Solution Enabler Symcli Question Bank

How-To guide for Solution Enabler Commands to manage Dell EMC Symmetrix Arrays.

• How to display detailed infomation about the masking view

  symaccess -sid 1234 list view -name Host1_Allocation -detail

  Provides detailed infomation about the masking view .This output is same as 'symmaccess show view'.

• How to remove devices from a Storage Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name Host1 remove devs AAA:AAB

  Remove the device AAA to AAB from storage group Host1

• How to list all the storage groups

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type storage

  List all Storage Groups Created for Array 1234

• How to add devices to a Storage Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name Host1 add devs AAA:AAB

  Add the devices AAA:AAB to storage group Host1.

• How to find the Storage Group of a device

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type storage -dev AAA

  Check whether the device AAA is part of of any Storage Groups.

• How to list all the masking views

  symaccess -sid 1234 list view

  List masking views Created for Array 1234 with related groups details

• How to list all the devices in Storage Group along with its type state and size

  symdev -sid 1234 list -sg MySg

  List all the devices in Storage Group "MySg" along with its type,state and size.

• How to display online and connection status of all FA ports

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -fa all -port

  Displays online and connection status of all front-end director ports.

• How to show the contents of initiator group

  symaccess -sid 1234 show MyInitiatorGroup -type initiator

  Shows the contents of initiator group MyInitiatorGroup Created on Array 1234

• How to modify the size of the thin device

  symdev -sid 1234 -devs AAAAA modify -tdev -cap 100 -captype gb -v

  Modify the size of the thin device AAAA to 100GB.

• How to delete the SRDF relation for the devices provided in a pair file

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt deletepair -force

  Delete the srdf pairing between R1/R2 and return them to stanadard.

• How to delete a Masking View and unmap the devices in associated Storage Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 delete view -name Host1_Allocation -unmap

  Delete view Host1_Allocation and also unmap all the device in associated storage group.

• How to free the allocated tracks on VMAX3 thin devices

  symdev -sid 1234 -devs AAAAA:AAAAF free -all

  Free all the allocated tracks for the devices AAAAA to AAAAF. This command usually use before deleting the TDEVS in V-MAX3.

• How to list all the RA ports in an array with RDF groups in which the RA port is a member

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -RA ALL

  List all the RA ports in array 1234 and the RDF groups where each RA port is a member of.

• How to create GateKeeper Devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create gatekeeper count=10,emulation=FBA;" commit

  Create 10 thick gatekeeper devices of FBA emulation. The size of each device will be ~3MB/3 cylinders.

• How to check login status of a WWPN

  symaccess -sid 1234 list logins -wwn 1000000000000001

  Check whether wwn 1000000000000001 logged in to any of the FAs on array 1234.

• How to display the online status of all frontend directors

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -sa all

  Displays the online status of all Front-end directors.

• How to add child Storage Groups to the parent Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup add sg ChildSG1,ChildSG2,ChildSG3

  Add child Storage Groups to the parent SG MyStorageGroup.

• How to list all the rdf groups associated with a symmetrix array

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all

  List details about all the rdf groups in array.

• How to create a SRDF pair and and start copy in synchronous mode

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt createpair -establish -rdf_mode sync

  Establish the SRDF relation between the devices given in the file rdf.txt from array 1234(R1) and remote box according to the rdf group .This command start copying between R1 and R2 in SYNC mode.( default is acp_disk mode )

• How to list all the port groups and masking views for a specific FA port

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type port -dirport 1d:04 -v

  List all the port groups and masking views in which FA port 1d:04 is a member. It will also shows the port counts in each port group and the number of masking views for each port group.

• How to unlink a snapvx snapshot

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -lndevs 000BA:000BB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT unlink

  remove the current link of snapshots from 000AA:000AB to the target devices 000BA:000BB

• How to delete symmetrix devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "delete dev AAA:AAB;" commit

  delete the symdevs AAA:AAB.

• How to moves the SRDF devices from one RDF group from another group

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt movepair -new_rdfg 4

  Moves the SRDF devices from rdf group 3 to 4.We need to split the pair before doing this operation.

• How to create a Dynamic RDF Group

  symrdf -sid 000000001234 -label dynagrp100 -dir 3h,4h,13h,14h -rdfg 100 -remote_sid 000000005678 -remote_dir 7h,8h,9h,10h -remote_rdfg 100 addgrp

  This command will create a dynamic rdf group 100 on array 1234( RA Port-3h,4h,13h,14h ) pairing remote array 5678( RA Port 7h,8h,9h,10h ) with label 'dynagrp100'.

• How to rename Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 rename MyStorageGroup MyNewStorageGroup

  Rename SG MyStorageGroup to MyNewStorageGroup

• How to list all the Storage Group with detailed information

  symsg -sid 1234 list -v

  the -v options displays the member devices of Storage Groups along with other details given by list.

• How to list the full WWPN of the given devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -devs AAA:AAC,BBB,CCC -wwn

  List the full WWPN of the respective devices

• How to create TDEVS and bind to a thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create dev count=10, size=10GB, emulation=FBA, config=TDEV, binding to pool=MyPool;" commit

  Create 10 thin devices of size 20GB with emulation type as FBA and also bind to thin pool MyPool.

• How to list all Initiator Port and Storage Groups in an array

  symaccess -sid 1234 list

  List all Initiator, Port and Storage Groups Created for Array 1234

• How to list all the external locks in a symmetrix array

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -lockn all

  List all the external locks held in Symmetrix array 1234.

• How to terminate and remove the snapshot from array

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT terminate

  Remove the existing snapshots for 000AA:000AB from the array. All these devices must NOT be linked with any target devices.

• How to list all the thin pools

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -thin -pool -GB

  List all the thinpools in array 1234.

• How to find the WWPNs logged in to a particular VMax FA port

  symaccess -sid 1234 list logins -dirport 12f:1

  List WWPNs logged in to FA port 12f:1

• How to list all the hosts connected to an array along with the OS version information

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -connections

  List all the hosts wlong with the OS version, connected to array 1234. This also give the information about the Service Processor of 1234.

• How to unmap devices from all the mapped FA ports

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "unmap dev AAAA:AAAB from dir ALL:ALL;" commit

  Unmap devices AAAA and AAAB from all the mapped FA ports.

• How to show the contents of port group

  symaccess -sid 1234 show MyPortGroup -type port

  Shows the contents of port group MyPortGroup Createdon Array 1234

• How to list all the initiator groups

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type initiator

  List all Initiator Groups Created for Array 1234

• How to list all the symrdf operation records from the Symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -application_id SYMRDF

  List all the symrdf operation records from the Symaudit log file.

• How to remove a child initiator group from a parent initiator group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -name IG_Servers -type initiator -ig IG_Server_A remove

  Remove Initiator Group 'IG_Server_A' from parent Initiator Group 'IG_Servers'

• How to list the lun ids of the devices mapped to director port

  symcfg -sid 1234 -dir 4a -p list -addr -avail

  List the LUN information / availability of lun ids on port 4a0 in array 1234 .

• How to create a Masking View

  symaccess -sid 1234 create view -name Host1_Allocation -sg Host1 -pg 3E0_4E0_13E0_14E0 -ig Host1

  Create a masking view combined with specified groups

• How to delete or Remove an empty storage group

  symaccess -sid 1234 delete -name MyStorageGroup -type storage

  Delete/Remove an empty storage group.The "-force" must be used if the storage group(SG) is not empty.We can't delete SG if it is part of a Masking View.

• How to display the WWPN of all the frontend director ports

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -fa all

  Displays wwn of all front-end director ports.

• How to rename an Initiator Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type initiator -name Host1 rename -new_name Host2

  Rename the Initiator Gorup Host1 as Host2

• How to change the current SRDF mode of devices to sync mode

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt set mode sync

  Change the current SRDF mode of the pair file devices to Synchronous

• How to rename a Masking View

  symaccess -sid 1234 view -name Host1_Allocation rename -new_name Host2_Allocation

  Rename name of view Host1_Allocation as Host2_Allocation

• How to change the status of a FA port to offline

  symcfg -sid 1234 -SA 6h -P 1offline

  Make the front-end port 6h:1 to offline.

• How to create a Initiator group and add WWPN

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type initiator -name Host1 create -wwn 1000000000000001

  Creates and initiator group called Host1 by adding the specified wwn

• How to set the SLO for a Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg SG_Server1 set -slo Gold

  Set the Service Level Objective( SLO) for SG_Server1 to Gold.

• How to create a Storage Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name Host1 create devs AAA:AAB

  Create the storage group Host1 with specified range of devices

• How to delete a Masking View

  symaccess -sid 1234 delete view -name Host1_Allocation

  Delete view Host1_Allocation.

• How to write disable a device through all directors

  symdev -sid 1234 write_disable ABC -SA all

  Write disable the device ABC from through all directors.

• How to list the devices size in cylinder

  symdev -sid 1234 list -devs AAA:AAC,BBB,CCC -cyl

  List the devices AAA to AAC,BBB and CCC along with the informations like ConfigType,Status,Size etc.The size of the devices will be displayed in cylinders

• How to create thin devices with out symconfigure

  symdev -sid 1234 create -tdev -emulation fba -cap 10 -captype gb -N 5 -v

  Create five 10GB thin devices of FBA emulation.

• How to delete a dynamic RDF group

  symrdf -sid 1234 removegrp -rdfg 100

  Delete dynamic RDF group 100 from array 1234.

• How to list all the linked snapvx devices

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 list -linked

  List all the snapshot source devices those are linked to target devices

• How to provide a name to symmetrix devcie

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev AAAA device_name='testdevice' ;" commit

  set the device_name identifier for device "AAAA" as "testdevice".These devices can be listed by command "symdev -sid 1234 list -identifier device_name" .

