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Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Manual (640 pages)
Command Suite for Linux(R)
Brand:
Hitachi
| Category:
Software
| Size: 3.3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
13
Intended Audience
14
Product Version
14
Release Notes
14
Document Revision Level
14
Document Organization
14
Overview of HDLM
14
Referenced Documents
15
Document Conventions
16
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
17
Getting Help
18
Comments
18
1 Overview of HDLM
19
What Is HDLM
20
HDLM Features
21
2 HDLM Functions
23
Devices Managed by HDLM
25
System Configuration
25
System Configuration Using an FC-SAN
25
System Configuration Using an IP-SAN
26
Ip-San Environments Supported by Hdlm
28
LU Configuration
29
Program Configuration
30
Position of the HDLM Driver and HDLM Device
32
Logical Device Files for HDLM Devices
33
Distributing a Load Using Load Balancing
35
Paths to Which Load Balancing Is Applied
37
When Using the Thunder 9500V Series, or Hitachi AMS/WMS Series
37
When Using the Lightning 9900 Series, Lightning 9900V Series, Hitachi USP, Universal Storage Platform V/VM, Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi AMS2000 Series, or Hitachi SMS
38
Load Balancing Algorithms
38
Performing Failovers and Failbacks Using Path Switching
40
Automatic Path Switching
41
Automatic Failovers
41
Automatic Failbacks
42
Manual Path Switching
43
Path Status Transition
44
Status Transitions of a Path
44
The Offline Path Status
44
The Online Path Status
44
Monitoring Intermittent Errors (Functionality When Automatic Failback Is Used)
46
Checking Intermittent Errors
46
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
46
Intermittent Error Monitoring Actions
47
When an Intermittent Error Occurs
47
When an Intermittent Error Does Not Occur
48
When the Conditions for an Intermittent Error Are Changed During Error Monitoring
49
When a User Changes the Intermittent Error Information
50
Detecting Errors by Using Path Health Checking
51
Error Management
52
Types of Collected Logs
53
Error Information
54
Filtering of Error Information
55
Collecting Error Information Using the Utility for Collecting HDLM Error Information (Dlmgetras)
56
Utility for Collecting HDLM Installation Error Information (Installgetras)
56
Collecting Audit Log Data
56
Categories and Audit Events that HDLM Can Output to the Audit Log
58
Requirements for Outputting Audit Log Data
62
Destination and Filtering of Audit Log Data
63
Audit Log Data Formats
64
Integrated HDLM Management Using Global Link Manager
65
Cluster Support
66
3 Creating an HDLM Environment
69
HDLM System Requirements
71
Hosts and Oss Supported by HDLM
71
Storage Systems Supported by HDLM
83
Storage Systems
83
HBA (if an FC-SAN Is Used)
84
NIC (if an IP-SAN Is Used)
84
Related Products When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4
84
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM
84
Volume Managers Supported by HDLM
98
Boot Disk Environments and Bladesymphony Environments Supported by HDLM
100
File Systems Supported by HDLM
100
Related Products When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 5
104
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM (if an FC-SAN Is Used)
104
Volume Managers Supported by HDLM
111
File Systems Supported by HDLM
112
Boot Disk Environments and Bladesymphony Environments Supported by HDLM (if an FC-SAN Is Used)
114
Related Products When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 6
116
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM (if an FC-SAN Is Used)
117
File Systems Supported by HDLM
117
Volume Managers Supported by HDLM
117
Boot Disk Environments Supported by HDLM (if an FC-SAN Is Used)
118
Related Products When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
118
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM
118
Volume Managers Supported by HDLM
118
File Systems Supported by HDLM
119
Related Products When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10
119
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM
119
Volume Managers Supported by HDLM
121
Boot Disk Environments and Bladesymphony Environments Supported by HDLM
123
File Systems Supported by HDLM
123
Related Products When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11
126
Volume Managers Supported by HDLM
126
File Systems Supported by HDLM
127
Related Products When Using Oracle Enterprise Linux 4
127
Boot Disk Environments Supported by HDLM (if an FC-SAN Is Used)
127
Boot Disk Environments Supported by HDLM
128
File Systems Supported by HDLM
128
Volume Manager Supported by HDLM
128
Related Products When Using Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
129
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM
129
File Systems Supported by HDLM
130
Volume Manager Supported by HDLM
130
Boot Disk Environments Supported by HDLM
131
Memory and Disk Capacity Requirements
132
Disk Requirements
132
Memory Requirements
132
Number of Paths Supported in HDLM
134
Virtual Environments Supported by HDLM
135
Flow for Creating an HDLM Environment
136
HDLM Installation Types
137
Knowledge Required before You Install HDLM
138
Notes on Creating an HDLM Environment
139
Notes on Hardware Settings
139
