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SYMCLI BASE Commands

symapierr Used to translate SYMAPI error code numbers into SYMAPI error messages.
symaudit List records from a symmetrix audit log file.
symbcv Perform BCV support operations on Symmetrix BCV devices.
symcfg Discover or display Symmetrix configuration information. Refresh the host's
Symmetrix database file or remove Symmetrix info from the file. Can also be used to
view or release a 'hanging' Symmetrix exclusive lock.
symchg Monitor changes to Symmetrix devices or to logical objects stored on Symmetrix
devices.
symcli Provides the version number and a brief description of the commands included in
the Symmetrix Command Line
symdev Perform operations on a device given the device's Symmetrix name. Can also be
used to view Symmetrix device locks.
symdg Perform operations on a device group (dg).
symdisk Display information about the disks within a Symmetrix.
symdrv List DRV devices on a Symmetrix.
symevent Monitor or inspect the history of events within a Symmetri
symgate Perform operations on a gatekeeper device.
symhost Display host configuration information and performance statistics.
syminq Issues a SCSI Inquiry command on one or all devices. Interface.
symlabel Perform label support operations on a Symmetrix device.
symld Perform operations on a device in a device group (dg).
symlmf Registers SYMAPI license keys.
sympd Perform operations on a device given the device's physical name.
symstat Display statistics information about a Symmetrix, a Director, a device group, or a
device.
symreturn Used for supplying return codes in pre- action and post- action script files.

SYMCLI CONTROL Commands

symacl Administer symmetrix access control information.
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symauth Administer symmetrix user authorization information.

symcg Perform operations on an composite group (cg).
symchksum Administer checksum checks when an Oracle database writes data files on Symmetrix
devices.
symclone Perform Clone control operations on a device group or on a device within the device
group.
symconfigur Perform modifications on the Symmetrix configuration.
e
symconnect Setup or Modify Symmetrix Connection Security functionalit
symmask Setup or Modify Symmetrix Device Masking functionality.
symmaskdb Backup, Restore, Initialize or Show the contents of the device masking database.
symmir Perform BCV control operations on a device group or on a device within the device
group.
symoptmz Perform Symmetrix Optimizer control operations.
symqos Perform Quality of Service operations on Symmetrix Devices
symrdf Perform RDF control operations on a device group or on a device within the device
group.
symreplicate Perform automated, consistent replication of data given a pre- configured
SRDF/Timefinder setup
symsnap Perform Symmetrix Snap control operations on a device group or on devices in a
device file.
symstar Perform SRDF STAR management operations.
symrcopy Perform Symmetrix Rcopy control operations on devices in a device file.

SYMCLI SRM(Mapping) Commands

symhostfs Display information about a host File, Directory,or host File System.
symioctl Send IO control commands to a specified application.
symlv Display information about a volume in Logical Volume Group (vg).
sympart Display partition information about a host device.
symrdb Display information about a third- party RelationalDatabase
symrslv Display detailed Logical to Physical mapping information about a logical object
stored on Symmetrix devices.
symvg Display information about a Logical Volume Group (vg).
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Most of the commands come in flavors of three as follows:

Reference Description Example

pd Physical device name /dev/dsk/c3t4d5
dev Symmetrix device name 0FF
ld Symmetrix logical device name DEV001

Once SYMCLI is installed the below table lists all common commands that can be used using the symcli command interface.

symmaskdb commands
create and initialises a device masking database. On completion, the database device cannot be written
to by the operating system.
init
Note: This command only needs to be run once otherwise all SAN configuration is lost
backup backups up the database to a specified file
restore restore a database file
remove removes the meta member devices
lists for each symmetrix fibre director which devices in a symmetrix system a WWN can access
list database
symmaskdb -sid 516 list database -output XML
lists all devices accessible to an HBA on a specified symmetrix system and all directors that access each
list devs (-wwn)
device
list assignment (-dev) List the HBA assignments to devices
list capacity (-host) Lists the capacity of devices assigned to a particlur host

symdev commands
list available devices
list
symdev list -inventory
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-v list detailed information of a device

show <symdevname> display meta device information

sympd commands
lists the symmetrix devices that are accessed through fibre channel and shows their controlling director,
list TID, LUN, device number and serial number. Also shows which device holds the device masking
database (VCM).
list -vcm lists all the physical devices in the device masking database

symcfg commands
list -v lists whether the symmetrix director has device masking turned on
lists all fibre directors in a symmetrix system and which devices they can access
list -address -fa -available all
symcfg -sid xxx list -address -fa 4c -p 1 -available
list -sa all lists all fibre directors (FA) in a symmetrix system
lists detailed information on a FA port
list -sa 15D -v
symcfg list -RA all -sid 516 -switched
symcfg -dir all list –sid 516
list applications using the symmetrix
-application list
symcfg list -applications -sid xxx
list host connections to the array