• How to make a device NotReady

  symdev -sid 1234 not_ready ABC

  set the device status as "Not Ready".

• How to remove an array from symcfg list

  symcfg -sid 1234 remove

  Remove the array 1234 from symcfg list.

• How to show the contents of storage group

  symaccess -sid 1234 show MyStorageGroup -type storage

  Shows the contents of storage group MyStorageGroup Created on Array 1234

• How to delete a device group

  symdg delete mydg -force

  Delete device group mydg.

• How to add a WWPN to an Initiator Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type initiator -name Host1 add -wwn 1000000000000002

  Add another HBA WWN to the existing Initiator group(IG) "Host1".

• How to move a device from one Storage Group to another

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg OldSG move AAAA NewSG

  Move a devices from Storage Group "OldSG" to another Storage Group called "NewSG" . We have to use "-force" , if "OldSG" part of any Masking View.

• How to list all the SRDF device belongs to a RDF Group

  symdev -sid 1234 list -rdfg 10

  List all the SRDF device belongs to RDF Group 10

• How to change the current SRDF mode of devices to acp_disk mode

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt set mode acp_disk

  Change the current SRDF mode of the pair file devices to Adaptive disk mode.

• How to terminate a clone session

  symclone -g TestDg terminate DEV001 sym ld DEV002

  This will terminate the clone session between DEV001 and DEV002, deletes the pairing information from the storage array and removes any hold on target device.You have to 'Terminate' while the pair in 'Copied' state to get a fully valid data.

• How to list all the snapshot devices in an array

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 list

  List all the snapshot source devices in vmax 1234 along with the snapshot name

• How to create a DATA device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create dev count=4, config=RAID-5, data_member_count=3, attribute=datadev, emulation=FBA, size=2GB, disk_group=1;" commit

  Create 4 RAID-5 DATADEVS of 2GB each in diskgroup1 with FBA emulation.

• How to delete a thin device

  symdev -sid 1234 delete AAAAA

  Delete the thin device AAAAA from array 1234.

• How to unbind TDEVs from a thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "unbind tdev AAAA:AAAB from pool T2_2TB;" commit

  Unbind thin devices AAAA to AAAB from it bounded thin pool T2_2TB.

• How to list all the device groups

  symdg -sid 1234 list

  List device groups which include the devices from array 1234.

• How to change the status of a FA port to online

  symcfg -sid 1234 -SA 6h -P 1 online

  Make the front-end port 6h:1 to online.

• How to list the symdevs along with its Name

  symdev -sid 1234 list -identifier device_name

  List the symdevs along with its Name

• How to display the environmental information about a symmetrix array

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -env_data

  Dispalys the information and status of arrays physical components like powersupply units Fans etc.

• How to add a FA port to the Port Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type port -name MyPorts add -dirport 6e:0

  Add an aditional port 6e:0 to the existing port group(PG) "MyPorts".

• How to add a child initiator group to parent IG

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type initiator -name Host1_Host2_IG add -ig Host2_IG

  Add a child Initiator Group(Host2_IG) to the parent Initiator Group(Host1_Host2_IG).

• How to create a device group

  symdg create mydg -type rdf1

  Create device group mydg of rdf1 type .

• How to make a device to Ready

  symdev -sid 1234 ready ABC

  Set the status of the device ABC to "Ready".

• How to find the Initiator Group of a WWPN

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type initiator -wwn 1000000000000001

  Check whether the HBA WWN 1000000000000001 is a member of any Initiator Group.

• How to show symcli version

  symcli

  Displays the version of symapi.

• How to ping an array through SRDF links and check the links are up and and running

  symrdf -sid 1234 ping

  Ping the array 1234 through SRDF links and check the links are up and and running.

• How to list all the discovered Symmetrix arrays

  symcfg list

  A brief description of the all connected Symmetrix boxes.

• How to remove child Storage Groups from the parent Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup remove sg ChildSG1,ChildSG2,ChildSG3

  Remove child Storage Groups from the parent SG MyStorageGroup.

• How to create a Port Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type port -name 3E0_4E0_13E0_14E0 -dirport 3e:0,4e:0,13e:0,14e:0 create

  Create the portgroup E0_4E0_13E0_14E0 with specified ports

• How to delete or Remove an empty initiator group

  symaccess -sid 1234 delete -name MyInitiator -type init

  Delete/Remove an empty initiator group.The "-force" must be used if the initiator group(IG) is not empty.We can't delete IG if it is part of a Masking View.

• How to list the the Array based licenses installed in Vmax

  symlmf -sid 1234 list -type emclm

  List the the Array based licenses installed in Vmax 1234

• How to disassociate Storage Group from FAST Policy

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp_name F_Policy1 disassociate -sg MySg

  Disassociate Storage Group "MySg" from FAST Policy "F_Policy1".

• How to completely remove a wwn from the login history table of vmax

  symaccess -sid 1234 remove -login -wwn 1000000000000001

  Completely remove the wwn 1000000000000001 from the login history table of vmax 1234

• How to unmap and Unmask devices from all the mapped FA ports

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "unmap dev AAAA:AAAB from dir ALL:ALL,devmask_access = remove;" commit

  unmap devices AAAA and AAAB from all the mapped FA ports, also removes the masking.

• How to list all the disks in an array

  symdisk -sid 1234 list

  List of total disks in the array.

• How to remove ports from a Port Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -name PG_1_2_15_16_E0_Group -type port -dirport 1e:0,16e:0 remove

  Remove ports 1e:0 and 16e:0 from port group 'PG_1_2_15_16_E0_Group'.

• How to create a Meta device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "form meta from dev AAA, config=striped, stripe_size=1920; add dev AAB to meta AAA;" commit

  Create a 2 member striped meta; AAA as meta head and AAB as member

• How to display all the failed physical components in a symmetrix array

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -env_data -service_state failed

  Display all the failed physical components in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to display the Masking View details from the perspective of Child Initiator

  symaccess -sid 1234 show view Server_A_B_View -ig Server_B_IG

  Displays the content of view 'Server_A_B_View' with the WWN details of child-Initiator group 'Server_B_IG'.

• How to define the symdev to a GK device

  symgate -sid 1234 define dev 00AA

  Define the symdev to a GK device

• How to display the details of all hotspare in the array

  symdisk -sid 1234 list -v -spare_info

  Displays the details of all hotspare in the array.

• How to remove a WWPN from Initiator Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -name IG_Server_A -type initiator -wwn 1000000000000001 remove

  Remove HBA WWN 1000000000000001 from Initiator Group IG_Server_A

• How to rename a device group

  symdg rename mydg yourdg

  Renames the mydg to yourdg.

• How to create and establish snapvx snapshots

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB establish -name TEST_SNAPSHOT

  create and establish a snapvx snapshot for devices 000AA:000AB and assign the name as TEST_SNAPSHOT

• How to display the summary of snapvx snapshots

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT list -summary -tb

  provide a summary of snapvx devices in various states(Restored,Established,..) also the copying progress information in TB

• How to reclaim the allocated but unwritten space as well as the allocated thin pool space completely written with zeros even it is allocated as persistent

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "start reclaim on tdev AAA:AAF allocate_type = persistent;" commit

  Reclaim the allocated but unwritten space as well as the allocated thin pool space completely written with zeros, even it is allocated as persistent .

• How to dissolve meta devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "dissolve meta dev AAAA:AAAF,BBBB;" commit

  dissolve meta heads AAAA to AAAF and BBBB.

• How to write enable all the devices in SG

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup rw_enable

  Write enable all the devices in SG 'MyStorageGroup'

• How to remove logical device from Device Group

  symdg -g MyDg remove ld DEV002

  Remove logical device DEV002 from device group MyDG.

• How to rename a Port Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type port -name 3E0_4E0_13E0_14E0 rename -new_name 3E1_4E1_13E1_14E1

  Rename the Port Gorup 3E0_4E0_13E0_14E0 as 3E1_4E1_13E1_14E1

• How to give alias to a WWPN in Accesslogix database

  symaccess -sid 1234 -wwn 1000000000000001 rename -alias Host1/HBA01

  Create/Rename Node Name(Host1) and Portname(HBA01) in Access-logix database for given WWN.

• How to suspend RDF Replication

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt suspend

  Suspend the replication from R1 to R2 devices.R1 will be in R/W, R2 in W/D and link will be in NR state.

• How to delete or Remove an empty port group

  symaccess -sid 1234 delete -name MyPortGroup -type port

  Delete/Remove an empty port group.The "-force" must be used if the port group(PG) is not empty.We can't delete PG if it is part of any Masking View.

• How to view the Max Subscription Percentage of a thin pool

  symcfg -sid 1234 show -pool My_Pool -thin -GB -detail

  List all the datadevices in thinpool My_Pool on array 1234.The '-detail' option also displays the configurable options like , Max. subscription Percentage etc.

• How to list all the FAST Policies in an array

  symfast -sid 1234 list -fp

  List all the FAST Policies in array 1234 along with the number of Tiers and Storage Groups(SG) .

• How to list all the Storage Resource Pools (SRP) in the VMAX3 with underlying Disk Groups and available Service Level Objectives

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -srp -v

  List all the Storage Resource Pools(SRP) in the VMAX3 in verbose format, with underlying Disk Groups and available Service Level Objectives.

