HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 95)

Table 6-1 Operations of the dlnkmgr Command
Operation Functions
clear Initializes(0) the statistics (I/O count and I/O errors) of all paths
managed by the HDLM system. For details, see clear (Returns the Path
Statistics to the Initial Value) on page 6-3 .
help Displays the format of the operations used for HDLM. For details, see
help (Displays the Operation Format) on page 6-5 .
offline Places offline an online path or paths. For details, see offline (Places
Paths Offline) on page 6-7 .
online Places online an offline path or paths. For details, see online (Places
Paths Online) on page 6-11 .
set Sets the HDLM operating environment. For details, see set (Sets Up the
Operating Environment) on page 6-16 .
view Displays HDLM program information, path information, and LU
information. For details, see view (Displays Information) on page 6-25 .
Notes:
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Execute the HDLM command from the VMware vSphere CLI on the
remote management client.
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To specify a value that contains a space in its parameter, enclose the
entire value in double quotes (").
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If you perform either of the following operations, the length of time
required to perform the operation (number-of-paths x one second)
depends on the number of paths that are managed by HDLM:
• An online or offline operation to change the status of paths
• A set operation to change the load-balance settings
clear (Returns the Path Statistics to the Initial Value)
The dlnkmgr command's clear operation clears the statistics (I/O count and
I/O errors) of all paths that are managed by HDLM, and returns them to their
initial value.
Format
To set the path statistics to 0
dlnkmgr [-s host-name -u user-name -p password] clear
-pdst [-s]
To display the format of the clear operation
dlnkmgr [-s host-name -u user-name -p password] clear
-help
Command Reference
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