Notes on Linux
140
Notes on Installing HDLM
141
Notes on an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
142
Notes on a Device Manager Agent
143
Installing HDLM
143
Preparations for a New Installation of HDLM
143
Operations Required for Devices to be Managed by HDLM
143
Checking the Volume Group
144
Setting in the Syslogd Settings File
146
Checking the Partition
147
Setting the Mount Point (in Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Red hat Enterprise Linux 6)
147
Xen Settings
147
Performing a New Installation of HDLM
147
Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
152
Deactivating the MD Devices
153
Operations Required for Devices to be Managed by HDLM
153
Deactivating the Volume Group
153
Setting up Xen
154
Performing a Re-Installation of HDLM
154
Performing an Upgrade Installation of HDLM
159
Unattended Installation of HDLM
164
Installing HDLM for Managing Boot Disks
169
Notes on Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment
169
Overview of the Procedure for Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment
172
Boot Disk
172
Settings for Using an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk
172
HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot Disk
173
Disk
173
Settings for Using a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk.3-124
173
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot Disk
173
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot Disk
203
Countermeasures for Unsuccessful Startup of the os from an HDLM Device
218
When a Prompt for a Password for Starting Maintenance Appears, and the os Stops
219
When an Error Message Appears and the os Stops
219
Settings for LUKS
220
Notes on Using LUKS
220
Using HDLM in an LUKS Environment
221
Settings for MD Devices
222
Notes on Setting up MD Devices
222
Creating an MD Device
223
Using HDLM in an MD Device Environment
226
When the MULTIPATH Function Is Not Being Used for MD Devices
233
Settings for LVM2
234
Notes on Using LVM2
234
When Using an HDLM Device to Create a New Logical Volume
234
When Moving a Logical Volume Created on a SCSI Device in a Single-Path Environment to an HDLM Device
239
Settings for Xen
243
Settings for KVM
245
Settings for Heartbeat
246
Settings for Oracle RAC
246
Settings for the RHCM
249
Notes on Using RHCM
249
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4
249
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 5, or Red hat Enterprise Linux 6
250
Settings for VCS
251
Checking the Path Configuration
251
Setting up HDLM
252
Checking the Current Settings
252
Setting up the HDLM Functions
252
Setting up Load Balancing
253
Setting up Path Health Checking
254
Setting up the Automatic Failback Function
254
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
255
Setting the Error Log Collection Level
256
Setting the Trace Level
256
Setting the Error Log File Size
257
Setting the Number of Error Log Files
257
Setting the Number of Trace Files
258
Setting the Trace File Size
258
Setting up Audit Log Data Collection
258
Setting the Audit Log Facility
259
Checking the Updated Settings
260
The Process-Specific-Trace Information File
261
Notes on Using the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library
261
Creating a Character-Type Device File for an HDLM Device
261
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Red hat Enterprise Linux 6
262
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4 or SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server3-194
262
Creating File Systems for HDLM (When Volume Management Software Is Not Used)3-194
262
Creating a File System
263
Mounting a File System
263
Settings for Automatic Mounting
264
Setting the HDLM Device for the First Time
264
Migrating from an Environment Where a SCSI Device Is Already Set
265
Canceling the Settings for HDLM
266
Operations on HDLM-Managed Devices
267
Canceling the Heartbeat Settings
268
Canceling the Settings for Oracle RAC
269
Canceling the Settings for RHCM
269
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4
269
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 or When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 6
270
Canceling the Settings for VCS
271
Canceling the Xen Settings
271
Canceling the KVM Settings
272
Canceling the Settings for LVM2
273
Canceling the MD Device Settings
277
Migrating to MD Devices for Which the MULTIPATH Function Is Not Used
277
Migrating to MD Devices for Which the MULTIPATH Function Is Used
280
Canceling the LUKS Settings
284
Uninstalling HDLM
284
Uninstalling HDLM When an HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot Disk
286
Uninstalling Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (Hntrlib2)
294
Advertisement
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Manual (746 pages)
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User's Guide for Linux (6.x) (HIT5203-96004, October 2011)
Brand:
Hitachi
| Category:
Software
| Size: 4.49 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
17
Related Publications
6
Table of Contents
17
1 Overview of HDLM
25
What Is HDLM
26
HDLM Features
28
2 HDLM Functions
29
Devices Managed by HDLM
30
System Configuration
31
System Configuration Using an FC-SAN
31
System Configuration Using an IP-SAN
33
LU Configuration
