DMX commands

Command for DMX symcli operations

symmask -sid 123 list logins -wwn 00000000000000000000
symmaskdb -sid 123 list assignment -dev 0913
symcfg -sid 123 list -avail -addr -dir 8a -p 1
symdev -sid 123 list -noport
 symcfg -sid 123 list -available -addr -dir 8d -p 1
symmaskdb -sid 123 list assignment -dev
symmaskdb -sid 123 list assignment -dev 05CE
 symmaskdb -sid 123 list devs -wwn 000000000000000000000

symconfigure -sid 76 -cmd "unmap dev 170 from dir all:all;" commit
symdev -sid 76 write_disable 170
symcfg -sid 76 release -lockn 15 -force
symcfg -sid 76 list -lock -lockn all

symcfg -sid 76 list -sa all

map dev 0A77 to dir 4d:0 lun=82;
symcfg list -sid 76 -dir 4d -p 0 -add -avail | find/i "*"
dissolve meta dev 170;

form meta from dev 112, config=striped, stripe_size=1920;
add dev 113:016f to meta 112;

symconfigure -sid 76 -cmd "map dev 172 to dir 4d:0, lun=07;" preview


symmask -sid 76 list logins

>symcfg list -sid 76 -dir 4c -p 0 -add -avail |more


new lun provisioning.



symcfg -sid 1234 list -available -dir 8A -port 1

symcfg -sid 1234 list -available -dir 8A -p 1

symcfg -sid 1234 list -available -addr -dir 8A -p 1

symmaskdb -sid 1234 list devs -wwn 0000000000000000

symmaskdb -sid 1234 list assignment -dev 1430

symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "map dev 159E to dir 8A:1, vbus=6, Target=0A, lun=02;" preview

symcfg -sid 1234 list -available -addr -dir 9A -p 1

symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "map dev 159E to dir 8A:1, vbus=6, Target=0A, lun=02;" commit

symmaskdb -sid 1234 list assignment -dev 159E

symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "map dev 159E to dir 9A:1, vbus=6, Target=0A, lun=02;" commit

symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "map dev 159E to dir 9A:1, vbus=6, Target=0A, lun=02;" preview

symconfig -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev 159E  attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;" preview

symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev 159E  attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;" preview

symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev 159E  attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;" commit

symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 8A -p 1 add devs 159E

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 8A -p 1 add devs 159E

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 9A -p 1 add devs 159E

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 9A -p 1 add devs 159E

symmaskdb -sid 1234 list assignment -dev 159E


 1430    0000000000000000  FIBRE  FA-8A:1
        0000000000000000  FIBRE  FA-8A:1
        0000000000000000  FIBRE  FA-9A:1
        0000000000000000  FIBRE  FA-9A:1

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 8A -p 1 add devs 159E

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 8A -p 1 add devs 159E

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 9A -p 1 add devs 159E

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 9A -p 1 add devs 159E


 0EAF
 1445

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 8A -p 1 remove devs 0EAF

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 8A -p 1 remove devs 0EAF

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 9A -p 1 remove devs 0EAF

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 9A -p 1 remove devs 0EAF

  symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 8A -p 1 remove devs 1445

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 8A -p 1 remove devs 1445

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 9A -p 1 remove devs 1445

 symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 0000000000000000 -dir 9A -p 1 remove devs 1445


 symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "unmap dev 0EAF to dir 9A:1, vbus=6, Target=0A, lun=02;" preview

symcfg

symcfg list : A brief description of the all connected Symmetrix boxes.
symcfg -sid 1234 list -lockn all : Lists all the external locks held in Symmetrix array 1234.
symcfg -sid 1234 -lockn 15 release -force : Release the lock 15 held on array 1234 .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -v : Displays detailed information about the Symmetrix Array 1234.
symcfg -sid 1234 -dir 4a -p 0 list -addr -avail : Lists the LUN information / availability of lun ids on port 4a:0 in array 1234 .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all : List details about all the rdf groups in array.
symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg 3 : List details about rdf group 3 .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all -dynamic : List details about all the dynamic rdf groups in array .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all -static : List details about all the static rdf groups in array .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -ra all : List all RA ports with details like rdfg number , remote array sid and online status.
symcfg discover : Scans all the devices in hosts looking for new symmetrix devices and rebuilds the symmetrix configuration database .

symdev

symdev -sid 1234 list : Lists all devices in symmetrix 1234.
symdev -sid 1234 list -noport : Lists the devices which are not mapped to any ports.
symdev -sid 1234 list -noport -meta : Lists all unmapped meta devices .
symdev -sid 1234 list -dynamic : Lists all devices whose dyn_rdf attribute set .
symdev -sid 1234 list -hotspare : Checks whether hotspare invoked in the array .
symdev -sid 1234 show ABC : show the detailed information about the devioce ABC.
symdev -sid 1234 write_disable ABC -SA all : Write disable the device ABC from through all directors.
symdev -sid 1234 not_ready ABC -SA all : Not ready the device ABC from through all directors.

symmaskdb

symmaskdb -sid 1234 -dev ABC list assign : List the masking details of the dev ABC .
symmaskdb -sid 1234 -wwn xxxxxxx list devs : List the devices masked to the given wwn number .

symmask

symmask list hba : List the HBA details of the host.
symmask -sid 1234 -dir 4a -p 0 list logins : List out wwn s logged through port 4a:0 .
symmask -sid 1234 refresh : Refresh the VCM Data Base after a masking and unmasking operation.
symmask -sid 1234 -wwn xxxx -dir 4a -p 0 add devs ABC,ABD : Mask the devices ABC and ABD to the given wwn in 1234 arrray .
symmask -sid 1234 -wwn xxxx -dir 4a -p 0 remove devs ABC,ABD : Unmask the devices ABC and ABD from the given wwn in 1234 arrray .

symdg

symdg -sid 1234 list : List the device groups which include the devices from array 1234.
symdg create mydg -type rdf1 : Create device group mydg of rdf1 type .
symdg show mydg : Shows the members/details of mydg.
symdg rename mydg yourdg : Renames the mydg to yourdg.
symdg delete mydg -force : Delete device group mydg.

symld

symld -g mydg -sid 1234 add dev ABC DEV006 : Add the RDF device ABC to device group mydg as DEV006
symld -g mydg remove DEV006 : Remove DEV006 form device group mydg.

symrdf

symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt -g mydg createpair -establish : Establish the SRDF relation between the devices given in the file rdf.txtfrom array 1234(R1) and remote box according to the rdf group . This command start sync between R1 and R2, and also add these devices after creating the device group mydg.
symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt query : Query the Devices by using the device pair file.
symrdf -g mydg set mode acp_disk : Set syncing mode to Adaptive Copy.
symrdf -g mydg query : Query the device group.
symrdf -g mydg split : Split the dynamic srdf pair.
symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt deletepair.txt -force : Delete the srdf pairing between R1/R2 and return them to normal.

symdisk

symdisk -sid 1234 list -hotspare : Lists the Hotpsraes configured in the array.
symdisk -sid 1234 list -by_diskgroup : Dispalys all the disks in the array by grouping by disk groups.
symdisk -sid 1234 list -diskg_roup 1 : Dispalys all the disks in disk group 1.