• How to create a new Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 create MyStorageGroup

  Create a new SG,'MySrorageGroup' in Vmax Array 1234

• How to map devices to FA ports

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "map dev AAAA to dir 3e:0 lun=AF;" commit

  Map device AAAA to FA port 3e:0 , with lun id as AF

• How to verify the current status of the snapvx snapshots

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT verify

  verify the current status of the previously created snapvx snapshots

• How to list all the unmapped devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -noport

  List the devices which are not mapped to any ports.

• How to show the total number of records in the Symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 show

  Shows the total number of records in the Symaudit log file, along with the starting and ending record number. This command also shows the time frame from when the audit log started and at which time the last entry added.

• How to list the TDEVs and associated thin pools

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -tdev -GB -detail

  With "detail" option ,this commands will displays the multiple thin pools that each TEVS binded with.

• How to assign srp on a storage group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup set -srp SRP_1

  set SRP_1 on MYStorageGroup

• How to display the detailed information about a physical disk

  symdisk -sid 1234 show 1A:C12

  Shows the detailed information like speed and HYPERS of the disk 1A:C12.

• How to list all the failed drives in an array

  symdisk -sid 1234 list -failed

  List all the failed drives in array 1234.

• How to enable the LUN id consistency on an existing IG

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type initiator -name Host1 set consistent_lun on

  Enable the LUN id consistency on an existing IG.

• How to list all the devices in an array

  symdev -sid 1234 list -all

  List all devices in symmetrix 1234.

• How to display all the disks in array by disk groups

  symdisk -sid 1234 list -by_diskgroup

  Displays all the disks in array by disk groups.

• How to list the latest few records from the Symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -last_n 10

  List the last or latest 10 records from the Symaudit log file.

• How to release an external lock in a symmetrix array

  symcfg -sid 1234 -lockn 15 release -force

  Release the lock 15 held on array 1234 .

• How to create a SNAP pool for snapshot operations

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create pool My_Snap_pool ,type = snap;" commit

  Create a SNAP pool for snapshot operations.

• How to add a device group to composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg -sid 1234 add dg TestDg

  Add a device group TestDg to the composite group TestCg

• How to replace a WWPN with another

  symaccess -sid 1234 -wwn 1000000000000001 replace -new_wwn 1000000000000002

  Replace all occurance of wwn 1000000000000001 with 1000000000000002 in array 1234

• How to remove the RecoverPoint Tag from a symmetrix device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev AAAA attribute=NO RCVRPNT_TAG;" preview

  Remove the RecoverPoint Tag from the device AAAA

• How to display array configuration information

  symconfigure -sid 1234 list -v

  Shows the configuration informations like the micro-code version , whether the Dynamic RDF is enabled or not etc..

• How to list all the linked snapvx devices sorted by target devices

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 list -linked -by_tgt

  List all the snapshot source devices those are linked to target devices. The by_tgt option makes the list to be sorted in order of the target devices.

• How to list range of devices along with the useful informations

  symdev -sid 1234 list -range AAA:AAC

  List the devices AAA to AAC along with the informations like ConfigType,Status,Size etc.

• How to query the SRDF devices inside a Storage Group

  symrdf -sid 1234 -sg SG_Server -rdfg 10 query

  Query the SRDF devices inside the Storage Group. All the devices in the SG must be SRDF paired to work this query.

• How to create Clone copy session

  symclone -g TestDg create DEV001 sym ld DEV002

  Create a clone copy session between the devices DEV001(source) and DEV002(target) in regular diskgroup TestDg. By default this will create a differentail session.That means, we can do a incremental recreate or restore later.This command will make the target device in Not Ready(NR).

• How to list all the SRPs in the VMAX3 array along with usable allocated and free storage capacity

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -srp -detail

  List all the SRPs in the VMAX3 array 1234 along with usable, allocated and free storage capacity.

• How to change the current SRDF mode of the pair file devices to Adaptive Copy write pending mode

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt set mode acp_wp

  Change the current SRDF mode of the pair file devices to Adaptive Copy write pending mode.

• How to list all Gatekeeper devices in the local host

  symgate list

  List all Gatekeeper devices in the local host

• How to resume RDF Replication

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt resume

  Resume the suspend the replication from R1 to R2 devices.R1 will be in R/W, R2 in W/D and link will be in ready state.

• How to list the local devices along with the serial number of corresponding array

  syminq -symmids

  List the local devices along with the serial number of corresponding array.

• How to create thin GK Devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create gatekeeper count=10,emulation=FBA,type=thin;" commit

  Create 10 thin GateKeeper devices of emulation FBA. The size of each device will be ~3MB/3 cylinders.

• How to list all Storage Groups in an AllFalsh Vmax along with the compression ratio

  symcfg –sid 1234 list -sg_compression -all

  List all Storage Groups in AllFalsh Vmax 1234 along with the compression ratio

• How to reclaim the allocated but unused space as well as the pool space completely written with zeros

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "start reclaim on tdev AAA:AAF;" commit

  Reclaim the allocated but unused space as well as the pool space completely written with zeros.

• How to list all the clone copy sessions in an array

  symclone -sid 1234 list

  List all the clone copy sessions in array 1234

• How to set the status of a group of devices to Not Ready

  symdev -sid 1234 not_ready -devs AAA:BBB

  Make "Not Ready" the devices AAA to BBB.

• How to disable RDF consistency for all the devices in a composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg disable

  Disable RDF consistency for all the devices in composite group TestCg

• How to list all the port groups

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type port

  List all Port Groups Created for Array 1234

• How to list all the TDEVS bounded to Thin Pool

  symdev -sid 1234 list -tdev -bound

  List all the tdevs in the array 1234 , which are binded with a thinpool.

• How to list all the Device Groups with full name

  symdg -sid 1234 list -v

  This will list all the devicegroups belongs to 1234 , and also the devices in it. This is equal to "show" each device groups in the array.

• How to move multiple devices from one storage group to another

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg SG_Server_GOLD -devs AAAA:AAAF,BBBB moveall SG_Server_BRONZE

  Move mutiple devices from storage group "SG_Server_GOLD" to another storage group "SG_Server_BRONZE".We have to use "-force" if "SG_Server_GOLD" part of any other masking view.

• How to modify RDF group and add more local RA ports

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 100 modifygrp -add -dir 1E:24,2E:24

  Modify rdf group 100 and add local RA ports 1E:24 and 2E:24

• How to list the details of devices assigned to the initiator group

  symaccess -sid 1234 list devinfo -ig MyInitiator

  List the details of devices assigned to the initiatorgroup MyInitiator

• How to deletes the Storage Group contains devices

  symsg -sid 1234 delete MySrorageGroup -force

  Deletes the SG 'MySrorageGroup' which contains devices but not associated with any Masking View.

• How to list all the available Service Level Objectives (SLO) in a Vmax3 array

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -slo

  List all the available Service Level Objectives( SLO ) in Vmax3 1234.

• How to list the mapped vmax devices with out any masking

  symaccess -sid 1234 list no_assignments -dirport 12f:1

  Shows the devices are mapped to 12f:1 but not part of any masking view.

• How to split RDF Replication

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt split

  Split the R1 and R2 devices by stopping the replication. This will make R2 also in Read/Write mode along with R1 . The link will go to NotReady(NR) state.

• How to remove a single device from Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup remove dev AAAA

  Remove a single device from MyStorageGroup

• How to query rdf devices in device group

  symrdf -g mydg query

  Query device group.

• How to display both parent and child initiator groups and associated devices for a masking view

  symaccess -sid 1234 show view MyView -detail

  This command is the best option to see both parent and child initiator groups( cascaded initiator group) and associated devices for a masking view.

• How to list the detailed information about a symmetrix array such as microcode version

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -v

  Displays detailed information about the Symmetrix Array 1234. This included capacity and microcode/Enginuity version etc

• How to list all the TDEVS in an array

  symdev -sid 1234 list -tdev

  list all thin devices in array 1234

• How to backup all the Masking Views

  symaccess -sid 1234 -f Total_views backup

  This command will backup all the Masking Views information for array 1234 to file Total_views.

• How to list all the data devices in a thin pool

  symcfg -sid 1234 show -pool My_Pool -thin -GB

  List all the datadevices in thinpool My_Pool on array 1234.

• How to bind the device to thin pool and prellocate the entire size of device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "bind tdev AAA to pool MyPool preallocate size=ALL ;" commit

  Bind the device AAA to thin pool MyPool and prellocate the entire size of device.

• How to list all the storage groups and Tiers associated with the FAST Policy in array

  symfast -sid 1234 show -fp_name Tier1

  List all the storage groups and Tiers associated with the FAST Policy in array 1234

• How to list all the SRDF devices

  symrdf -sid 1234 list -rdfg all

  This command will list all the SRDF devices in all rdf groups.

• How to list all the Masking Views with useful informations

  symaccess -sid 1234 list view -name Host1_Allocation -v

  This command shows more readable information about the associated Storage Group,Initiator Groups and Port Groups.

• How to add more than one devices to Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup addall -devs AAAA:AAAF,BBBB

  Add more than one devices to MyStorageGroup.

• How to set the IO Limit

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup set -bw_max 500

  Set the maximum HOST I/O limit in MB per second to maximum 500MB/s for MyStorageGroup .( can be set from from 1 to 100000 MB/s )

• How to display detailed information about a device group

  symdg show mydg

  Shows members/details of mydg.

• How to remove or Disassociates the device from Device Group

  symbcv -g TestDg disassociate dev BBB

  Remove/Disassociates the device BBB from DG TestDg.

• How to list all the dynamic RDF Groups

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all -dynamic

  List details about all the dynamic rdf groups in array .

• How to create SRDF relationship for devices and add to device group

  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.txt from 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

• How to bind TDEVs to thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "bind tdev AAA:AAB to pool MyPool;" commit

  Bind the TDEVS AAA and AAB to thin pool MyPool.

