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HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual

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You can specify one or more logical device file names of an HDLM device

(/dev/sddlm[aa-pap]) as a value of the -u parameter. For details on

logical device files for HDLM devices, see

Logical Device Files for HDLM

Devices on page 2-11

. Specifying the -u parameter without the

parameter value cases an error.
If all the HDLM devices are the target, specify all. Specifying all

together with a logical device file name of an HDLM device causes an

error. If you specify the logical device file name for an HDLM device that

does not exist or a non-HDLM device, the specification is ignored.
The dlmcfgmgr utility with this parameter can be executed a number of

times while Linux is running. The re-configured HDLM device becomes

available immediately after execution of the utility.
You can use this parameter to delete information about HDLM device

paths for which a compatible SCSI device does not exist (paths displayed

as hyphens (-) in the Device column of the HDLM device configuration

information that is displayed by specifying the -v parameter), and to

release the registration of the path from HDLM.
In general, the path information for the HDLM device is added at HDLM

startup time once it is recognized. Even if the recognized HDLM device is

not available because this path is disconnected or the LU is deallocated,

the path information for the unavailable HDLM device will not be deleted

automatically. Because the unused HDLM device path information is

preserved, newly defined LUs and added paths cannot be used in some

cases. This parameter is useful to eliminate such a problem.
If you specify this parameter with all, an HDLM device, which was simply

disconnected at host boot time but is currently being used, might be

assumed to be deleted. Before executing the dlmcfgmgr utility with this

parameter set to a value of all, check the status of the HDLM device to

be deleted by executing this utility with the -v parameter.

-logfs [dlmcfgmgr-utility-log-file-size]

Use this parameter to change the size of the dlmcfgmgr utility log file

(dlmcfgmgr[1-2].log).
For dlmcfgmgr-utility-log-file-size, specify a value in the range from 1024

to 999999 (in KB).
If the number of LUs to be managed by HDLM is 65 or more or the

number of paths to be managed by HDLM is 129 or more, we recommend

that you specify a value of 10240 KB or more.
When you change the log file size, the size of the current
dlmcfgmgr[1-2].log file is not changed. The next dlmcfgmgr[1-2].log

file will be created with the specified file size.
If you do not specify the log file size for the dlmcfgmgr utility, the current

setting is displayed.

Examples

Example 1:

To register the path that HDLM has not identified, by confirming the

execution of the utility:

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Utility Reference

Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide for Linux

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