36
Program Configuration
38
Position of the HDLM Driver and HDLM Device
40
Logical Device Files for HDLM Devices
41
Distributing a Load Using Load Balancing
43
Paths to Which Load Balancing Is Applied
45
Load Balancing Algorithms
47
Performing Failovers and Failbacks Using Path Switching
49
Automatic Path Switching
49
Manual Path Switching
52
Path Status Transition
53
Monitoring Intermittent Errors (Functionality When Automatic Failback Is Used)
56
Checking Intermittent Errors
56
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
56
Intermittent Error Monitoring Actions
57
When a User Changes the Intermittent Error Information
59
Detecting Errors by Using Path Health Checking
62
Error Management
63
Types of Collected Logs
65
Filtering of Error Information
66
Information (Dlmgetras)
67
Collecting Audit Log Data
68
Categories and Audit Events that HDLM Can Output to the Audit Log
69
Requirements for Outputting Audit Log Data
73
Destination and Filtering of Audit Log Data
74
Audit Log Data Formats
75
Integrated HDLM Management Using Global Link Manager
78
Cluster Support
80
3 Creating an HDLM Environment
81
HDLM System Requirements
82
Hosts and Oss Supported by HDLM
82
Storage Systems Supported by HDLM
95
Related Products When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4
96
Related Products When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 5
120
Related Products When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 6
133
Related Products When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
134
Related Products When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10
135
Related Products When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11
142
Related Products When Using Oracle Enterprise Linux 4
144
Related Products When Using Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
145
Memory and Disk Capacity Requirements
148
Number of Paths Supported in HDLM
151
Virtual Environments Supported by HDLM
151
Flow for Creating an HDLM Environment
153
HDLM Installation Types
155
Knowledge Required before You Install HDLM
156
Notes on Creating an HDLM Environment
157
Notes on Hardware Settings
157
Notes on Linux
158
Notes on Installing HDLM
159
Notes on a Device Manager Agent
161
Notes on an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
161
Installing HDLM
163
Preparations for a New Installation of HDLM
163
Performing a New Installation of HDLM
168
Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
175
Performing a Re-Installation of HDLM
176
Performing an Upgrade Installation of HDLM
183
Unattended Installation of HDLM
189
Installing HDLM for Managing Boot Disks
196
Notes on Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment
196
Overview of the Procedure for Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment
199
Settings for Using an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk
201
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where an HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot Disk
212
Settings for Using a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk
221
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot Disk
233
Countermeasures for Unsuccessful Startup of the os from an HDLM Device
250
Settings for LUKS
253
Notes on Using LUKS
253
Using HDLM in an LUKS Environment
253
Settings for MD Devices
256
Notes on Setting up MD Devices
256
Creating an MD Device
257
Using HDLM in an MD Device Environment
261
Settings for LVM2
270
Notes on Using LVM2
270
When Using an HDLM Device to Create a New Logical Volume
270
Environment to an HDLM Device
277
Settings for Xen
282
Settings for KVM
284
Settings for Heartbeat
286
Settings for Oracle RAC
287
Settings for the RHCM
290
Notes on Using RHCM
290
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4
290
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 5, or Red hat Enterprise Linux 6
291
Settings for VCS
292
Checking the Path Configuration
293
Setting up HDLM
295
Checking the Current Settings
295
Setting up the HDLM Functions
295
Checking the Updated Settings
304
The Process-Specific-Trace Information File
305
Notes on Using the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library
305
Creating a Character-Type Device File for an HDLM Device
306
Server
306
When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Red hat Enterprise Linux 6
306
Creating a File System
308
Creating File Systems for HDLM (When Volume Management Software Is Not Used)
308
Mounting a File System
308
Settings for Automatic Mounting
310
Setting the HDLM Device for the First Time
310
Migrating from an Environment Where a SCSI Device Is Already Set
311
Canceling the Settings for HDLM
314
Operations on HDLM-Managed Devices
314
Canceling the Heartbeat Settings
316
Canceling the Settings for Oracle RAC
316
Canceling the Settings for RHCM
317
Canceling the Settings for VCS
319
Canceling the Xen Settings
319
Canceling the KVM Settings
321
Canceling the Settings for LVM2
322
Canceling the MD Device Settings
326
Canceling the LUKS Settings
334
Uninstalling HDLM
335
Uninstalling Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (Hntrlib2)
350
4 HDLM Operation
353
Notes on Using HDLM
354
Notes Common to Oss
354
