HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software - Manual (Page 219)

# shutdown -h now
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Change the configuration from a single-path configuration to a multi-path
configuration.
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Start the host.
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Execute the mount command to check that the HDLM device is mounted.
The following shows an execution example for when GRUB is used as the
boot loader:
# mount
/dev/sddlmaa2 on / type ext2 (rw)
:
:
/dev/sddlmaa1 on /boot type ext2 (rw)
/dev/sddlmaa4 on /tmp type ext2 (rw)
/dev/sddlmaa5 on /var type ext2 (rw)
/dev/sddlmaa6 on /usr type ext2 (rw)
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
Check the underlined section.
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If Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server is used,
make sure that the HDLM device is allocated to the swap partition.
Make sure that the HDLM device name is displayed in the Filename
column of the /proc/swaps file.
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where an HDLM Device Is
Used as a Boot Disk
This subsection explains how to perform an upgrade installation of HDLM and
specify environment settings in a multi-path configuration boot disk
environment using the HDLM device.
Note that if settings are incorrect, the OS might not start. For details about
what action to take if the OS cannot be started from an HDLM device, see
Countermeasures for Unsuccessful Startup of the OS from an HDLM Device on
page 3-180 .
The name of the boot loader configuration file used in these procedures
differs depending on the boot loader and OS. The following table lists the
names of the boot loader configuration files.
Table 3-68 Names of Boot Loader Configuration Files
Boot loader Configuration file name
GRUB For Red Hat Enterprise Linux /etc/grub.conf
For SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server /boot/grub/menu.lst
LILO /etc/lilo.conf
ELILO /etc/elilo.conf
Creating an HDLM Environment
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