• How to abort a configuration session

  symconfigure -sid 1234 abort

  Abort a configuration session started earlier.

• How to show the detailed information about a device

  symdev -sid 1234 show ABC

  show the detailed information about device ABC.

• How to query SRDF device using a pair file

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt query

  Query the Devices by using device pair file.

• How to set the RecoverPoint Tag to a symmetrix device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev AAAA attribute=RCVRPNT_TAG;" preview

  Set the RecoverPoint Tag to the device AAAA

• How to display the online status of all the frontend and backend directors

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -dir all

  Displays the online status of all directors ( Frontend+Backend).

• How to enable RDF consistency for all the devices in a composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg enable

  Enable RDF consistency for all the devices in composite group TestCg

• How to display the clone state information of the device pairs in a file

  symclone -sid 1234 list -file clonepairs.txt query

  Display the clone state information about the device pairs provided in file clonepairs.txt

• How to set the maximum over subscription ratio of thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set pool MyThinPool, type=thin, max_subs_percent=150;" commit

  set the maximum over subscription ratio of thin pool to 150%. If want to keep unlimited ratio , give value as "none".

• How to show symcli envirornment variables

  symcli -env

  The list of ennvironmental variable that can be set for a SYMCLI session.

• How to add host id to an access group

  symacl -sid 1234 -file add_hostaccid_to_acc_group.txt commit

  add_hostaccid_to_acc_group.txt
------------------------
add host accid 12345678-12345678-12345678 name Server001 to accgroup MY_ACC_GROUP;

  
  Add host id of Server001 to access group MY_ACC_GROUP in symmetrix array 1234. The host id can be obtained by running symacl -uniqe on Server001.

• How to display the HBA details of the local host

  syminq hba

  Shows the HBA details of the local host like HBA Name , WWN etc..

• How to display the brief summary of all diskgroups

  symdisk -sid 1234 list -dskgrp_summary

  This provides a brief summary of all diskgroups in array 1234 along with speed , size and type of disks.

• How to add Symmetrix Array based licenses

  symlmf -sid 1234 add -type emclm -file LiceneFileFromEMC

  Add Symmetrix Array based licenses in Vmax 1234

• How to list BCV devices

  symbcv -sid 1234 list

  List all the BCV devices in array 1234 along with details like BCV-STD device,Status of the pair etc.

• How to delete multiple thin devices

  symdev -sid 1234 -devs AAAAA:AAAAF,BBBBB delete

  Delete thin devices AAAAA:AAAAF and BBBBB in array 1234.

• How to convert static SRDF device AAA to dynamic device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "convert rdf dev AAA to dynamic;" commit

  convert static SRDF device AAA to dynamic device.

• How to delete a role assigned to a user

  symauth -sid 1234 -file delete_a_role_of_user.txt commit

  delete_a_role_of_user.txt
------------------------
remove user H:Server1User1 from role StorageAdmin;

  
  Remove a particular role assigned to a user

• How to create a SRDF pair and invalidate R2 devices

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt createpair -invalidate R2

  Establish the SRDF relation between the devices given in the file rdf.txt from array 1234(R1) and remote box according to the rdf group .This command can be used to just create the pair without starting the data copy from R1 to R2 .

• How to list all the composite groups

  symcg list

  List all the composite groups defined

• How to associate ports to the RA Director

  symconfigure –sid 1234 -cmd "associate port 6,7 to dir 1E;" commit

  Associate ports 6 and 7 to the RA port 1E.

• How to verify the ACLX database

  symaccess -sid 1234 verify

  Verify the ACLX database in VMax 1234 is consistent.

• How to failover RDF Replication

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt failover

  This will make the R1 devices Write Disabled , R2 Write Enabled to host , and logical connections between R1 to R2 in to Not Ready state.

• How to swap the RDF personality of paired devices

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file pair.txt swap

  Swap the SRDF personality of the SRDF devices mentioned in the pair file. Source R1 devices become target R2 devices, and target R2 devices become source R1 devices. The SRDF link status must be NotReady for this operation.

• How to list the devices mapped to more than one FA ports

  symdev -sid 1234 list -range ABC:ABE -multiport

  List the devices from ABC:ABE with the mapped FA information if they are assigned to more than one FA port.

• How to write disable a device through a particular FA port

  symdev -sid 1234 write_disable ABC -SA 3a -p

  Write disable the device ABC on FA port 3a:0.

• How to create the Initiator Group and enable the LUN id consistency at the same time

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type initiator -name Host1 create -consistent_lun

  Create the Initiator Group Host1 and enable the LUN id consistency at the same time.

• How to list all the remote arrays and ports visible through local array RA ports

  symsan -sid 1234 list -sanrdf -dir all

  List all the remote arrays and respective remote RDF ports visible through the RA ports of 1234.This command can be issued after doing a RA to RA port zoning for SRDF .

• How to backup all the device groups

  symdg -sid 1234 exportall -f mydgfile.txt

  Export all device groups created in array 1234 to file mydgfile.txt.

• How to display the amount and details of memory configured

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -memory

  shows the amount and details of memory configure in the array .

• How to create a new parent Storage Group with existing child storage groups

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name ParentSG create sg ChildSG1,ChildSG2

  Create a new parent Storage Group called ParentSG and add the existing child storage groups ChildSG1 and ChildSG2 to it.

• How to list all the free ports not associated with any emulations

  symcfg –sid 1234 list -port -free

  List all the free ports not associated with any emulations

• How to set the SLO and Workload for a storage group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg SG_Server1 set -slo Gold -wl OLTP

  Set the SLO for storage group to Gold and Workload type as OLTP.

• How to enable user authorization in a Symmetrix array

  symauth -sid 1234 enable

  Enable user authorization in Symmetrix array 1234. We must have created at least one mapping for a user to Admin or SecurityAdmin before this.

• How to add the BCV device to the Device Group

  symbcv -sid 1234 -g TestDg associate dev BBB

  Add the BCV device BBB to the Device Group TestDg.

• How to list all the storage groups in Vmax array

  symsg -sid 1234 list

  List all the storage groups in Vmax array 1234 along with informations like whether the SG a member of Masking View and is a part of FAST Policy.

• How to list all the remote arrays and ports visible through a local array RA port

  symsan -sid 1234 list -sanrdf -dir 3h

  List all the remote arrays and respective remote RDF ports visible through the RA port 3h of 1234.This command can be issued after doing a RA to RA port zoning for SRDF .

• How to terminate the relationship between the standard and BCV devices in device group

  symmir -g TestDg cancel

  Terminate the relationship between the standard and BCV devices in device group TestDg.

• How to check the last login time of a WWPN in vmax FAs

  symaccess -sid 1234 list logins -wwn 1000000000000001 -v

  Check whether wwn 1000000000000001 logged in to any of the FAs on array 1234."-v" options also provides the time of login change. This is helpful if the wwpn not logged in now on the FAs , but want to know when its got disconnected.

• How to list all physical devices attached to local host

  syminq

  List all physical devices attached to local host.

• How to display the details information about a group of devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -range ABC:ABE -v

  show the detailed information of devices ABC to ABE.

• How to list all the free DATA Devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -datadev -nonpooled

  List all the free DATADEVs , those are not assigned to any thinpool.

• How to remove devices from a Storage Group and unmap from front end ports

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name Host1 remove devs AAA:AAB -unmap

  Remove the device AAA to AAB from storage group Host1 and also unmap from the FAs. Do not use -unmap option if we want to keep the devices mapped to the front end ports. These devices need be unmapped manually later using symconfigure command.

• How to bind multiple devices to a Thin Pool

  symdev -sid 1234 -dev AAA:AAC,DDD bind -pool MyThinPool

  Bind devices AAA:AAC and DDD to thin pool MyThinPool .( required SE 7.6+ and Enginuity 5876+ )

• How to show the SRDFA information about a RDF group

  symcfg -sid 198 list -rdfg 10 -rdfa

  Shows the specific SRDF/A information about the rdf group 10.

• How to validate the command syntax and Verify the appropriateness of the changes and operations

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -f command_file.txt prepare

  The prepare option will validate the command syntax and Verify the appropriateness of the changes and operations.

• How to detach the relation between STD and BCV devices

  symmir -sid 1234 -g TestDg detach DEV001 BCV ld BCV001

  Detach the standard device DEV001 in the TestDg from the BCV device BCV001.

• How to list the events on a symmetrix array in a specific time period

  symevent -sid 1234 list -start 05/26/2016:22:00:00 -end 05/26/2016:23:00:00

  List all the events starting from 22:00 to 23:00 on 26th may 2016.

• How to split the devices in a device group

  symrdf -g mydg split

  Split the srdf pair for devices given in mydg.

• How to check the SYMAPI database is in sync with the current configuration

  symcfg -sid 1234 verify

  Check whether the SYMAPI database is in sync with the current configuration of array 1234.

• How to list all the restored snapvx devices

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 list -restored

  List all the snapshot source devices in vmax 1234 with restored status

• How to add the DATA devices to Thin Pool and enable its state

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "add dev AAA:AAB to pool MyThinPool, type=thin, member_state=ENABLE;" commit

  Add the DATA devices AAA to AAB to MyTHinPool and enable its state.

• How to delete thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "delete pool My_Thinpool ,type = thin;" commit

  Delete thin pool My_Thinpool.

• How to remove a device group from composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg -sid 1234 remove dg TestDg

  Remove a device group TestDg from the composite group TestCg

• How to list all the Symaudit records logged till a speicfied date time starting from the first record

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -end_date 10/02/17:12:30

  List all the Symaudit records logged till 2nd Oct 2017 12:30 starting from the first record.