-connections list symcfg list -connections

symcfg list -connections -sorthost
symcfg list -connections -capacity -sid 516

symmask commands
add devs add a device to the list of devices that a WWN can access in the database
remove devs remove a device from the list of devices that a WWN can access in the database
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delete deletes all access rights for a WWN in the database

replace allows one HBA to replace another
set lockdown sets or clears the fibre channel ID lockdown
set visibility sets or clears visibility for noncontiguous LUNS
set lunoffset sets or clears a LUN base/offset skip for noncontiguous LUNS.
set heterogeneous sets or clears heterogeneous host inform with distinctive attributes
rename changes the AWWN for the specified WWN in the database and login history table
causes the symmetrix system to refresh its WWN related memory tables with the contents
of the database
refresh
If you update the VCMDB you must run this command to see your changes
discovers the HBA on the host and assigns AWWN to the login history table entries for
discover hba
thoses WWNs that are not set
Lists foreach fibre director which hosts and HBAs are logged into the symmetrix. (displays
list logins
the login history table contents)
list hba lists WWNs of the fibre HBAs on this host.

symconfigure commands
-sid <sid> -f <filename> verify verify that we have access to the symmetrix and we can make changes
-sid <sid> -f <filename> preview confirm that the syntax is correct
-sid <sid> -f <filename> prepare
-sid <sid> -f <filename> commit commit the changes to the database

control and log files locations

/symapi/db/symapi_db.bin default symapi database file
/symapi/config/netcnfg lists the network services available from that host
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the options file contains behavior parameters that can be set to critically change default
/symapi/config/options
behavior of SYMCLI operations, SYMAPI calls and their control actions
/symapi/config/symavoid identifies devices to skip over when looking for devices
/symapi/config/gkavoid identifies devices not chosen as gatekeepers
/symapi/config/inqfile lists devices to be added to the symapi database
/symapi/log/symapi-<date>.log logfile for symcli.symapi functions, calls, activities

Common commands

VCMDB
# symmaskdb -sid xxx init -f newinit.db

initialize the VCMDB Note: This command only needs to be run once otherwise all SAN
configuration is lost, also make sure the database is backed up
regularly.
backup the VCMDB # symmaskdb -sid xxx -file <filename> backup
restore the VCMDB # symmaskdb -sid xxx -file <filename> restore
# symmask -sid xxx refresh
refresh the database
Note: Remember any changes to the VCMDB have to be uploaded to the
symmetrix memory, otherwise you will not see your changes.
list the database # symmaskdb -sid xxx list database
list a specific device # symmaskdb -sid xxx -dev 0029 list assignment -v

FA Ports
List currently configured FA port settings (this is used
# symcfg -sa <##|all> [-p <#>] list -v
primary for HP systems)
List currently visable devices on a FA port # symcfg -sid xxx -FA 15C -address list
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Disk Devices
# symdev list
list all devices within the array
# inq
list a specific device within the array # symmaskdb -sid xxx -dev 0029 list assignment -v
# symmask -sid xxx -wwn 5000020001f2 -dir 15c -p 0 add devs 087,088,089

dir = director port

add access to the symmetrix devices p = port number on the director port

Note: the devices are symmetrix devices ID's not LUN ID's. Also this is
know as LUN masking.
remove access from the symmetrix devices # symmask -sid xxx -wwn 5000020001f2 remove devs 0029,002A
list devices available assigned to a specific host # symmaskdb -sid xxx -host 5000020001f2 list capacity
display meta devices # symdev show <symdevname>

HBA
register the HBA with the VCMDB # symmask discover hba
List HBAs in local host # symmask list hba -v
List HBAs to FA port logins # symmask -sid xxx list logins

Build file contents

Meta devices files Form meta from dev 0004, config-striped stripe_size=1920;
add dev 0005 to meta 0004;
add dev 0006 to meta 0004;
add dev 0007 to meta 0004;
add dev 0008 to meta 0004;

