HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software - Manual (Page 515)

7. Utility Reference
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A newly assigned logical device file name of the HDLM device
Every time the host starts, the
dlmcfgmgr
utility (
dlmcfgmgr -r
) is
automatically executed. This utility can be executed a number of times if
necessary after starting the host. When this utility is executed, this utility checks
the current HDLM settings. If a new path is detected, this utility registers the path
dynamically so that the path can be used. The path status for the newly detected
path or the existing path other than the Offline(C) path is changed to the current
status. In this case, the path health checking and the automatic failback are
executed at the same time.
If the error message KAPL10357-E is displayed, HDLM does not add an HDLM
device even though a new LU was recognized. In this case, execute the
dlmcfgmgr
utility with the
-u
parameter to delete the unused HDLM device.
This releases a usable name and you can create a logical device file for the HDLM
device for a new LU.
Even if you execute the
dlmcfgmgr
utility (
dlmcfgmgr -r
) to add a path to an
/dev/sddlmaa /dev/sddlmaa
/dev/sddlmab
#
/dev/sddlmaa
/dev/sddlmab
/dev/sddlmaa
/dev/sddlmab
/dev/sddlmac
#
/dev/sddlmaa
/dev/sddlmac
/dev/sddlmaa
/dev/sddlmab
#
/dev/sddlmac
/dev/sddlmab
/dev/sddlmac
/dev/sddlmaa
#
/dev/sddlmab
/dev/sddlmac
/dev/sddlmaa
:
/dev/sddlmpp
/dev/sddlmaa
:
/dev/sddlmpp
/dev/sddlmaaa
#
/dev/sddlmaa
:
/dev/sddlmaap
/dev/sddlmaa
:
/dev/sddlmaap
/dev/sddlmbaa
#
Status before executing the dlmcfgmgr utility
(dlmcfgmgr -r)
Status after executing the dlmcfgmgr utility
(dlmcfgmgr -r)