• How to display the masking information for devices

  symaccess -sid 1234 list assignment -dev 9A0:9AF

  Shows the masking details of devices from 9A0 to 9AF

• How to set the maximum IO limit in IOPS

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup set -iops_max 1000

  Set the maximum HOST I/O limit in I/O per second to maximum 1000 IO/second for MyStorageGroup .( can be set from 100 to 100000 IO/sec )

• How to list all the TDEVs which are bounded to a Thin Pool but not included in any Storage Groups

  symdev -sid 1234 list -tdev -bound -notinsg

  List all the TDEVs which are bounded to a Thin Pool but not included in any Storage Groups.

• How to list all the unmapped meta devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -noport -meta

  List all unmapped meta devices .

• How to check the status of a running configuration change

  symconfigure -sid 1234 query

  Check the status of a running configuration change.

• How to rename a Thin Pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "rename pool MyOldThinPool to MyNewThinPool type = thin;" commit

  Rename thin pool MyOldThinPool to MyNewThinPool .

• How to list the devices mapped to atleast one FA port

  symdev -sid 1234 list -firstport

  List the devices , those mapped to atleast one FA port.

• How to delete the WWPN on a port from the login history table of VMAX array

  symaccess -sid 1234 remove -login -wwn 1000000000000001 -dirport 12g:1

  Delete the wwn 1000000000000001 on port 6g:1 from the login history table of vmax 1234

• How to remove ports from a Port Group and unmap the respective devices on the related Storage Groups

  symaccess -sid 1234 -name PG_1_2_15_16_E0_Group -type port -dirport 1e:0,16e:0 remove -unmap

  Remove ports 1e:0 and 16e:0 from port group 'PG_1_2_15_16_E0_Group'.The '-unmap' option also unmap(from 1e:0 and 16:e0) the devices on all related Storage Groups associated with port group 'PG_1_2_15_16_E0_Group'.

• How to unmap devices only from single FA director

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "unmap dev AAAA:AAAB from dir 3e:ALL;" commit

  Unmap devices AAAA and AAAB only from the mapped FA ports, 3e:0 and 3e:1.

• How to display the Formatted and Unformatted freespace in array

  symconfigure -sid 1234 list -freespace -units mb

  Shows the Formatted and Unformatted freespace in MegaBytes on array 1234

• How to list all the devices which are FAST controlled

  symdev -sid 1234 list -fast

  List all the devices which are FAST controlled.

• How to remove the SLO for a Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg SG_Server1 set -noslo

  Remove the assigned SLO for a SG_server1.

• How to list all the failed snapvx devices

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 list -failed

  List all the snapshot source devices in vmax 1234 with failed status

• How to create TDEVs

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create dev count=10, size=20GB, emulation=FBA, config=TDEV;" commit

  Create 10 thin devices of size 20GB with emulation type as FBA.

• How to attach the standard device in DG TestDg with the BCV device

  symmir -sid 1234 -g TestDg attach DEV001 BCV ld BCV001

  Attach the standard device in DG TestDg with the BCV device BCV001.This will become the preferred BCV device to be paired with the standard device when a full establish or full restore action is issued.

• How to verify the current symmetrix configuration

  symconfigure -sid 1234 verify

  Verify the current symmetrix configuration is ready for a configuration change.

• How to list the SLOs available in VMAX3 along with the allocated and used storage capacity from the SRPs

  symcfg list -srp -demand -type slo

  List the SLOs available in VMAX3 array 1234 along with the allocated and used storage capacity from the SRP.

• How to backup all the view and group information currently on VMAX

  symaccess -sid 1234 -file Views_Groups_1234.txt backup

  Backup all the view and group information currently on VMAX 1234 to the file Views_Groups_1234.txt.

• How to write disable the devices on all directors

  symdev -sid 1234 write_disable -devs AAA:BBB,BBD -SA all

  Write disable the devices AAA:BBB and BBD on all directors.

• How to add FA emulation to a Director

  symconfigure –sid 1234 -cmd "add dir slot_num = 1 type=FA;" commit

  Add FA emulation to the director 1 in vmax3 array 1234

• How to list all the RDF devices in array as part of concurrent replication

  symrdf -sid 1234 list -concurrent

  List all the RDF devices in array 1234 as part of a concurrent SRDF setup( both R1 and R2).

• How to disable DATA devices in Thin Pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "disable dev AAA:AAB in pool MyThinPool, type=thin;" commit

  Disable DATA devices AAA and AAB in MyThinPool. If the DATA device to be used for thin extent allocation , it should be on enabled state. Once it is disabled , we can remove the DATA devices from thin pool. Symmetrix automatically initiates drain operation on disabled DATA devices without any disruption to the application. Once all the allocated extents are drained to other DATA devices, the disabled DATA devices can be removed from the thin pool.

• How to list all the remote arrays and ports visible through a local array FA port

  symsan -sid 1234 list -sanports -dir 10F -p 1

  List all the remote array and (target)ports visible through FA port 10F:1. Usually done for OR migration FA to FA, for eg, a Hitachi array port zoned to the port 10f:1, and need to be confirm the connectivity. This command also shows the number of devices assigned from remote array port to the FA 10f:1.

• How to add RDF emulation to a Director

  symconfigure –sid 1234 -cmd "add dir slot_num = 1 type=RA;" commit

  Add RDF emulation to the director 1 in vmax3 array 1234

• How to bind TDEVs and preallocate storage

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "bind tdev AAA:AAB to pool MyPool preallocate size =5GB ;" commit

  Bind the TDEVS AAA and AAB( of 10GB each ) to thin pool MyPool and preallocate 5GB for each device.

• How to release the reservation on devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 release -reserve_id 10 -nop

  Release the reservation on device(s).

• How to list Hotspares configured in the array

  symdisk -sid 1234 list -isspare

  List Hotspares configured in the array.

• How to display the WWPN of the local HBA and the devices associated

  symaccess list hba

  Shows the wwn of the local HBA and the devices assigned to those.

• How to remove local and remote RA ports from RDF group

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 100 modifygrp -remove -dir 1E:24,2E:24 -remote_dir 3E:24,4E:24

  Remove local RA ports 1E:24, 2E:24 and remote RA ports 3E:24,4E:24 from rdf group 100

• How to set the background copy priority of the devices in Device Group to the maximum

  symqos -g MyRDFDg set RDF pace URGENT

  Set the background copy priority of the devices in MyRDFDg to the maximum.

• How to create a regular composite group

  symcg create TestCg

  Create a regular composite group called TestCg

• How to list detailed information about all Initiator Port and Storage Groups in an array

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -v

  List all Initiator,Port and Storage Groups Created for Array 1234 along with related Masking Views

• How to associate Storage Group with FAST Policy and assign priority

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp_name F_Policy1 associate -sg MySg -priority 2

  Associate Storage Group "MySg" with FAST Policy "F_Policy1" and assign priority 2.

• How to list all the remote array devices visible through local FA port

  symsan -sid 1234 list -sanluns -wwn 500000000000000 -dir 10F -p 1

  List all the remote array devices visible through FA port 10F:1 from a remote array FA port wwn.Usually use this command to confirm the lun visibility of remote third part/emc array FA port to the local array.

• How to remove DATA device from Thin Pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "remove dev AAA from pool MyThinPool, type=thin;" commit

  Remove DATA device AAA from MyTHinPool.AAA must be disabled before executing this command.

• How to export the device information from all the storage groups from an array to the text file

  symsg -sid 1234 exportall -storagegroups.txt

  exports the device information from all the SGs from 1234 array to the text file storagegroups.txt

• How to unbind multiple devices from a Thin Pool

  symdev -sid 1234 -dev AAA:AAC,DDD unbind

  Unbind the devices AAA:AAC,DDD from its respective binded thin pools.( required SE 7.6+ and Enginuity 5876+ )

• How to list the devices in various protection groups

  symdev -sid 1234 list -inventory

  List the grouped list of various devices like RAID-5 2-Way_Mirror etc..

• How to list all the thinpools in an array along with Subscription percentage for each thin pool

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -thin -pool -GB -detail

  List all the thinpools in array 1234 along with Subscription percentage for each thin pool. subscription percentage=Total Bounded TDEV capacity/Total Thin Pool Capacity*100.

• How to activate clone session

  symclone -g TestDg activate DEV001 sym ld DEV002

  Activate the clone session.This will make the traget devices in ReadWrite(RW) mode.If the session created with a "-copy" option(default create option is copy), this will start the background copy from source to target device.There won't be any background copy if the session created with "-nocopy" option.

• How to add the Celerra devices to storage group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name Host1 add devs AAA:AAB -celerra

  Add the Celerra devices AAA:AAB to storage group Host1.

• How to rename a Storage Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name Host1 rename -new_name Host2

  Rename the Storage Gorup Host1 as Host2

• How to reserve the symmetrix device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "reserve dev AAA;" -owner Rajesh -comment "Reserved for Migration" reserve -nop

  Reserve the device AAA for migration.

• How to set the maximum IO limit to maximum

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup set -bw_max NOLIMIT

  Set the maximum HOST I/O limit in MB per second to UNLIMITED MB/s for MyStorageGroup .

• How to create Concatenated Meta Devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "form meta from dev AAAA, config=concatenated;add dev AAAB to meta AAAA;" commit

  Create 2 member concatenated meta device , AAAA as meta head.

• How to query RDF devices by using a pair file

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf_pair.txt query -i 5

  Queries the pair devices mentioned in the pairfile "rdf_pair.txt" in every 5 seconds.This command also shows the estimated time to sync up all the devices if those are currently in "sync in progress" state.