The run the following:

# symconfigure -sid xxx -f meta.txt preview

# symconfigure -sid xxx -f meta.txt prepare
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# symconfigure -sid xxx -f meta.txt commit

map dev 002e to dir 4c:1 target=0, lun=006;
map dev 002e to dir 16C:0 target=0, lun=006;
map dev 0042 to dir 4c:1 target=0, lun=007;
map dev 0042 to dir 16C:0 target=0, lun=007;
Mapping devices file (map devices to ports)
The run the following:

# symconfigure -sid xxx -f mappings.txt preview

# symconfigure -sid xxx -f mappings.txt prepare
# symconfigure -sid xxx -f mappings.txt commit

HBAs information on system

/usr/sbin/hbanyware/hbacmd listhbas
/usr/sbin/hbanyware/hbacmd hbaattibute [wwn]

Good EMC symcli commands to know.

Sym db (vcm)location:
/usr/emc/API/symapi/db

sym log location:

/usr/emc/API/symapi/log
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symcfg file layout and usage in cli

cat > 04009914.90096.symconf
### Start of symconfigure ###
## Update device config settings
set dev 0324 attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 0326 attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 0328 attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 032a attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 032c attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 032e attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 0330 attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 0332 attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 0334 attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
set dev 0336 attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;
##make BCV device
convert dev 032e to 2-Way-BCV-Mir;
convert dev 0330 to 2-Way-BCV-Mir;
convert dev 0332 to 2-Way-BCV-Mir;
convert dev 0334 to 2-Way-BCV-Mir;
convert dev 0336 to 2-Way-BCV-Mir;
## Update device config settings
#### MAP
## Standard Devices
map dev 0324 to dir 7a:0, lun=07d;
map dev 0324 to dir 10a:0, lun=07d;
map dev 0326 to dir 7a:0, lun=07e;
map dev 0326 to dir 10a:0, lun=07e;
map dev 0328 to dir 7a:0, lun=07f;
map dev 0328 to dir 10a:0, lun=07f;
map dev 032a to dir 7a:0, lun=080;
map dev 032a to dir 10a:0, lun=080;
map dev 032c to dir 7a:0, lun=081;
map dev 032c to dir 10a:0, lun=081;
## Standard Devices
## BCV Devices
map dev 032e to dir 7a:0, lun=082;
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map dev 032e to dir 10a:0, lun=082;

map dev 0330 to dir 7a:0, lun=083;
map dev 0330 to dir 10a:0, lun=083;
map dev 0332 to dir 7a:0, lun=084;
map dev 0332 to dir 10a:0, lun=084;
map dev 0334 to dir 7a:0, lun=085;
map dev 0334 to dir 10a:0, lun=085;
map dev 0336 to dir 7a:0, lun=086;
map dev 0336 to dir 10a:0, lun=086;
## BCV Devices
### End of symconfigure ###
sudo symconfigure -sid 90096 -f 04009914.90096.symconf preview # commit to actually take effect

Backup vcmdb
# Backup binary vcmdb
sudo symmaskdb -noprompt -sid 90096 backup -file 90096_backup.bin
# Backup text vcmdb
sudo symmaskdb -sid 90096 database list > 90096_backup.txt

Mask devices to new Host

sudo symmask -sid 90096 -dir 7a -p 0 -wwn 10000000c9426c85 add devs
0324,0326,0328,032A,032C,032E,0330,0332,0334,0336 # pcs2s009hba0 10 Luns: 125-134
sudo symmask -sid 90096 -dir 10a -p 0 -wwn 10000000c9426c84 add devs
0324,0326,0328,032A,032C,032E,0330,0332,0334,0336 # pcs2s009hba1 10 Luns: 125-134
sudo symmask -sid 90096 refresh

Scan for all/associate symmetrix frame with gatekeeper

symcfg discover
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List devices down an FA

