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If you are using Xen, set up Xen to use HDLM devices in domainU. If you
are using KVM, register HDLM devices into the hardware configuration
file.
For details on operating environments for the virtual environments
supported by HDLM, see
Virtual Environments Supported by HDLM on
. For details on how to set up a virtual environment, see
Settings for Xen on page 3-175
Settings for KVM on page 3-177
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Specify the settings required for operations in a cluster configuration.
For a cluster configuration, change the logical device file names of SCSI
devices specified in the cluster to logical device file names of HDLM
devices.
For details on setting the cluster software, see
Settings for Oracle RAC on page 3-178
Settings for VCS on page 3-183
.
Performing an Upgrade Installation of HDLM
The following is the procedure for an upgrade installation. The preparations
before installing HDLM are required. For details about the preparations before
Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-
installation of HDLM on page 3-84
.
A license key is required if you perform an upgrade installation of HDLM from
a version earlier than 5.4 or if you install HDLM 5.4 or a later version after
the valid license period has expired.
To perform an upgrade installation of HDLM:
1
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Log on to Linux as the root user.
2
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Prepare the license key.
Use either of the following methods to store the license key file in the
specified directories:
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Store the license key file (*.plk) in the /var/tmp directory, under the
name hdlm_license.
/var/tmp/hdlm_license
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Execute the following commands to create the license key file
(dlm.lic_key) in the /etc/opt/DynamicLinkManager directory.
If the /etc/opt/DynamicLinkManager directory does not exist, use
the mkdir command to create the directory.
# mkdir /etc/opt/DynamicLinkManager
# echo "license-key" > /etc/opt/DynamicLinkManager/dlm.lic_key
3
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Insert the DVD-ROM and mount it.
If the DVD-ROM was not automatically mounted, execute the mount
command to mount the DVD-ROM to the fixed mount point.
Creating an HDLM Environment
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