Notes When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4, or Oracle Enterprise Linux 4
356
Notes When Using Red hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red hat Enterprise Linux
357
Or Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
357
Notes When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
358
Notes When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10
359
Notes When Using SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11
360
Updating Kernel Packages and Applying os Update Packages
363
Environment Where an HDLM Device Is Not Used as the Boot Disk
363
Environment Where an HDLM Device Is Used as the Boot Disk
363
Environment Where a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device Is Used as the Boot Disk
364
HDLM Operations Using Commands
365
Changing the Status of Paths
365
Notes on Using Commands
365
Viewing Path Information
365
Viewing LU Information
367
Device, and LDEV
368
Initializing Statistical Information for Paths
369
Viewing and Setting up the Operating Environment
370
Updating the License
372
Viewing License Information
372
Viewing HDLM Version Information
373
Viewing HDLM Component Information
374
Starting and Stopping the HDLM Manager
376
Starting the HDLM Manager
376
Stopping the HDLM Manager
377
HDLM Resident Processes
379
Reconfiguring the HDLM Operating Environment
380
Replacing Hbas
380
Replacing a Fiber Cable
388
Replacing the Fibre Channel Switch
391
Changing the HDLM Device Configuration
393
About Creating a New HDLM Device
407
Note on Adding a Bladesymphony I/O Drawer
409
5 Troubleshooting
411
Information Collected by the Dlmgetras Utility for Collecting HDLM Error Information
412
Checking Error Information in Messages
413
Examining the Messages
416
Obtain Path Information
416
Identifying the Error Location and Correcting any Hardware Error
417
Identifying the Error Path
417
Narrowing down the Hardware that Might Have Caused the Error
417
Placing the Path Online
417
What to Do for a Program Error
418
Examining the Messages
418
Troubleshooting Program Errors
418
Contacting Your HDLM Vendor or Maintenance Company
419
What to Do for the Program Error
419
What to Do for Other Errors
420
6 Command Reference
421
Overview of the HDLM Command Dlnkmgr
422
Format
424
Parameters
424
Clear (Returns the Path Statistics to the Initial Value)
424
Format
426
Parameter
426
Help (Displays the Operation Format)
426
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Manual (574 pages)
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Guide for Solaris (6.6) (HIT5205-96011, November 2011)
Brand:
Hitachi
| Category:
Software
| Size: 3.37 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
13
Intended Audience
14
Product Version
14
Release Notes
14
Document Revision Level
14
Document Organization
14
Overview of HDLM
14
Referenced Documents
15
Document Conventions
15
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
17
Getting Help
18
Comments
18
1 Overview of HDLM
19
What Is HDLM
20
HDLM Features
21
2 HDLM Functions
23
Devices Managed by HDLM
25
System Configuration
25
LU Configuration
27
Program Configuration
28
Position of the HDLM Driver and HDLM Device
30
Logical Device Files for HDLM Devices
31
Distributing a Load Using Load Balancing
32
Paths to Which Load Balancing Is Applied
34
When Using the Thunder 9500V Series, or Hitachi AMS/WMS Series
34
Series, or Hitachi SMS
35
Universal Storage Platform V/VM, Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi AMS2000
35
Load Balancing Algorithms
35
Performing Failovers and Failbacks Using Path Switching
37
Automatic Path Switching
38
Automatic Failovers
38
Automatic Failbacks
39
Manual Path Switching
40
Path Status Transition
41
The Offline Path Status
41
The Online Path Status
41
Status Transitions of a Path
42
Intermittent Error Monitoring (Functionality When Automatic Failback Is Used)
43
Checking Intermittent Errors
44
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
44
Intermittent Error Monitoring Actions
44
When an Intermittent Error Occurs
44
When an Intermittent Error Does Not Occur
45
When the Conditions for an Intermittent Error Are Changed During Error Monitoring
46
When a User Changes the Intermittent Error Information
47
Detecting Errors by Using Path Health Checking
49
Error Management
49
Types of Collected Logs
50
Error Information
51
Filtering of Error Information
52
Collecting Error Information Using the Utility for Collecting HDLM Error Information (Dlmgetras)
53
Collecting Audit Log Data
53
Categories and Audit Events that HDLM Can Output to the Audit Log
55
Requirements for Outputting Audit Log Data
58
Destination and Filtering of Audit Log Data
58
Audit Log Data Formats
59
Integrated HDLM Management Using Global Link Manager
61
Cluster Support
62
3 Creating an HDLM Environment
65
HDLM System Requirements
67
Hosts and Oss Supported by HDLM
67
Storage Systems Supported by HDLM
67
Storage Systems
67
Hbas
68
When Handling Intermediate Volumes Managed by Hitachi Rapidxchange
69
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM
69
Volume Manager Supported by HDLM
70
Combinations of Cluster Software and Volume Managers Supported by HDLM
71
For the Sun Cluster or VCS Environment
71
When Creating an Oracle9I RAC Environment
74
When Creating an Oracle RAC 10G Environment
