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HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual

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3. Creating an HDLM Environment

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etc/elilo.conf

file, or

/boot/grub/menu.lst

file to make sure that the

initial RAM disk image file and

ramdisk_size

are specified correctly.

Modify any incorrect specification.
If startup from the HDLM device still fails after you correctly specify the initial

RAM disk image file and

ramdisk_size

, the initial RAM disk image file might

be corrupted. Execute the boot disk support utility to re-create the initial RAM

disk image file.

4.

Restart the host to start the OS from the HDLM device.

(2) When a Prompt for a Password for Starting Maintenance Appears, and the OS

Stops

The probable causes of this error are as follows:

„

Startup from a SCSI device was selected in the boot loader configuration, but

/

etc/fstab

file was defined to mount an HDLM device.

To correct the above error:
1.

Enter the root user password.

2.

Execute

mount -o remount rw /

to mount the root directory again.

3.

In the

/etc/fstab

file, change the mount destination of

root

to the SCSI

device.

4.

Restart the host to start the OS from the SCSI device.

5.

To restart the OS from an HDLM device, set up the environment according to the

following procedure:
Follow the procedure in 3.7.3 Settings for Using an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk

or 3.7.4 Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where an HDLM Device Is

Used as a Boot Disk.

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