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3. Creating an HDLM Environment

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2.

Execute the following command to make sure that the md devices have been

deactivated. In the following example, RAID1 (mirroring) is used:


# cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [raid1]
unused devices:

Make sure that

md

x

: active

is not displayed.

(3) Deactivating the Volume Group

If you are using a logical volume on an HDLM device, you must deactivate the volume

group before re-installing or upgrading HDLM.
1.

Unmount the logical volume on the HDLM device.
In the following example, the logical volume subject to the move has been

mounted on

/mnt/lvol1

:


# umount /mnt/lvol1

2.

Deactivate the volume group.
In the following example, the logical volume subject to the move belongs to the

vg01 volume group:


# vgchange -an vg01
0 logical volume(s) in volume group "vg01" now active

(4) Setting Up Xen

If Xen is being used, make sure that domainU has been stopped. If domainU has been

set up to automatically start whenever domain0 starts, temporarily change the setting

so that domainU will not start automatically.

3.6.4 Performing a Re-installation of HDLM

The following is the procedure for a re-installation. Some preparations before

installing HDLM are required. For details about such preparations, see

3.6.3 Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-installation of HDLM.
The license key is required when you re-install HDLM after the valid license period

has expired.
To perform a re-installation of HDLM:
1.

Log on to Linux as the root user.

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