HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual

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3. Creating an HDLM Environment

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(2) When Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment

Log in to AIX as a user with root permissions.
If you are using a virtual I/O server, see the virtual I/O server documentation to

Back up the HDLM settings.
If an upgrade installation or re-installation fails, AIX automatically uninstalls

HDLM, and the HDLM settings are deleted.
Perform this step so that a copy of the HDLM settings is available in this case.
If an upgrade installation or re-installation fails, perform a new installation, and

then re-execute setup to reflect the settings that have been backed up.

• Save the HDLM environment settings information.

# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -sys >

any-file-name
Make sure that the license has not expired.

• Save the HDLM execution environment ODM settings.

# /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlmodmset -o >

any-file-name

Execute the following command to unmount the file system used by HDLM.

# umount

file-system-mount-point

Execute the following command to display all the activated volume groups.

# lsvg -o

Among the displayed volume groups, inactivate the volume groups used by

HDLM.

# varyoffvg

volume-group-name

Execute the utility indicated below to change the status of the hdisks recognized

as HDLM management-target devices by the active kernel, and then stop the

HDLM manager.
To inherit the existing hdisk configuration, execute the

dlmrmdev

utility with the

-e

parameter specified.

If you are using HDLM version 6.2 or earlier and you want to inherit the existing