Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software Users Guide for Linux (6.6) (HIT5203-96005, November 2011)

Deactivating the Volume Group..............................................................3-85
Setting Up Xen......................................................................................3-86
Performing a Re-installation of HDLM...............................................................3-86
Performing an Upgrade Installation of HDLM....................................................3-91
Unattended Installation of HDLM.....................................................................3-96
Installing HDLM for Managing Boot Disks..............................................................3-
101
Notes on Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment......................................3-101
Overview of the Procedure for Installing HDLM in a Boot Disk Environment.......3-104
Settings for Using an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk.................................3-104
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where an HDLM Device Is Used as a
Boot Disk............................................................................................3-104
Settings for Using a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk
..........................................................................................................3-105
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an
HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot Disk.....................................................3-105
Settings for Using an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk...........................................3-106
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where an HDLM Device Is Used as a Boot
Disk.............................................................................................................3-116
Settings for Using a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM Device as a Boot Disk.3-124
Upgrade Installation in an Environment Where a Logical Volume (LVM2) on an HDLM
Device Is Used as a Boot Disk........................................................................3-135
Countermeasures for Unsuccessful Startup of the OS from an HDLM Device......3-150
When an Error Message Appears and the OS Stops................................3-151
When a Prompt for a Password for Starting Maintenance Appears, and the OS
Stops..................................................................................................3-151
Settings for LUKS................................................................................................3-152
Notes on Using LUKS.....................................................................................3-152
Using HDLM in an LUKS Environment.............................................................3-153
Settings for md Devices.......................................................................................3-154
Notes on Setting Up md Devices....................................................................3-154
Creating an md Device..................................................................................3-155
Using HDLM in an md Device Environment......................................................3-158
When the MULTIPATH Function Is Not Being Used for md Devices..........3-158
When the MULTIPATH Function Is Being Used for md Devices................3-162
Settings for LVM2................................................................................................3-166
Notes on Using LVM2....................................................................................3-166
When Using an HDLM Device to Create a New Logical Volume.........................3-166
When Moving a Logical Volume Created on a SCSI Device in a Single-Path
Environment to an HDLM Device....................................................................3-171
Settings for Xen..................................................................................................3-175
Settings for KVM.................................................................................................3-177
Settings for Heartbeat.........................................................................................3-178
Settings for Oracle RAC.......................................................................................3-178
Settings for the RHCM.........................................................................................3-181
Notes on Using RHCM...................................................................................3-181
When Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4...............................................3-181
When Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.............3-182
Settings for VCS..................................................................................................3-183
Checking the Path Configuration...........................................................................3-183
Setting Up HDLM.................................................................................................3-184
Checking the Current Settings........................................................................3-184
Setting Up the HDLM Functions......................................................................3-184
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