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3. Creating an HDLM Environment

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3.4 Notes on Creating an HDLM Environment

This section provides notes on creating an HDLM environment.
For notes on operating HDLM, see 4.1 Notes on Using HDLM.

3.4.1 Notes on Installing HDLM

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Install HDLM on the boot disk.

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To install HDLM, a license key is required. For more details, see the Notification

of Software License Key provided with this package.

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Install HDLM in a multi-user mode environment.

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The HDLM-dedicated device files below are created when HDLM is installed. Do

not use these device files.

/dev/dlmadrv

/dev/rdlmfdrvio

/dev/rdlmcldrv

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HDLM version 5.9 or later cannot coexist with Auto-Path, Auto Path XP, Hitachi

Path Manager, or HDLM version 5.8.1 or earlier. Before installing HDLM version

5.9 or later, you must uninstall any installed copies of these products. For details

on migrating from HDLM version 5.8.1 or earlier, see 3.5.6 Migrating from

HDLM Version 5.8.1 or Earlier to Version 5.9 or Later.

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When HDLM is installed, all devices shown under Devices that HDLM can

manage in 2.1 Devices Managed by HDLM are set to be targets for HDLM

management.

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When installing HDLM on a host where version 5.0 or later of a Device Manager

agent is installed, do not execute any of the following Device Manager agent

commands during the installation:


hbsasrv, HiScan, hdvmagt_account, hdvmagt_schedule, hldutil,
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3.4.2 Notes on an Upgrade Installation or Re-installation of HDLM

When you upgrade or re-install HDLM, note the following:

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Information, such as the driver configuration, HDLM functionality settings, and

log files will be inherited without being initialized when the upgrade installation

or re-installation is complete. For details on the information to be inherited, see

Table 3-11: List of Files Inherited During an Upgrade Installation or