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offline (Places Paths Offline)

The dlnkmgr command's offline operation places online paths offline.

Specify the paths to be placed offline by specifying an HBA port, CHA port,

single path, or HBA port WWN.

There must always be at least one online path accessing each LU.

Placing too many paths offline might prevent paths from being able to switch

if an error occurs. Before placing a path offline, use the view operation to

check how many online paths remain. For details about the view operation,

see

view (Displays Information) on page 6-29

.

In a cluster configuration, an offline operation requested during reserve

processing is put into the waiting-to-execute state (Online(P), Online(EP),

or Offline(P)), and does not execute until the reserve processing finishes.

Format

To Place Paths Offline

dlnkmgr offline

[-path]
{-hba host-port-number.bus-number
|-cha -pathid AutoPATH_ID
|-pathid AutoPATH_ID
|-hbaportwwn HBA-port-WWN [-tid target-ID -hlun host-LU-
number
]}
[-s]

To Display the Format of the offline Operation

dlnkmgr offline -help

Parameters

To Place Paths Offline

-path

Indicates that the target of the operation is a path managed by HDLM.
This parameter is optional because offline is always used for paths, so it

is assumed.
Make sure that you specify the paths to be taken offline by using the -
hba, -cha, -pathid, or -hbaportwwn parameter.

-hba host-port-number.bus-number

Use this parameter to place offline, at one time, all the paths that pass

through a specific HBA port. The command will place offline all the paths

connected to the HBA port that has the specified host port number and

bus number.

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Command Reference

Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide (for Windows(R))

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