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partitions need to be repaired. Also, if a network partition occurs,

mxsanlk can be used to determine which network partition has control of

the SAN.

Following is some sample output. The command was issued on host

10.10.30.3. The SDMP administrator is the administrator for the matrix to

which the host belongs. There are three membership partitions.

mxsanlk

This host: 10.10.30.3

This host’s SDMP administrator: 10.10.30.1

Membership Partition SANlock State

-------------------- -------------

psd1p1 held by SDMP administrator

psd2p1 held by SDMP administrator

psd3p3 held by SDMP administrator

Any of these messages can appear in the “SANlock State” column.

• held by SDMP administrator

The SANlock was most recently held by the SDMP administrator of

the matrix to which the host where mxsanlk was run belongs.

• trying to lock, last held by host X.X.X.X

The SANlock was most recently held by host X.X.X.X and may still be

held by that host. The host on which mxsanlk was run is trying to

acquire the SANlock.

• cannot access

The host on which mxsanlk was run is unable to access the

SANlock.The membership partition may need to be repaired.

• trying to lock, cannot access

The host on which mxsanlk was run is trying to acquire the SANlock

but is unable to access it. The membership partition may need to be

repaired.