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symcfg -sid [sym id] -FA [FA] -p [port] -address -available list
# ./symcfg -sid 20322 -dir 9b -p 1 -address -available list |egrep "038D|038E|038F|0390|04EC|
04ED|04EE|04EF|04F7|04F8|04F9|04FA|04FB|04FC|04FD|04FE"
038D /dev/rdsk/c5t13d61s2 0 0 03D
038E /dev/rdsk/c5t13d62s2 0 0 03E
038F /dev/rdsk/c5t13d63s2 0 0 03F
0390 /dev/rdsk/c5t13d64s2 0 0 040
04EC /dev/rdsk/c5t13d65s2 0 0 041
04ED /dev/rdsk/c5t13d66s2 0 0 042
04EE /dev/rdsk/c5t13d67s2 0 0 043
04EF /dev/rdsk/c5t13d68s2 0 0 044
04F7 /dev/rdsk/c5t13d69s2 0 0 045
04F8 /dev/rdsk/c5t13d70s2 0 0 046
04F9 /dev/rdsk/c5t13d71s2 0 0 047
04FA /dev/rdsk/c5t13d72s2 0 0 048
04FB /dev/rdsk/c5t13d73s2 0 0 049
04FC /dev/rdsk/c5t13d74s2 0 0 04A
04FD /dev/rdsk/c5t13d75s2 0 0 04B
04FE /dev/rdsk/c5t13d76s2 0 0 04C
# ./symcfg -sid 20322 -dir 8b -p 1 -address -available list |egrep "038D|038E|038F|0390|04EC|
04ED|04EE|04EF|04F7|04F8|04F9|04FA|04FB|04FC|04FD|04FE"
038D /dev/rdsk/c5t12d61s2 0 0 03D
038E /dev/rdsk/c5t12d62s2 0 0 03E
038F /dev/rdsk/c5t12d63s2 0 0 03F
0390 /dev/rdsk/c5t12d64s2 0 0 040
04EC /dev/rdsk/c5t12d65s2 0 0 041
04ED /dev/rdsk/c5t12d66s2 0 0 042
04EE /dev/rdsk/c5t12d67s2 0 0 043
04EF /dev/rdsk/c5t12d68s2 0 0 044
04F7 /dev/rdsk/c5t12d69s2 0 0 045
04F8 /dev/rdsk/c5t12d70s2 0 0 046
04F9 /dev/rdsk/c5t12d71s2 0 0 047
04FA /dev/rdsk/c5t12d72s2 0 0 048
04FB /dev/rdsk/c5t12d73s2 0 0 049
04FC /dev/rdsk/c5t12d74s2 0 0 04A
04FD /dev/rdsk/c5t12d75s2 0 0 04B
04FE /dev/rdsk/c5t12d76s2 0 0 04C
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List Symmetrix Device groups

# symdg list
D E V I C E G R O U P S
Number of
Name Type Valid Symmetrix ID Devs GKs BCVs VDEVs
abinitiop RDF2 Yes 000187790096 4 0 0 0
brksrvp RDF2 Yes 000187790096 4 0 0 0
nfs01p RDF2 Yes 000187790096 7 0 0 0
ssep01 RDF2 Yes 000187790096 12 0 0 0
ssep03 RDF2 Yes 000187790096 4 0 0 0
rto1p RDF2 Yes 000187790096 4 0 0 0
abinitiot REGULAR Yes 000187790096 0 0 4 0
brksrvt REGULAR Yes 000187790096 0 0 4 0
sset03 REGULAR Yes 000187790096 0 0 4 0
rto1t REGULAR Yes 000187790096 0 0 4 0
nfs01t REGULAR Yes 000187790096 0 0 7 0
sset01 REGULAR Yes 000187790096 0 0 14 0
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Get info about symmetrix device group (symdg) including devices in the group.
# symdg show archivep
Group Name: archivep
Group Type : RDF2
Valid : Yes
Symmetrix ID : 000187790096
Group Creation Time : Mon Aug 29 11:02:54 2005
Vendor ID : EMC Corp
Application ID : SYMCLI
Number of STD Devices in Group : 8
Number of Associated GK's : 0
Number of Locally-associated BCV's : 0
Number of Locally-associated VDEV's : 0
Number of Remotely-associated BCV's (STD RDF): 0
Number of Remotely-associated BCV's (BCV RDF): 0
Number of Remotely-assoc'd RBCV's (RBCV RDF) : 0
Standard (STD) Devices (8):
{
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Sym Cap
LdevName PdevName Dev Att. Sts (MB)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
DEV001 /dev/vx/rdmp/c3t4d101s2 0120 (M) RW 30469
DEV002 /dev/vx/rdmp/c3t4d102s2 0122 (M) RW 30469
DEV003 /dev/vx/rdmp/c3t4d103s2 0124 (M) RW 30469
DEV004 /dev/vx/rdmp/c3t4d104s2 0126 (M) RW 30469
DEV005 /dev/vx/rdmp/c3t4d105s2 0128 (M) RW 30469
DEV006 /dev/vx/rdmp/c3t4d106s2 012A (M) RW 30469
DEV007 /dev/vx/rdmp/c3t4d107s2 012C (M) RW 30469
DEV008 /dev/rdsk/c3t4d108s2 012E (M) RW 30469
}
Device Group RDF Information
{
RDF Type : R2
RDF (RA) Group Number : 11 (0A)
Remote Symmetrix ID : 000187721328
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R2 Device Is Larger Than The R1 Device : False

