Changing the status of paths to Offline(C)

To change the status of paths to Offline(C):

1. Check the current status of the paths.

   To change the status of a path to Offline(C) by specifying an HBA port, CHA port, or single path check the path name or PATH_ID used to manage the path.

   The following is an example of executing the command:

   # /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -path

   To place a path Offline(C) by specifying a SCSI device name, check the SCSI device name of the path.

   The following shows an example of executing the command:

   # /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -lu

2. To change the status of paths to Offline(C), execute the dlnkmgr command's offline operation.

   The paths to be placed Offline(C) can be specified by using an HBA port, CHA port, or single path. Instead of specifying a path, you can also specify a SCSI device name. For details on how to specify paths, see offline (places paths offline).

   For example, if you want to place all the paths that pass through a specific HBA port offline, execute the dlnkmgr command's offline operation with the -hba parameter specified. The following is an example of executing the command:

   # /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr offline -hba 0010.0000
   KAPL01055-I All the paths which pass the specified HBA port will be changed to the Offline(C) status. Is this OK? [y/n]:y
   KAPL01056-I If you are sure that there would be no problem when all the paths which pass the specified HBA are placed in the Offline(C) status, enter y.  Otherwise, enter n. [y/n]:y
   KAPL01061-I 3 path(s) were successfully placed Offline(C); 0 path(s) were not. Operation name = offline
   
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3. Check to see if the statuses of all the applicable paths have changed.

   The following is an example of executing the command:

   # /opt/DynamicLinkManager/bin/dlnkmgr view -path