• How to list all the TDEVs in a Storage Group with the bounded poolname and other useful details

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -tdev -sg MySg -detail

  List all the TDEVs in Storage Group MySg with the bounded poolname and other useful details.This also displays actual bounded pool and also the pool which currently moved due to "rebind" or FAST Policy.

• How to display the online status of all backend directors

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -da all

  Displays the online status of all Back-end directors.

• How to pin a set of devices

  symdev -sid 1234 pin AAA

  Pin the device AAA on Vmax 1234.User Pinned devices will not be moved by FAST Controller , but may be moved by Optimizer or Symmigrate

• How to list all the celerra devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -emulation celerra

  List all celerra devices .

• How to displays all the disks in a given disk group

  symdisk -sid 1234 list -disk_group 1

  Displays all the disks in disk group 1.

• How to set ready the status of given devices

  symdev -sid 1234 ready -devs AAA:BBB

  Set ready the status of all devices from AAA to BBB .

• How to create a thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create pool My_Thinpool ,type = thin;" commit

  Create a thin pool .

• How to stop data compression on thin devices in a Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup compress -stop

  Stop data compression on thin devices in MyStorageGroup

• How to add multiple devices to Device Group

  symdg -g MyDg -sid 1234 addall -devs AAA,BBB,CCC,DDD:DDF

  Add devices AAA,BBB,CCC,DDD:DDF to devicegroup MyDg

• How to list the SLOs and the workloads that can be associated with storage groups in a VMAX3 array along with the approximate response time for each

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -slo -detail -by_resptime -all

  List the SLOs and the workloads that can be associated with storage groups in VMAX3 array 1234, along with the approximate response time for each.

• How to list all the clone copy sessions with ongoing background copy in an array

  symclone -sid 1234 list -copy

  List all the clone copy sessions with ongoing background copy in array 1234

• How to query BCV devices in Device Group

  symmir -g TestDg query

  Query the device Group TestDg

• How to displays the IO statistics of a symdevice

  symstat -sid 1234 -dev AAAB -i 5

  Displays the I/O statistics for device AAAB, in an interval of 5 seconds.

• How to associate ports to the FA Director

  symconfigure –sid 1234 -cmd "associate port 4,5 to dir 1D;" commit

  Associate ports 4 and 5 to the FA port 1D.

• How to set the snapshot data copy mode for the existing link to Copy

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -lndevs 000BA:000BB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT set mode copy

  set the snapshot data copy mode for the existing link to Copy. Copy mode creates a full-volume copy of the data by copying it to the SRP of target devices

• How to list all the unmapped TDEVs

  symdev -sid 1234 list -tdev -noport

  list all thin devices in array 1234 which are not mapped

• How to list all physical devices with its corresponding WWPNs attached to local host

  syminq -wwn

  List all physical devices with its corresponding WWPNs attached to local host.

• How to list all the devices in an array except meta members

  symdev -sid 1234 list -nomember

  List all the devices in array 1234 , except meta members.( all the meta heads and non-meta devices )

• How to remove a meta member from a meta device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "remove dev AAAB from meta AAAA;" commit

  Remove a meta member AAAB from meta AAAA.

• How to create a Dynamic RDF Group for VMax to VMax3 replication

  symrdf -sid 000000001234 -label dynagrp100 -dir 3h,4h,13h,14h -rdfg 100 -remote_sid 000000005678 -remote_dir 1e:4,2e:4,3e:4,4e:4 -remote_rdfg 100 addgrp

  This command will create a dynamic rdf group 100 on VMax array 1234( RA Port-1e:4,2e:4,3e:4,4e:4 ) pairing remote VMax3 array 5678( RA Port 1e:4,2e:4,3e:4,4e:4 ) with label 'dynagrp100'.

• How to rebind TDEVs to alternative thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "rebind tdev AAAA:AAAB to pool T2_2TB;" commit

  Bind devices AAAA:AAAB , which are already bounded to a thin pool , to another thin pool T2_2TB.The already written data on the earlier bounded pool will not migrated to the newly bounded pool.The upcoming writes will go to the newly bounded pool.

• How to list all the TDEVS with associated thinpool information

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -tdev -GB

  List all the thin devices in array 1234.And also shows the thinpools associated to each device with the binding status.

• How to add a Tier to an existing FAST Policy

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp -fp_name F_Policy1 add -tier_name Tier2 -max_sg_percent 30

  Add a Tier "Tier2" to an existing Policy "F_Policy1" with 30% SG Capacity.

• How to remove the celerra devices from storage group and unmap

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name Host1 remove devs AAA:AAB -unmap -celerra

  Remove the celerra device AAA to AAB from storage group Host1 and also unmap from the FAs

• How to write Disable all the devices in SG

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup write_disable

  Write Disable all the devices in SG 'MyStorageGroup'

• How to change the status of all the devices in SG from READY to NOT READY

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup not_ready

  Change the status of all the devices in SG 'MyStorageGroup' from READY to NOT READY.

• How to modify the limit of the tier capacity available to a storage group

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp -fp_name F_Policy1 modify -tier_name Tier2 -max_sg_percent 20

  Modify the limit of the tier capacity available to a storage group to 20%.

• How to create a RDF enabled Thick devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create dev count=10, size=18414, emulation=FBA, data_member_count=3, config=RAID-5, disk_group=2, dynamic_capability=dyn_rdf;" commit

  Create 10 RAID-5 devices of size 18414 cylinders , as emulation FBA from diskgroup 2 and also set the dynamic bit on those.

• How to create TDEVS and preallocate storage while binding to a thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create dev count=10, size=10GB, emulation=FBA, config=TDEV, binding to pool=MyPool,preallocate size=5GB ;" commit

  Create 10 thin devices of size 20GB with emulation type as FBA , bind to thin pool MyPool and prellocate 5GB.

• How to set the maximum IO limit in IOPS to UNLIMITED

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup set -iops_max NOLIMIT

  Set the maximum HOST I/O limit in I/O per second to UNLIMITED IO/second for MyStorageGroup .

• How to restore all the Masking Views from the backup

  symaccess -sid 1234 -f Total_views restore

  This command will restore all Masking view information for Vmax Array 1234 from file Total_views , which is earlier created by "backup" option.

• How to add a single device to Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup add dev AAAA

  Add a single device to MyStorageGroup

• How to unset the SRP attached to a Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup set -nosrp

  Unset the SRP attached to the Storage Group

• How to create Clone copy session with precopy option

  symclone -g TestDg create DEV001 sym ld DEV002 -precopy

  Create a clone copy session between the devices DEV001(source) and DEV002(target) in regular diskgroup TestDg. This will start background copy from DEV001 to DEV002 after making the target device as NotReady(NR).

• How to filter the records with particular symdevices mentioned in its text description

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -symdev_range AAAAA:BBBBB

  Filter those records with text description includes the devices AAAAA or BBBBB

• How to show the contents of array based license file

  symlmf -sid 1234 -type emclm show

  Show the contents of array based license file installed in Vmax 1234

• How to move a device one storage group associated with a masking view to another storage group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg OldSG move AAAA NewSG -force

  Move the device 'AAAA' from OldSG to NewSG. OldSG is a part of masking view. This will not remove the mapping from the ports associated with Masking view part of OldSG.

• How to list the defined environment variables

  symcli -def

  List of currently defined environmental variables .

• How to list all the FAST VP Policies in array

  symfast -sid 1234 list -fp -vp

  List all the FAST Policies in array 1234 , which contains Virtual Pool Tiers.

• How to create a FAST Policy in an array

  symfast -sid 1234 create -name F_Policy1

  Create a FAST Policy "F_Policy1" in array 1234

• How to delete DSE pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "delete pool My_DSE_pool ,type = rdfa_dse;" commit

  Delete DSE pool My_DSE_pool.

• How to recreate a previously activated clone session with precopy option

  symclone -g TestDg recreate DEV001 sym ld DEV002 -precopy

  Recreate a previously activated clone session.The session SHOULD NOT be created with a "-nocopy" or "-nondifferential" option.This will start an "incremental" background copy still keeping the target device in NR state.

• How to list the users and groups currently defined on the Symmetrix array sorted by the user name

  symauth -sid 1234 list -users -by_user

  List the users and groups currently defined on the Symmetrix array 1234 sorted by the user name. This also shows if the access limited any specific components.

• How to check the configuration and SYMAPI database status of all arrays

  symcfg list -status

  Check the configuartion and SYMAPI database status of all arrays.

• How to backup a device group

  symdg -sid 1234 export mydg -f mydgfile.txt

  Export mydg to file mydgfile.txt.

• How to restore a device group

  symdg -sid 1234 import mydg -f mydgfile.txt

  Create mydg from the file mydgfile.txt which created earlier using export option.

• How to list the various user authorization roles available on a Symmetrix array along with a short description of that role

  symauth list -roles

  List the various user authorization roles available on a Symmetrix array along with a short description of that role.

• How to remove name for a symmetrix device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev AAAA NO device_name ; " commit

  Remove the device_name identifier ,"testdevice" for device AAAA.

• How to set the snapshot data copy mode for the existing link to NoCopy

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -lndevs 000BA:000BB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT set mode nocopy

  set the snapshot data copy mode for the existing link to NoCopy. Nocopy mode does not retain the point-in- time data once the link is removed.