RDF Mode : Synchronous
RDF Adaptive Copy : Disabled
RDF Adaptive Copy Write Pending State : N/A
RDF Adaptive Copy Skew (Tracks) : 65535
RDF Device Domino : Disabled
RDF Link Configuration : Fibre
RDF Link Domino : Disabled
Prevent Automatic RDF Link Recovery : Disabled
Prevent RAs Online Upon Power ON : Enabled
Device RDF Status : Ready (RW)
Device RA Status : Ready (RW)
Device Link Status : Not Ready (NR)
Device Suspend State : Offline
Device Consistency State : Disabled
RDF R2 Not Ready If Invalid : Disabled
Device RDF State : Ready (RW)
Remote Device RDF State : Ready (RW)
RDF Pair State ( R1 <=\=> R2 ) : Split
Number of R1 Invalid Tracks : 3395065
Number of R2 Invalid Tracks : 0
}

Create new symdg

symdg create [new symdg] -type [dg type]
symdg create archivep -type RDF2

Show Symmetrix devices in a specific device group

symdg -g <symdg> list

Show details about a specific symmetrix device

symdev -sid <sym id> show <symdev>

List all visible symmetrix devices

sympd list
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Get info about specific symmetrix devices: "032E|0330|0332|0334|0336"

sympd list | egrep "0324|0326|0328|032A|032C"
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d125s2 0324 10A:0 02A:DA 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d126s2 0326 10A:0 16C:DA 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d127s2 0328 10A:0 02C:DA 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d128s2 032A 10A:0 02B:DB 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d129s2 032C 10A:0 16B:DB 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d125s2 0324 07A:0 02A:DA 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d126s2 0326 07A:0 16C:DA 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d127s2 0328 07A:0 02C:DA 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d128s2 032A 07A:0 02B:DB 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d129s2 032C 07A:0 16B:DB 2-Way Mir N/Grp'd (M) RW 30469
sympd list | egrep "032E|0330|0332|0334|0336"
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d130s2 032E 10A:0 02D:DB 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d131s2 0330 10A:0 16D:DB 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d132s2 0332 10A:0 16A:DC 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d133s2 0334 10A:0 02A:DC 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c3t0d134s2 0336 10A:0 16C:DC 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d130s2 032E 07A:0 02D:DB 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d131s2 0330 07A:0 16D:DB 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d132s2 0332 07A:0 16A:DC 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d133s2 0334 07A:0 02A:DC 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
/dev/rdsk/c4t1d134s2 0336 07A:0 16C:DC 2-Way BCV Mir N/Asst'd (M) RW 30469
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List access granted for a device.

symmaskdb -sid [sym id] -dev [sym dev] list assignment
img2s003n2 # ./symmaskdb -sid 0715 -dev 000E list assignment
Symmetrix ID : 000187720715
Device Identifier Type Dir:P
------ ---------------- ----- ----------------
000E 10000000c9321ac1 FIBRE FA-7A:0
10000000c9311383 FIBRE FA-7A:0
10000000c9321c9d FIBRE FA-8A:0
10000000c9312f94 FIBRE FA-8A:0
10000000c93219f2 FIBRE FA-9A:0
10000000c93113f1 FIBRE FA-9A:0
10000000c9321a65 FIBRE FA-10A:0
10000000c9312458 FIBRE FA-10A:0
10000000c93122dd FIBRE FA-7B:0
10000000c92f2fe9 FIBRE FA-7B:0
10000000c9321a40 FIBRE FA-10B:0
10000000c9310bf8 FIBRE FA-10B:0
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Set sym-dev state/mode

symdev -sid <sid> ready <dev>
symdev -sid 90096 ready 03CC
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt not_ready 03CE
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03CE
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03D0
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03D2
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03D4
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03D6
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03D8
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03DA
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03DC
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03DE
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 03E0
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 0324
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 0326
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 0328
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 032A
symdev -sid 90096 -noprompt ready 032C

Update keys for Symcli/Timefinder/symrdf

# symlmf
E M C S O L U T I O N S E N A B L E R
SOLUTIONS ENABLER LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
Register License Key (y/[n]) ? y
Enter License Key : <lic key>
Register License Key (y/[n]) ? y
Enter License Key : <lic key>
Register License Key (y/[n]) ? n
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Good EMC timefinder commands to know.