75
When Creating an Oracle RAC 11G Environment
88
Virtualization Environments Supported by HDLM
94
Memory and Disk Capacity Requirements
95
Disk Capacity Requirements
96
Memory Requirements
96
The Number of Paths Supported in HDLM
96
Flow for Creating an HDLM Environment
97
HDLM Installation Types
98
Notes on Creating an HDLM Environment
99
Notes on Hardware Settings
99
Notes on Installation
100
Notes on Related Software
104
Notes on Command Execution
105
Notes on the Disk Label
105
Installing HDLM
105
Preparations for a New Installation of HDLM
105
Performing Operations on Devices to be Managed by HDLM
105
Apply Solaris Patches
107
Set up the Hardware
107
Set up the /Kernel/Drv/Sd.conf File
108
Switch the Kernel Mode
108
Set up the /Etc/Syslog.conf File
109
Set up the /Etc/System File
109
Set up SDS and SVM
110
Set up VXVM
110
Set up Sun Cluster
111
Preparation for Performing an Unattended Installation of HDLM
113
Performing a New Installation of HDLM (When Sun Cluster Is Not Being Used)
113
Performing a New Installation of HDLM (When Sun Cluster Is Being Used)
120
Using the HDLM Device Unconfiguration Function When Performing a New Installation of HDLM
130
Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
131
Performing an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
131
Installing HDLM in an Ldoms Environment
135
Configuring a Boot Disk Environment
140
Overview of Configuring a Boot Disk Environment
140
Procedure for Configuring a Boot Disk Environment
141
Migration from an Existing HDLM Environment
141
Migration by Installing HDLM in the Existing Local Boot Disk Environment
143
Migration by Installing HDLM in the Existing Boot Disk Environment
145
Migration by Building a New Pre-Migration Environment
147
Setting up the Post-Migration Environment
149
Configuring a Boot Disk Environment for a ZFS File System
154
Boot Disk Environment that Uses a ZFS File System
154
Creating a ZFS Boot Disk Environment
155
Copying the Local Boot Disk Environment to the Lus (SCSI Device) in the Storage System
155
Replacing the ZFS Boot Disk Environment on the SCSI Device with the ZFS Boot Disk Environment on the HDLM Device
158
Migrating from a ZFS Boot Disk Environment to the Local Boot Disk Environment
159
Migrating from a Boot Disk Environment to the Local Boot Disk Environment
160
Configuring a Mirrored Boot Disk Environment Incorporating SVM
165
Precautions
165
Configuring a Boot Disk Environment in Which HDLM Manages the Boot Disk and Mirroring the Environment by Using SVM
166
Configuring a Boot Disk Environment in Which HDLM Manages the Boot Disk, from the Local Boot Disk Environment
166
Mirroring a Boot Disk Environment in Which HDLM Manages the Boot Disk by Using SVM
167
Placing the Boot Disks under HDLM Management by Installing HDLM to a Mirrored Boot Disk Environment Incorporating SVM
170
Installing HDLM and then Configuring the Environment
171
Placing the Boot Disks under HDLM Management
171
Uninstalling HDLM
177
Excluding the Prepared Lus from HDLM Management
177
Configuring an Environment and then Uninstalling HDLM
177
Checking the Path Configuration
183
Setting up HDLM Functions
184
Checking the Current Settings
184
Setting up the HDLM Functions
184
Setting up Load Balancing
185
Setting up Path Health Checking
186
Setting up the Automatic Failback Function
186
Setting the Error Log Collection Level
187
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
187
Setting the Trace Level
188
Setting the Error Log File Size
189
Setting the Number of Error Log Files
189
Setting the Number of Trace Files
190
Setting the Trace File Size
190
Setting up Audit Log Data Collection
190
Setting the Audit Log Facility
191
Checking the Updated Settings
192
Setting up Integrated Traces
193
Notes on Using the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library
194
Displaying the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library Setup Menu
194
Changing the Size of Integrated Trace Files
195
Changing the Number of Integrated Trace Files
195
Changing the Buffer Size Per Monitoring Interval Duration
196
Adjusting the Number of Messages to be Output Per Monitoring Interval
197
Finishing the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library Settings
198
Applying the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library Settings
198
Creating File Systems for HDLM (When Volume Management Software Is Not Used)3-135
199
Setting up VXVM
200
Creating a Disk Group
201
Creating VXVM Volumes
203
Removing Devices from VXVM
204
Devices to be Removed from VXVM
204
Removing Devices from VXVM on a Controller Basis
206
Removing Devices from VXVM on a Path Basis
210
Actions to be Taken if an Sd or Ssd Device Has Not Been Suppressed from VXVM
213
Introducing VXVM While Using HDLM
218
Linking VXVM and Sun Cluster
218
Setting up SDS
220
Notes
220
Registering HDLM Devices
221
To Use a Local Metadevice
221
To Use a Shared Diskset
222
Setting up SVM
224
Notes
224
Registering HDLM Devices
225
To Use a Local Volume
225
To Use a Shared Diskset
225
Setting up VCS
227
Uninstalling HDLM
228
Overview of HDLM Uninstallation
228
Preparations for HDLM Uninstallation
229
Performing Operations on HDLM-Managed Devices
229
Remove Sun Cluster Settings
230
Remove SDS Settings
233