• How to list the access pools defined in vmax array

  symacl -sid 1234 list -accpool

  List the access pools defined in vmax array 1234 along with the number of devices in each pool

• How to move access id for a server from one access group to another

  symacl -sid 1234 -file move_hostaccid_to_another_acc_group.txt commit

  move_hostaccid_to_another_acc_group.txt
------------------------
move accid name Server001 to accgroup MY_ANOTHER_ACC_GROUP;

  
  Move host access id of Server001 to another group MY_ANOTHER_ACC_GROUP in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to list the devices held for Timefinder or snap operations

  symdev -sid 1234 list -held

  List the devices which are having the hold bit set. The target devices automatically held during the Timefinder/snap operation and released when it is done.

• How to list hotspares configured in an array

  symdisk -sid 1234 list -hotspares

  List Hotspares configured in the array.

• How to recreate a previously activated clone session

  symclone -g TestDg recreate DEV001 sym ld DEV002

  Recreate a previously activated clone session.The session SHOULD NOT be created with a "-nocopy" or "-nondifferential" option.

• How to list all the RDF1 devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -r1

  List all the RDF1 devices.

• How to create a new device group contains all the RDF1 devices from a Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 sg2dg MyStorageGroup MyDg -R1

  Create a new device group MyDg which contains all the RDF1 devices from Storage Group MyStorageGroup.

• How to release the hold bit on a symmetrix device

  symdev -sid 1234 unhold AAAA

  Resets the hold bit on a device. The hold bit is automatically removed from a target of a Snap device when the TimeFinder/Snap pair is stopped. However, the unhold argument can be used if there was a problem removing the hold bit.

• How to list all the storage tiers in array

  symtier -sid 1234 list

  List all the storage tiers in array 1234.( both DiskGroup(DP) and Virtual Pool(VP) Tiers )

• How to delete SNAP pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "delete pool My_Snap_pool ,type = snap;" commit

  Delete SNAP pool My_Snap_pool.

• How to create a composite group on which any types of devices can be included

  symcg create TestCg -type ANY

  Create a composite group called TestCg on which any types of devices can be included

• How to list all the views from the backup file

  symaccess -sid 1234 -file Views_Groups_1234.txt list view

  List all the views from the backup file "Views_Groups_1234.txt".

• How to create Striped Meta Devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "form meta from dev AAAA, config=striped, stripe_size=1920;add dev AAAB to meta AAAA;" commit

  Create 2 member striped meta , device AAAA as meta head.

• How to assign a role to a user

  symauth -sid 1234 -file assign_role_user.txt commit

  assign_role_user.txt
-------------------
assign user User1 to role StorageAdmin;

  
  Assign StorageAdmin role user User1. User1 may be a local user or a domain user.

• How to list all the DATA devices and TDEVS associated with a thin pool

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -tdev -gb -thin -pool My_Pool

  List all the thin devices assoicated with thinpool My_Pool

• How to convert a CELERA_FBA device to FBA

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set device ABCD emulation=FBA;" commit

  Convert a CELERA_FBA device to FBA.(the existing emulation type of device ABCD is CELERA_FBA)

• How to disable FAST controller for Virtual Pool provisioning

  symfast -sid 1234 disable -dp

  Disable FAST controller for Virtual Pool provisioning.

• How to list set of devices along with useful informations

  symdev -sid 1234 list -devs AAA:AAC,BBB,CCC

  List the devices AAA to AAC,BBB and CCC along with the informations like ConfigType,Status,Size etc.

• How to disassociate ports from the FA Director

  symconfigure –sid 1234 -cmd "disassociate port 4,5 from dir 1D;" commit

  Disassociate ports 5 and 6 from the RA port 1D.

• How to remove devices from access pool

  symacl -sid 1234 -file remove_devices_from_acc_pool.txt commit

  remove_devices_from_acc_pool.txt
------------------------
remove dev AAAAA:AAAAB from accpool MY_ACC_POOL;

  
  Remove devices AAAAA and AAAAB from MY_ACC_POOL in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to register the Traditional Solution Enabler License keys

  symlmf add -type se -license FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF

  Register the Traditional Solution Enabler License key FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF.

• How to display the consistent lun option of a Initiator Group

  symaccess -sid 1234 show MyInitiatorGroup -type initiator -detail

  By including '-detail' option will shows the Flag settings like 'FCID Lockdown' ,'Consistent Lun'.. for each WWN number in the initiator group.

• How to show the configuration information about the current symapi database

  symcfg -db

  Shows the configuration information about the current symapi database.

• How to enable RDF Asynchronous on rdf group and make that role swappable

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "enable rdfa on ra_group 100,make_group_swappable=TRUE;" commit

  Enable RDF Asynchronous on rdf group 100 and make that role swappable.

• How to query the array based licenses and display the usage

  symlmf -sid 1234 -type emclm query

  Query the array based licenses and display the usage in vmax 1234

• How to import composite group from an earlier exported text file

  symcg import TestCg -file TestCgBackup.txt

  Import the contents of composite group TestCg from the text file TestCgBackup.txt , that was created earlier by export action

• How to deletes the empty Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 delete MyStorageGroup

  Deletes the empty SG 'MySrorageGroup' from 1234.The SG should not be associated with any Masking View.

• How to set the status of all devices in SG

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup ready

  Set the status of all devices in SG 'MyStorageGroup' to READY.

• How to set the background copy priority of the given RDF devices

  symqos -sid 1234 set RDF pace 8 -devs AAA:BBB,EEE

  Set the background copy priority of the given RDF devices to priority 8. priority can be set between 0(Fastest) to 16(Slowest).

• How to remove multiple devices from Device Group

  symdg -g MyDg -sid 1234 rmall -devs AAA,BBB,CCC,DDD:DDF

  Remove devices AAA,BBB,CCC,DDD:DDF from devicegroup MyDg

• How to list all the FBA emulated devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -emulation FBA

  List all FBA emulated devices .

• How to create SG from the earlier exported file

  symsg -sid 1234 import MyStorageGroup -file MystorageGroup.txt

  Create SG 'MyStorageGroup' from the earlier exported file MystorageGroup.txt.

• How to set the time to live (ttl) for the snapshot devices in days

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT set ttl -delta 5

  set the time to live (ttl) of 000AA:000AB in TEST_SNAPSHOT to 5 days. The snapshot for these devices will be terminated within 5 days from the day of setting if none of these devices linked to any target devices.

• How to present the snapshot data to the target devices and start full volume copy

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -lndevs 000BA:000BB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT link -copy

  present the snapshot data of source devices 000AA:000AB to the target devices 000BA:000BB. Background data copy will be started from source to target for a full volume copy

• How to list all the static RDF groups

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all -static

  List details about all the static rdf groups in array .

• How to encode a SYMAPI return code

  symapierr

  SYMAPI return code '0' is the success code.This command will shows the text version of the error code ie, "SYMAPI_C_SUCCESS" and the respective message.

• How to display the detailed information and status of arrays each physical components

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -env_data -v

  Displays the detailed information and status of arrays each physical components like power supply units Fans etc.

• How to rename SRP

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "rename SRP SRP_1 to MY_SRP;" commit

  Rename the Storage Resource Pool SRP_1 to MY_SRP.

• How to list all the RDF groups where a particular RA port is a member of

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -RA 3f

  List all the RDF groups where RA port 3f is a member of.

• How to failback RDF replication

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt failback

  Changes made on R2 will be copied to R1. The R1 devices will be Write Enabled, R2 Write Disabled to host, and logical RDF link between R1 to R2 into Ready state.

• How to rebind multiple devices to a Thin Pool

  symdev -sid 1234 -dev AAA:AAC,DDD rebind -pool MyThinPool

  Rebind devices AAA:AAC,DDD to the thin pool , MyThinPool.( required SE 7.6+ and Enginuity 5876+ )

• How to list detailed information about given snap devices

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 list -devs 000AA,000BB -detail

  List detailed information about snap devices in vmax 1234 with additional informations such as expiration date and number of generations for each.

• How to enable the Dynamic RDF capabilty of the array

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set symmetrix dynamic_rdf=ENABLE;" commit

  Enable the Dynamic RDF capabilty of the array.

• How to add all the symdevs on an array to composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg -sid 1234 addall dev

  Add all the symdevs from array 1234 to composite group TestCg

• How to list all the unbounded TDEVS

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -tdev -unbound -GB

  List all the thin devices in array 1234 which are not bounded to any thin pools.

• How to list all the RDF2 devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -r2

  List all the RDF2 devices.

• How to remove RDF emulation from a Director

  symconfigure –sid 1234 -cmd "remove dir 1E;" commit

  Remove RDF emulation from the director 1 in vmax3 array 1234

• How to list all the events in symmetrix array with a severity of error or greater

  symevent -sid 1234 list -error

  List all the events in symmetrix array with a severity of error or greater. This will display all error and fatal events. For eg. power supply fault is an error event.

• How to display the details about a RDF group

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg 3

  List details about rdf group 3 .

• How to check whether hotspare invoked in the array

  symdev -sid 1234 list -spare

  Checks whether hotspare invoked in the array .

• How to display engine_wise summary of diskgroups in a vmax array

  symdisk -sid 1234 list -dskgrp_summary -by_engine

  Display a brief engine wise summary of all diskgroups in vmax array 1234 along with speed , size and type of disks.

• How to rename a composite group

  symcg rename OldCg NewCg

  Rename composite group OldCg to NewCg

• How to show the detailed information of the records in the Symaudit log file with text description includes the some specific devices

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -symdev_range AAAAA:BBBBB -v

  Shows the detailed information of the records in the Symaudit log file, those text description includes the devices AAAAA or BBBBB.

• How to set the Optimized Read Miss mode to the system default for the specified devices

  symdev -sid 1234 -devs AAAAA:AAAAB set -orm system

  Set the Optimized Read Miss mode to the system default for the specified devices.

