
Product version
This document revision applies to HDLM for VMware version 7.2 or later.
Release notes
Release notes contain requirements and more recent product information that
may not be fully described in this manual. Be sure to review the release notes
before installation.
Document revision level
MK-92DLM130-00
Document organization
The following table provides an overview of the contents and organization of
this document. Click the chapter title in the left column to go to that chapter.
The first page of each chapter provides links to the sections in that chapter.
1 Overview of HDLM on page 1-1
2 HDLM Functions on page 2-1
3 Creating an HDLM Environment
on page 3-1
4 HDLM Operation on page 4-1
5 Troubleshooting on page 5-1
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Revision
Chapter
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide (for VMware(R))
Date
November 2011
Description
Gives an overview of HDLM, and describes its
features.
Describes management targets and the system
configuration of HDLM, and the basic terms and
functions for HDLM.
Describes the procedures for building an HDLM
environment (including installing and setting up
HDLM), and describes for canceling the settings.
Explains how to operate HDLM using the HDLM
command.
Explains how to troubleshoot a path error, HDLM
failure, or any other problems that you might
encounter.
Preface
Description
Initial Release