Remove VCS Settings
233
Remove VXVM Settings
233
Remove SVM Settings
234
Uninstalling HDLM
235
Uninstalling HDLM from the Local Boot Disk Environment
235
Uninstalling HDLM from an Ldoms Environment
237
Uninstalling HDLM from the Boot Disk Environment
237
SDS Settings
242
Settings Needed after HDLM Uninstallation
242
Sun Cluster Settings
242
SVM Settings
242
VXVM Settings
242
Application Program Settings
244
File System Settings
244
Uninstalling Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (Hntrlib2)
244
Uninstalling Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (Hntrlib)
245
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Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Manual (450 pages)
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Guide for AIX (6.6) (T5208-96012, November 2011)
Brand:
Hitachi
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2.25 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
11
Intended Audience
12
Product Version
12
Release Notes
12
Document Revision Level
12
Document Organization
12
Overview of HDLM
12
Referenced Documents
13
Document Conventions
13
Utility Reference
13
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
15
Getting Help
16
Comments
16
1 Overview of HDLM
17
What Is HDLM
18
HDLM Features
19
2 HDLM Functions
21
Devices Managed by HDLM
23
System Configuration
23
Parameters
23
LU Configuration
25
Program Configuration
26
Position of the HDLM Driver and Hdisk
27
Distributing a Load Using Load Balancing
28
Paths to Which Load Balancing Is Applied
30
When Using the Thunder 9500V Series, or Hitachi AMS/WMS Series
30
When Using the Lightning 9900V Series, Hitachi USP, Universal Storage Platform V/VM, Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi AMS2000 Series, or Hitachi SMS
31
Load Balancing Algorithms
31
Performing Failovers and Failbacks Using Path Switching
33
Automatic Path Switching
34
Automatic Failovers
34
Priority of Switching Destination Paths
35
Automatic Failbacks
37
Manual Path Switching
38
Path Status Transition
39
The Online Path Status
39
The Offline Path Status
39
Correspondence between Path Statuses Displayed by the os and by HDLM2-20
40
Status Transitions of a Path
40
Monitoring Intermittent Errors (Functionality When Automatic Failback Is Used)
42
Checking Intermittent Errors
43
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
43
Intermittent Error Monitoring Actions
43
When an Intermittent Error Occurs
44
When an Intermittent Error Does Not Occur
44
When the Conditions for an Intermittent Error Are Changed During Error Monitoring
45
When a User Changes the Intermittent Error Information
46
Detecting Errors by Using Path Health Checking
48
Error Management
48
Types of Collected Logs
49
Filtering of Error Information
51
Collecting Error Information Using the Utility for Collecting HDLM Error Information (Dlmgetras)
52
Collecting Installation Error Information Using the Utility for Collecting HDLM Installation Error Information (Dlmgetrasinst)
52
Collecting Audit Log Data
53
Categories and Audit Events that HDLM Can Output to the Audit Log
54
Requirements for Outputting Audit Log Data
57
Destination and Filtering of Audit Log Data
57
Audit Log Data Formats
58
Integrated HDLM Management Using Global Link Manager
60
Cluster Support
61
3 Creating an HDLM Environment
63
HDLM System Requirements
65
Host and os Support for HDLM
65
Storage Systems Supported by HDLM
67
Storage Systems
67
Hba
68
When Handling Intermediate Volumes Managed by Hitachi Rapidxchange
68
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM
68
Memory and Disk Capacity Requirements
71
Memory Requirements
71
Disk Capacity Requirements
71
Number of Paths Supported in HDLM
72
Flow for Creating an HDLM Environment
72
Types of HDLM Installation
73
Notes on Creating an HDLM Environment
74
Notes on Installing HDLM
74
Notes on an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
74
Notes on the Virtual I/O Server
75
Notes on a License Key
76
Notes on Trace Files
76
Notes on Storage Systems
77
Notes on the Cluster
77
Notes on the Automatic Failback
78
Notes on the Queue_Depth Parameter Value for an HDLM-Managed Device
78
Installing HDLM
78
Available Installation Methods
78
When Performing a New Installation, Upgrade Installation, or Re-Installation of HDLM
79
When Performing a Migration of HDLM
81
Preparations for a New Installation of HDLM
83
Perform Operations for HDLM Management-Target Devices
83
Set up the Hardware
84
Switch the Kernel Mode
85
Set up Cluster Software
85
Performing a New Installation of HDLM
86
When Installing HDLM in a Local Boot Disk Environment
86
When Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment
90
Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
96
Stop Applications
96
Perform Operations for HDLM Management-Target Device
96
Performing an Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
97
When Installing HDLM in a Local Boot Disk Environment
97
When Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment
104
When Installing HDLM on Alternate Disks
110
Migrating from HDLM Version 5.8.1 or Earlier to Version 5.9 or Later
113
Installing HDLM in a Powerha 5.5 or Powerha 6.1 Environment
117
Upgrading or Re-Installing HDLM in a Powerha 5.5 or Powerha 6.1 Environment (in a Local Boot Disk Environment)
