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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 26, 2015

Documentation fix for TSM for VMware and iSCSI Linux Restore

Enhance documentation regarding 5c in the documentation below
Manually configuring an iSCSI device on a Linux system
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/#!/SS8TDQ_7.1.2/com.ibm.itsm.ve.inst.doc/t_ve_cfg_mountiscsi.html

Customer are ONLY provided with an example "lvchange -a y /dev/VolGroupSnap01/LogVol00" but there is NO documentation on how the customer can find the correct "LV path" for his/her enviroment.

For example, please ADD an explanation that the customer can use "lvdisplay" for example to find out the correct "LV path".

Idea priority Medium