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17 checking the path configuration – HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual

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3. Creating an HDLM Environment

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3.17 Checking the Path Configuration

HDLM functions, such as load balancing and failover, are only available for HDLM

management-target devices that have more than one active path. After you install

HDLM or change the hardware configuration, check the structure and statuses of the

paths.
To check the path information, use the

dlnkmgr

command's

view

operation.

The following describes how to check path information by using the

dlnkmgr

command's

view

operation. For details about the view operation, see 6.7 view

(Displays Information).
Specify the

-path

parameter and check the output information:

Execute the following command:

# /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -path >

redirect-destination-file-1

Open redirect-destination-file-1 and check the following:

Make sure that there is at least one LU being accessed by a path.

A path can be identified by

PathName

. The LU that is accessed by a path can

be identified by both

DskName

and

iLU

.

Make sure that all the paths are online.

Make sure that

PathStatus

is

Online

. If a path is not online,

Reduced

will be displayed.

Make sure that for each path the combination of the CHA port (

ChaPort

),

through which multiple paths are accessing the same LU, and the HBA port

(the host port number and bus number displayed in the

PathName

column)

is different.
The digits displayed on the left of PathName indicate a host port number. The

numbers displayed between the period to the right of the host port number

and the next period indicate a bus number.

Make sure that there are different host port numbers and bus numbers for

each physical HBA port.

Specify the

-drv

parameter and check the output information:

Execute the following command:

# /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -drv >

redirect-destination-file-2

Open redirect-destination-file-2 and check the

HDevName

and

Device

entries to

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