117
Upgrading or Re-Installing HDLM in a Powerha 5.5 or Powerha 6.1 Environment (in a Boot Disk Environment)
118
Migrating HDLM in a Powerha 5.5 or Powerha 6.1 Environment
118
Installing HDLM in a Powerha 7.1 Environment
120
Performing an Unattended Installation of HDLM
122
When Installing HDLM in a Local Boot Disk Environment
122
When Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment
125
Checking the Path Configuration
129
Setting up HDLM
130
Checking the Current Settings
131
Setting up the HDLM Functions
131
Setting up Load Balancing
132
Setting up Path Health Checking
133
Setting up the Automatic Failback Function
133
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
134
Setting the Error Log Collection Level
134
Setting the Trace Level
135
Setting the Error Log File Size
136
Setting the Number of Error Log Files
136
Setting the Trace File Size
136
Setting the Number of Trace Files
137
Setting up Audit Log Data Collection
137
Setting the Audit Log Facility
138
Checking the Updated Settings
139
Setting up Integrated Traces
140
Notes on Using the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library
141
Displaying the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library Setup Menu
141
Changing the Size of Integrated Trace Files
141
Changing the Number of Integrated Trace Files
142
Changing the Buffer Size Per Monitoring Interval Duration
143
Adjusting the Number of Messages to be Output Per Monitoring Interval
144
Finishing the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library Settings
145
Applying the Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library Settings
146
About the Reservation Policy
146
Settings for Using Powerha
147
Storage System Settings
147
Setting up a Thunder 9500V Series Device
147
Setting up a Hitachi AMS/WMS Series Device
148
Registering the HDLM Script for Powerha
148
Setting the Reservation Policy
149
Settings for Using GPFS
150
Settings for Using Oracle RAC 10G or Oracle RAC 11G
150
Settings for MISSCOUNT and DISKTIMEOUT
150
Settings for Reservation Policy
152
Settings for Using VCS
152
Uninstalling HDLM
153
Preparations for HDLM Uninstallation
153
Uninstalling HDLM
154
When Uninstalling HDLM in a Local Boot Disk Environment
154
When Uninstalling HDLM in the Boot Disk Environment
157
Uninstalling Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (Hntrlib2)
160
Uninstalling Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (Hntrlib)
161
Canceling Cluster Software (Powerha) Settings
162
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Manual (422 pages)
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Guide for Windows (6.6) (HIT5201-96006, November 2011)
Brand:
Hitachi
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2.24 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
11
Intended Audience
12
Product Version
12
Release Notes
12
Document Revision Level
12
Document Organization
12
Overview of HDLM
12
Referenced Documents
13
Document Conventions
13
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
15
Getting Help
16
Comments
16
1 Overview of HDLM
17
What Is HDLM
18
HDLM Features
19
2 HDLM Functions
21
Devices Managed by HDLM
23
System Configuration
23
System Configuration Using an FC-SAN
23
System Configuration Using an IP-SAN
24
Setting Range of the Iscsi Software and Iscsi HBA
27
Storage Systems Supported by HDLM
27
LU Configuration
27
Program Configuration
29
Driver Levels of the HDLM and MPIO Drivers
30
Distributing a Load Using Load Balancing
31
Paths to Which Load Balancing Is Applied
33
When Using the Thunder 9500V Series, or Hitachi AMS/WMS Series
33
When Using the Lightning 9900 Series, Lightning 9900V Series, Hitachi USP, Universal Storage Platform V/VM, Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi AMS2000 Series, or Hitachi SMS
34
Load Balancing Algorithms
34
Performing Failovers and Failbacks Using Path Switching
36
Automatic Path Switching
37
Automatic Failovers
37
Automatic Failbacks
38
Manual Path Switching
39
Path Status Transition
40
The Online Path Statuses
40
The Offline Path Statuses
41
Status Transitions of a Path
41
Monitoring Intermittent Errors (Functionality When Automatic Failback Is Used)
44
Checking Intermittent Errors
44
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
45
Intermittent Error Monitoring Actions
45
When an Intermittent Error Occurs
45
When an Intermittent Error Does Not Occur
46
When the Conditions for an Intermittent Error Are Changed During Error Monitoring
47
When a User Changes the Intermittent Error Information
48
Detecting Errors by Using Path Health Checking
50
Dynamic Re-Configuration
50
Adding an LU Dynamically
50
Deleting an LU Dynamically
51
Error Management
51
Types of Collected Logs
52
Filtering of Error Information
54
Collecting Error Information Using the Utility for Collecting HDLM Error Information (Dlmgetras)
55
Collecting Audit Log Data
55
Categories and Audit Events that HDLM Can Output to the Audit Log
57
Requirements for Outputting Audit Log Data
60
Destination and Filtering of Audit Log Data
61
Audit Log Data Formats
62
Integrated HDLM Management Using Global Link Manager
63
Cluster Support
64
3 Creating an HDLM Environment
67
HDLM System Requirements
68
Oss Supported by HDLM
