Changing a path, Changing a path -21, Adding a path (to a device included in rootvg) -21 – HP XP Racks User Manual
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hdisk4 Available 1H-08-02 Hitachi Disk Array (Fibre)
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In this example, hdisk3 and hdisk4 are recognized as HDLM-managed
devices.
If the status of all hdisks is Available, proceed to step 14. If there are
any hdisks with the Defined status, perform step 10 again.
14
.
Check the setting for the hdisk reservation policy attribute.
Make sure that the changed default value is reflected in the value actually
used.
# lsattr -El hdisk-name | grep reserve_policy
reserve_policy no_reserve Reserve Policy TRUE
15
.
Activate the volume group used by HDLM.
# varyonvg volume-group-name
16
.
Mount the file system used by HDLM.
# mount file-system-mount-point
Changing a Path
This subsection explains how to add and delete paths.
Adding a Path (to a Volume Group Other than rootvg)
Connect the path to the system and execute the following command:
# cfgmgr
Adding a Path (to a Device Included in rootvg)
The following shows an example of adding a path to hdisk0 in an
environment where rootvg consists of hdisk0 and hdisk1.
1
.
Connect the path to the system, and then execute the following
command:
# cfgmgr
2
.
Check the list of current boot disks.
The following shows an example of executing the command:
# bootlist -m normal -o
hdisk0 blv=hd5
hdisk1 blv=hd5
...
3
.
Specify a boot disk according to the host environment to be used.
The following shows an example of executing the command:
# bootlist -m normal hdisk0 hdisk1
HDLM Operation
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