Control RDF link
symrdf -g [symdg] set mode=[async|sync]
symrdf -g [symdg] [suspend|resume]

Control BCV state

symmir -g <device group> -full establish [ld dev] BCV ld [BCV dev]
symmir -g <device group> split [dev]
or
cat > bcv_map.txt
### Start BCV Mapfile ###
0324 032e
0326 0330
0328 0332
032a 0334
032c 0336
### End BCV Mapfile ###
sudo symmir -f bcv_map.txt -sid 90096 establish -full # Sync
sudo symmir -f bcv_map.txt -sid 90096 query # Verify

Add Standard/R1/R2 devices to a symdg

symld -sid [sym id] -g [symdg] add dev [symdev]
symld -sid 0096 -g archivep add dev 0120

Manipulate BCV devices.

symbcv -sid [sym id] -g [symdg] add dev [symdev]
symbcv -sid 0096 -g archivet add dev 01CE
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sync/split BCVs 1 and 2

symbcv -sid 0096 -g archived moveall archivep
symmir -g archivep establish
symmir -g archivep split -instant
symbcv -sid 0096 -g archivep moveall archived
symbcv -sid 0096 -g archivet moveall archivep
symmir -g archivep establish -noprompt
symmir -g archivep split -instant -noprompt
symbcv -sid 0096 -g archivep moveall archivet

PowerPath
Control Center
Symmetrix Manager
Clariion Manager
SAN Manager
Performance Manager
- dynamicaly moves disk strips
ISL: Inter Switch Links
- full mesh

Terminology:
Zoning: setting up a path (similar to vlans)
Port
- zones are mapped from port in to port out.
- hard zoning
WWN (world wide name)
- MAC addresses are used
- soft zoning
- secure zoning
Storage Area Network (SAN)
LUN Masking
- Used to restrict host's A LUNs from host B's LUNs
LUN - represents a what the OS see's as a physical disk
HYPER - section carved from symmetrix volume.
META - LUN comprised of multiple Hypers
META Head - the first sym device in the META that is presented to represent the LUN
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FA - Fibre adaptor contains an WWN from the SAN director side.

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

| Prod |-------| SAN (fabric 1)|------| Storage Array | | Storage Array |-------| SAN (fabric 1)|------| DR |
| Host | ----------------- | Symetrics | RDF LINK | Symetrics | ----------------- | Host |
| | | |-------------\----------| ----------- | | |
| | ----------------- | | | | R2 | | ----------------- | |
| |-------| SAN (fabric 2)|------| | | | devices | |-------| SAN (fabric 2)|------| |
-------- ----------------- ----------------- | ----------- | ----------------- --------
| |
ECC | | ----------------- --------
- Java Console (heavy client, 512MB memory) | |-------| SAN (fabric 1)|------| QA |
- Web console (cannot make changes) | ----------- | ----------------- | Host |
- Oracle 9i database | | BCV | | | |
- Agent storage | | devices | | ----------------- | |
| ----------- |-------| SAN (fabric 2)|------| |
Agents ----------------- ----------------- --------
------
hosts (each different OS has it's own agent)
db ( native is oracle )
DAN
arrays

HBA/SYMCLI solaris recomendations

/etc/system
* For EMC
set sd:sd_max_throttle=20
set scsi_options=0x7f8
set sd:sd_io_time=0x3c
* End EMC
set semsys:seminfo_semmni=600
set semsys:seminfo_semmns=600
set semsys:seminfo_semume=600
set semsys:seminfo_semmnu=600
set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=524288
set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=600
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sd_max_throttle – The sd_max_throttle variable sets the maximum number of commands that the SCSI sd driver will attempt to queue to a single
HBA driver. The default value is 256. This variable must be set to a value less than or equal to the maximum queue depth of each LUN connected
to each instance of the sd driver. If this is not done, then commands may be rejected because of a full queue condition and the sd driver instance
that receives the queue full message will throttle down sd_max_throttle to 1. This obviously will result in degraded performance. The variable is
set in the /etc/system file as follows:

set sd:sd_max_throttle=20

sd_io_time – The sd_io_time variable is command time out value. Setting this time out value to 120 seconds will prevent the host from issuing
warning messages while non-disruptive operations are performed on the disk array. For example, in a EMC Symmettrix power path environment
this variable can be set to 0x3C (60 seconds). As with the sd_max_throttle value, this is set in the /etc/system file. Using the EMC value in an
example:

set sd:sd_io_time = 0x3C

scsi_options – The value scsi_options is a setting for SCSI options included as outlined in the bit meaning table above. Solaris 7 default SCSI
settings are for the maximum Ultra Wide Speed. Since the /etc/system file can also affect other disks in the system, consider the effects of
implementing the scsi_options=0x7F8 mask on the other disks. You might consider the bus level or device level setpoints as we discussed above
rather than a system wide setting. An example entry in the /etc/system file would be:

set scsi_options=0x7F8

Veritas Volume Manager

Initialize disks
vxdisksetup -i cXtYdZ
vxdisksetup -i c3t4d101

List Disk groups

# vxdg list

List Disk info for all visible disks regardless of imported/deported disk group status
# vxdisk -o alldgs list
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Create vxdg
# vxdg init {new vxdg} {dm name}=cXtYdZ
vxdg init archivep archivep01=c3t4d101s2 archivep02=c3t4d102s2 archivep03=c3t4d103s2 archivep04=c3t4d104s2
archivep05=c3t4d105s2 archivep06=c3t4d106s2 archivep07=c3t4d107s2
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Remove Diskgroup
Remove sentnlp from VCS.

img2s001n1 # vxdisk -o alldgs list | grep sentnlp

c2t0d186s2 sliced - (sentnlp1) online
c2t0d187s2 sliced - (sentnlp1) online
c2t0d188s2 sliced - (sentnlp1) online
c2t0d189s2 sliced - (sentnlp1) online
c2t0d190s2 sliced - (sentnlp1) online
c2t0d191s2 sliced - (sentnlp2) online
c2t0d192s2 sliced - (sentnlp2) online
c2t0d193s2 sliced - (sentnlp2) online
c2t0d194s2 sliced - (sentnlp2) online
c2t0d203s2 sliced - (sentnlp2) online
c2t0d204s2 sliced - (sentnlp3) online
c2t0d205s2 sliced - (sentnlp3) online
c2t0d206s2 sliced - (sentnlp3) online
c2t0d207s2 sliced - (sentnlp3) online
c2t0d240s2 sliced - (sentnlp4) online
c2t6d191s2 sliced - (sentnlp5) online
c2t6d192s2 sliced - (sentnlp5) online
c2t6d193s2 sliced - (sentnlp5) online
c2t6d194s2 sliced - (sentnlp5) online

img2s001n1 # vxdg import sentnlp1

img2s001n1 # vxdg import sentnlp2
img2s001n1 # vxdg import sentnlp3
img2s001n1 # vxdg import sentnlp4
img2s001n1 # vxdg import sentnlp5

img2s001n1 # vxdg destroy sentnlp1

img2s001n1 # vxdg destroy sentnlp2
img2s001n1 # vxdg destroy sentnlp3
img2s001n1 # vxdg destroy sentnlp4
img2s001n1 # vxdg destroy sentnlp5

The above disks have been entered back into the global free pool.

Add more disks to existing vxdg

vxdg -g rto1t adddisk pcsssvct01=c3t0d130s2 pcsssvct02=c3t0d131s2 pcsssvct03=c3t0d132s2 pcsssvct04=c3t0d133s2
pcsssvct05=c3t0d134s2
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List volume info.