68
Supported Oss
68
Microsoft MPIO Drivers
69
Web Browsers Supported by HDLM
69
Storage Systems Supported by HDLM
69
Supported Storage Systems
69
Hbas
71
When Using Intermediate Volumes Managed by Hitachi Rapidxchange to Exchange Data
71
Cluster Software Supported by HDLM
72
Volume Managers Supported by HDLM
77
Virtual Environments Supported by HDLM
77
Memory and Disk Capacity Requirements
78
Memory Requirements
78
Disk Requirements
78
Number of Paths Supported in HDLM
79
Flow for Creating an HDLM Environment
79
HDLM Installation Types
79
Notes on Creating an HDLM Environment
80
Notes on Hbas and HBA Drivers
80
Notes on Storage Systems
80
Notes on HDLM Versions
80
Notes on Windows
82
Notes on Related Software
85
Notes on New Installations and Upgrade Installations
88
Notes on Migration or Upgrade Installation
90
Installing HDLM
90
Preparations for a New Installation of HDLM
91
Preparations for Installing HDLM by Performing an Unattended Installation
92
How to Create an Installation-Information Settings File
93
Notes on an Unattended Installation
93
Performing a New Installation of HDLM on Windows Server 2003
94
In a Non-Cluster Environment
94
When MSCS Is Used
99
When VCS Is Used
108
When Oracle RAC Is Used
112
Performing a New Installation of HDLM on Windows Server 2008
117
In a Non-Cluster Environment
117
When MSCS Is Used
121
Upgrade Installation or Re-Installation of HDLM
129
Migrating from HDLM 5.4 or Earlier to HDLM 5.5 or Later
130
Installing JRE
131
Firewall Settings for Managing HDLM by Using Global Link Manager
132
Firewall_Setup Command Syntax
133
Checking the Path Configuration
134
Setting up HDLM
134
Checking the Current Settings
135
Setting up the HDLM Functions
136
Setting up Load Balancing
136
Setting up Path Health Checking
137
Setting up the Automatic Failback Function
138
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
138
Setting up the LU Deletion Function
139
Setting the Error Log Collection Level
140
Setting the Trace Level
141
Setting the Error Log File Size
141
Setting the Number of Error Log Files
142
Setting the Trace File Size
142
Setting the Number of Trace Files
143
Setting up Audit Log Data Collection
143
Checking the Updated Settings
144
Setting up Integrated Traces
145
Uninstalling HDLM
148
Preparations for HDLM Uninstallation
148
Notes on Uninstalling HDLM
148
Uninstalling HDLM
150
Uninstallation Procedures - in a Non-Cluster Environment
150
Uninstallation Procedures - MSCS or VCS Environment
152
Uninstallation Procedures - Oracle RAC Environment
154
Uninstalling Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (Hntrlib2)
155
Clearing the Persistent Reservation
156
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Manual (188 pages)
Command Suite for VMware(R)
Brand:
Hitachi
| Category:
Software
| Size: 1.39 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Overview of HDLM
10
Referenced Documents
11
Document Conventions
11
Getting Help
13
1 Overview of Hdlm
15
What Is Hdlm
16
Hdlm Features
17
2 HDLM Functions
19
Devices Managed by Hdlm
20
System Configuration
20
LU Configuration
21
Program Configuration
22
Distributing a Load Using Load Balancing
24
Paths to Which Load Balancing Is Applied
26
When Using the Hitachi AMS/WMS Series
26
When Using the Universal Storage Platform V/VM, Virtual Storage Platform Hitachi AMS2000 Series, or Hitachi SMS
27
Load Balancing Algorithms
27
Performing Failovers and Failbacks Using Path Switching
29
Manual Path Switching
31
Path Status Transition
32
The Online Path Statuses
32
The Offline Path Statuses
32
Correspondence between Vmware Vsphere and HDLM Path Statuses
33
Status Transitions of a Path
33
Monitoring Intermittent Errors
34
Checking Intermittent Errors
34
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
34
Intermittent Error Monitoring Actions
35
When an Intermittent Error Occurs
35
When an Intermittent Error Does Not Occur
36
When a User Changes the Intermittent Error Information
37
Detecting Errors by Using Path Health Checking
39
Error Management
39
Types of Collected Logs
40
Collecting Audit Log Data
41
Categories and Audit Events that HDLM Can Output to the Audit Log
43
Requirements for Outputting Audit Log Data
44
Destination and Filtering of Audit Log Data
45
Audit Log Data Formats
45
3 Creating an HDLM Environment
49
HDLM System Requirements
50
Remote Management Client os Support
50
Storage Systems Supported by HDLM
50
Memory and Disk Capacity Requirements
51
Number of Paths Supported in HDLM
51
Flow for Creating an HDLM Environment
52
HDLM Installation Types
52
Performing a New Installation of HDLM
53
New Installation on Remote Management Client
54
Unattended Installation on Remote Management Client
55
New Installation on Host
55
Performing a Re-Installation of HDLM
56
Checking the Path Configuration
56
Setting up HDLM
57
Checking the Current Settings
57
Setting up the HDLM Functions
58
Setting up Load Balancing
58
Setting up Intermittent Error Monitoring
59
Setting up Audit Log Data Collection
59
Checking the Updated Settings
60
Setting up Integrated Traces
61
Preparations for HDLM Uninstallation
63
Uninstalling HDLM
64
Uninstalling HDLM from a Host
64
Uninstalling HDLM from a Remote Management Client
65
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