HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 179)

For example, if you want to place all the paths that pass through a
specific HBA port online, execute the dlnkmgr command's online
operation with the -hba parameter specified. The following shows an
example in which the command is executed:
# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr online -hba 01.01
KAPL01057-I All the paths which pass the specified HBA will be
changed to the Online status. Is this OK? [y/n]:y
KAPL01061-I 3 path(s) were successfully placed Online; 0 path(s)
were not. Operation name = online
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Check to see if the statuses of all the applicable paths have changed.
The following example shows how to execute the command:
# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -path
Changing the Status of Paths to Offline(C)
To change the status of paths to Offline(C):
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Check the current status of the paths.
To change the status of the path for each HBA port, CHA port, or path to
Offline(C), first check the path name or AutoPATH_ID.
To change the path status to Offline(C) by specifying a host device name,
first check the host device name for the path and the OS management
path ID.
The following example shows how to execute the command:
# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -path
The following example shows how to execute the command:
# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -lu
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To change the status of paths to Offline(C), execute the dlnkmgr
command's offline operation.
The paths to be placed offline can be specified by using an HBA port, CHA
port, single path, or host device. For details on specifying paths, see
offline (Places Paths Offline) on page 6-6 .
For example, if you want to place all the paths that pass through a
specific HBA port offline, execute the dlnkmgr command's offline
operation with the -hba parameter specified. The following shows an
example in which the command is executed:
# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr offline -hba 01.01
KAPL01055-I All the paths which pass the specified CHA port will
be changed to the Offline(C) status. Is this OK? [y/n]:y
KAPL01056-I If you are sure that there would be no problem when
all the paths which pass the specified HBA are placed in the
Offline(C) status, enter y. Otherwise, enter n. [y/n]:y
KAPL01061-I 3 path(s) were successfully placed Offline(C); 0
path(s) were not. Operation name = offline
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HDLM Operation
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