# vxprint -ht
# vxprint -htg [vxdg]
# vxprint -ht -g [vxdg]
# vxprint -ht -g rto1t | grep pcsssvct
dm pcsssvct01 c3t0d130s2 sliced 2623 62394240 -
dm pcsssvct02 c3t0d131s2 sliced 2623 62394240 -
dm pcsssvct03 c3t0d132s2 sliced 2623 62394240 -
dm pcsssvct04 c3t0d133s2 sliced 2623 62394240 -
dm pcsssvct05 c3t0d134s2 sliced 2623 62394240 -
v pcsssvctu01 - ENABLED ACTIVE 60928000 SELECT pcsssvctu01-01 fsgen
pl pcsssvctu01-01 pcsssvctu01 ENABLED ACTIVE 60929280 STRIPE 2/128 RW
sd pcsssvct01-01 pcsssvctu01-01 pcsssvct01 0 30464640 0/0 c3t0d130 ENA
sd pcsssvct02-01 pcsssvctu01-01 pcsssvct02 0 30464640 1/0 c3t0d131 ENA
v pcsssvctu02 - ENABLED ACTIVE 60928000 SELECT pcsssvctu02-01 fsgen
pl pcsssvctu02-01 pcsssvctu02 ENABLED ACTIVE 60929280 STRIPE 2/128 RW
sd pcsssvct03-01 pcsssvctu02-01 pcsssvct03 0 30464640 0/0 c3t0d132 ENA
sd pcsssvct04-01 pcsssvctu02-01 pcsssvct04 0 30464640 1/0 c3t0d133 ENA
v pcsssvctu03 - ENABLED ACTIVE 60928000 SELECT pcsssvctu03-01 fsgen
pl pcsssvctu03-01 pcsssvctu03 ENABLED ACTIVE 60929280 STRIPE 2/128 RW
sd pcsssvct01-02 pcsssvctu03-01 pcsssvct01 30464640 30464640 0/0 c3t0d130 ENA
sd pcsssvct02-02 pcsssvctu03-01 pcsssvct02 30464640 30464640 1/0 c3t0d131 ENA
v pcsssvctu04 - ENABLED ACTIVE 60928000 SELECT pcsssvctu04-01 fsgen
pl pcsssvctu04-01 pcsssvctu04 ENABLED ACTIVE 60929280 STRIPE 2/128 RW
sd pcsssvct03-02 pcsssvctu04-01 pcsssvct03 30464640 30464640 0/0 c3t0d132 ENA
sd pcsssvct04-02 pcsssvctu04-01 pcsssvct04 30464640 30464640 1/0 c3t0d133 ENA
v pcsssvctu05 - ENABLED ACTIVE 60928000 SELECT - fsgen
pl pcsssvctu05-01 pcsssvctu05 ENABLED ACTIVE 60928320 CONCAT - RW
sd pcsssvct05-01 pcsssvctu05-01 pcsssvct05 0 60928320 0 c3t0d134 ENA

Determine largest possible size for a volume

# vxassist -g {vxdg} maxsize {attributes}
# vxassist -g archivep maxsize
Maximum volume size: 499152896 (213261Mb)
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Determine larges possible size for a volume with given disks

# vxassist -g dhubt1 maxsize dhubp126 dhubp127 dhubp128 dhubp129 dhubp130 dhubp131 dhubp133 dhubp134
Maximum volume size: 499152896 (243727Mb)

To determine how much a volume can expand

# vxassist -g {vxdg} maxgrow {volume}

Create volume
# vxassist -g {vxdg} make {volume name} {length} [attributes]
# vxassist -g archivep make archivepu21 213261m layout=stripe

Create stiped volume that is 4 columns wide by 2 deep. (4x2)

vxassist -g dhubt1 make u08 243727m layout=stripe ncol=4 dhubp126 dhubp127 dhubp128 dhubp129 dhubp130 dhubp131
dhubp133 dhubp134

DynamicMultipathing
Get all pathed HBAs(controllers)
# vxdmpadm listctlr all
img2s001n1 # vxdmpadm listctlr all
CTLR-NAME ENCLR-TYPE STATE ENCLR-NAME
=====================================================
c0 Disk ENABLED Disk
c1 OTHER_DISKS ENABLED OTHER_DISKS
c2 EMC ENABLED EMC1
c3 EMC ENABLED EMC1
c2 EMC ENABLED EMC2
c3 EMC ENABLED EMC2

Get State of all devices down that path/controller

# vxdmpadm getsubpaths ctlr=<controler>
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Find disabled devices down that path/controller

img2s001n1 # vxdmpadm getsubpaths ctlr=c2 | grep -i disabled | grep -v d0s2
c2t0d174s2 DISABLED - c2t0d174s2 EMC EMC1
c2t0d175s2 DISABLED - c2t0d175s2 EMC EMC1
img2s001n1 # vxdmpadm getsubpaths ctlr=c3 | grep -i disabled | grep -v d0s2