Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software Users Guide for Solaris (7.6)

The following describes domains supported by HDLM.
• If the control domain and the I/O domains that manage the HBAs for
HDLM-managed storage are not separated:
¢
HDLM can be installed in the control domain.
Only domains including I/O domains that manage the HBAs connected
to HDLM-managed storage are supported.
¢
HDLM cannot be installed in the guest domain.
• If the control domain and the I/O domains that manage the HBAs for
HDLM-managed storage are separated:
¢
HDLM can be installed in I/O domains.
Only domains including I/O domains that manage the HBAs connected
to HDLM-managed storage are supported.
¢
HDLM cannot be installed in the control domain.
¢
HDLM cannot be installed in the guest domain.
Also, the following configurations are not supported:
• A configuration in which I/O domains to which HDLM will be installed are
specified as boot disk environments.
• A cluster-configuration
The following table lists virtual disks that can be used in HDLM and LDoms
environments.
Table 3-17 Virtual Disks Usable in LDoms Environments When Installing
HDLM (Devices That the Guest Domain Can View)
OS LDoms Disk Label
Volume
Manager
File System
None UFS VxFS ZFS
Solaris 10 • Logical
Domai
ns 1.2
• Logical
Domai
ns 1.3
• Oracle
VM
Server
2.0
VTOC None Y Y Y Y
SVM Y Y Y N
VxVM 5.0 Y Y Y N
EFI None Y Y Y Y
SVM Y Y Y N
VxVM 5.0 N N N N
Solaris 11 Oracle VM
Server 2.1
VTOC None Y Y N Y
SVM Y Y N N
ZFS Y Y N Y
EFI None Y Y N Y
SVM Y Y N N
ZFS Y Y N Y
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