• How to remove thin pool from the existing Storage Tier

  symtier -sid 1234 -tier_name Tier3 remove -pool TP3_1000GB

  Remove thin pool TP3_1000GB from the existing Storage Tier "Tier3".We cannot remove all thin pools from a VP tier if the tier is part of a FAST policy. And also, we cannot remove a pool from a tier if the tier is in an associated policy,and a device in the storage group is bound to the pool.

• How to delete the FAST Policy which has tiers on it

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp -fp_name F_Policy1 delete -force

  Delete the FAST Policy "F_Policy1" which has tiers on it.This policy should not be associated with any Storage Groups.

• How to start a FULL copy from R1 to R2 devices

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt establish -full

  This command start full copy from R1 to R2 devices. The SRDF pairs are already created .

• How to list all VP Tiers

  symtier -sid 1234 list -vp

  List only VirtualPool(Thin Pool) provisioned Tiers.

• How to create a DP Tier

  symtier -sid 1234 create -name Tier1 -inc_type static -tgt_raid5 -tgt_prot 3+1 -technology EFD -dsk_grp 1

  Create Diskroup Povisioned(DP) tier named "Tier1" from disk_group 1 of type RAID-5.The type of the disk in disk_group 1 is EFD.

• How to assign a role to domain user

  symauth -sid 1234 -file assign_role_to_domain_user.txt commit

  assign_role_to_domain_user.txt
------------------------------
assign user D:mydomain\User1 to role StorageAdmin;

  
  Assign StorageAdmin role to the AD user User1

• How to list a particular record from the Symaudit log file along with its text description

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -record_num 100 -n 1 -text

  List the 100th record from the Symaudit log file along with its text description.

• How to add child storage group to the parent storage group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup add sg ChildStorageGroup1

  add ChildStorageGroup1 to the parent SG MyStorageGroup

• How to set the Optimized Read Miss mode on for the specified devices

  symdev -sid 1234 -devs AAAAA:AAAAB set -orm on

  Set the Optimized Read Miss mode on for the specified devices.

• How to list all the free ports in a director slot not associated with any emulation

  symcfg –sid 1234 list -port -free -slot 1

  list all the free ports in director slot 1 not associated with any emulation

• How to create a Clone copy session with nocopy option

  symclone -g TestDg create DEV001 sym ld DEV002 -nocopy

  Create a "CopyOnAccess" clone session between the devices DEV001(source) and DEV002(target) in regular diskgroup TestDg.This wont start any background copying from source to target device even after activating the session.

• How to list all the FAST Policies in an array which contains Disk Group Tiers

  symfast -sid 1234 list -fp -dp

  List all the FAST Policies in array 1234 , which contains Disk Group Tiers.

• How to backup the access control database for a Symmetrix Array

  symacl -sid 1234 backup -file MyACLSetup.txt

  Back up the access control database for Symmetrix Array to MyACLSetup.txt file

• How to validate the syntax of the commands in configuration change script

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -f command_file.txt preview

  Validate the syntax of the commands in 'command_file.txt' and also verify the configuration changes.

• How to bind all the devices in Storage Group to thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "bind tdev in SG Server1_SG to pool My_Pool;" commit

  Bind the devices in Storage Group "Server1_SG" to thin pool "My_Pool"

• How to list all the events with a severity of Warning or greater

  symevent -sid 1234 list -warn

  List all the events in symmetrix array with a severity of Warning or greater. This will display all warning,error and fatal events.

• How to list all the devices with Optimized Read Miss (ORM) mode enabled

  symdev -sid 1234 list -orm on

  List all the devices in vmax1234 with the Optimized Read Miss mode on.

• How to list the DATA devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -datadev

  This commands will provide the list of DATA devices created in array 1234.

• How to convert a FBA device to CELERA device

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set device ABCD emulation=CELERRA_FBA;" commit

  Convert FBA Device ABCD to a CELERA Device.( The current emulation type of the device ABCD is FBA.)

• How to list the VCM Devices in DMX and Accesslogix devices in Vmax Array

  symdev -sid 1234 list -vcm

  List the VCM Devices in DMX and Accesslogix devices in Vmax Array.

• How to unmap devices only from single FA port

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "unmap dev AAAA:AAAB from dir 3e:0;" commit

  Unmap devices AAAA and AAAB only from the mapped FA port, 3e:0.

• How to give commads along with symonfigure

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev AAA attribute=dyn_rdf;" preview

  With 'cmd" option we can mention the commands to be executed along with the symconfigure command itself and thus avoid the creation of a command file.

• How to list all the records related to Device Masking from the Symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -funtion_class DevMask

  List all the records related to Device Masking from the Symaudit log file.

• How to delete an access group along with related access control entities

  symacl -sid 1234 -file delete_acc_group_and_ace.txt commit

  delete_acc_group_and_ace.txt
------------------------
delete accgroup MY_ACC_GROUP remove_aces=true;

  
  Delete access group MY_ACC_GROUP in symmetrix array 1234. All the access control entities( ACEs) related to MY_ACC_GROUP also be deleted.

• How to create a Dynamic RDF Group in VMax3 array

  symrdf -sid 000000001234 -label dynagrp100 -dir 1e:4,2e:4,3e:4,4e:4 -rdfg 100 -remote_sid 000000005678 -remote_dir 1e:4,2e:4,3e:4,4e:4 -remote_rdfg 100 addgrp

  This command will create a dynamic rdf group 100 on array 1234( RA Port-1e:4,2e:4,3e:4,4e:4 ) pairing remote array 5678( RA Port 1e:4,2e:4,3e:4,4e:4 ) with label 'dynagrp100'.

• How to list all physical devices with target ports

  syminq -mapinfo

  List all physical devices with target ports which are mapped.

• How to split the pair in device group

  symmir -g TestDg split

  Split the pair in device group TestDg

• How to list all DP Tiers

  symtier -sid 1234 list -dp

  List only DiskGroup provisioned Tiers.

• How to delete the Traditional Solution Enabler License keys

  symlmf delete -type se -license FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF

  Delete the Traditional Solution Enabler License key FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF.

• How to find the number of child initiators in a Initiator Group and number of associated Masking Views

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type init -name MyIG

  Find the number of child initiators in IG MyIG and number of associated Masking Views.

• How to allocate storage on thin pool for TDEVs

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "start allocate on tdev AAAA:AABB start_cyl=0 end_cyl = last_cyl;" commit

  Allocate the tdevs AAAA to AABB to 100% of its defined size.

• How to stop the background initiated copy of the devices in Device Group

  symqos -g MyRDFDg set RDF pace STOP

  Stop the background initiated copy of the devices in MyRDFDg.

• How to unbind all the devices in a Storage Group from the respective bounded thin pool

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg SG_Server unbind

  Unbind all the devices in SG_Server from its bounded pools.

• How to list the current user accessing the Symmetrix array 1234 along with its corresponding role

  symauth -sid 1234 list -users -current_user

  List the current user accessing the Symmetrix array 1234 along with its corresponding role. This also shows if the access limited any specific components.

• How to show the auto provisioning group along with related views

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -name MyGroup -v

  List all groups named MyGroup and also shows the related Masking Views

• How to enable FAST controller for Virtual Pool provisioning

  symfast -sid 1234 enable -dp

  Enable FAST controller for Virtual Pool provisioning.

• How to check invoked Hotspares

  symdev -sid 1234 list -hotspare

  Checks whether hotspare invoked in the array .

• How to apply the configuration changes defined in the command file

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -f command_file.txt commit

  Apply the changes defined in the command file.

• How to list all the events in a symmetrix array as verbose style

  symevent -sid 1234 list -v

  List all the events happened such as informational, warnings,errors and fatal on array 1234. "-v" option display this as a verbose style.

• How to list all the devices with Optimized Read Miss (ORM) mode disabled

  symdev -sid 1234 list -orm off

  List all the devices in vmax1234 with the Optimized Read Miss mode off.

• How to rename SLO

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set sl Gold name=RealGold;" commit

  Rename the SLO Gold to RealGold

• How to restores all the device groups

  symdg -sid 1234 importall -f mydgfile.txt

  Create all device groups from the file mydgfile.txt which created earlier using exportall option.

• How to export the device information from SG to the text file

  symsg -sid 1234 export MyStorageGroup -file mystoragegroup.txt

  Export the device information from SG to the text file.

• How to add a disk_group to the existing Storage Tier

  symtier -sid 1234 -tier_name Tier1 add -dsk_grp 3

  Add disk_group 3 to the existing Storage Tier "Tier1".

• How to monitor the Symaudit log for new entries in frequent intervals

  symaudit -sid 1234 monitor -i 5 -c 10

  Monitor the Symaudit log for any new entries, every 5 seconds and display the result if any thing added. This activity will repeat for 10 times.

• How to list the components types that are supported to specify the access

  symauth list -components

  List the array components types that are supported to specify the access. Common components are Storage Groups and Thin pools.

• How to list the thin pool information for a range of TDEVS

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -tdev -range AAA:AAB -GB

  List thin devices starting from AAA to ABB and the pools which are bounded with.

• How to list the realtime events in symmetrix array

  symevent -sid 1234 monitor

  Display the realtime events happening in array 1234.

• How to display the available space on the disk

  symdisk -sid 1234 show 1A:C12 -gaps

  Shows the available space(GAPS) on the disk 1A:C12.

• How to list all the TDEVS which are NOT bounded to any Thin Pool but included in one or more Storage Groups

  symdev -sid 1234 list -tdev -unbound -insg

  List all the TDEVS which are NOT bounded to any Thin Pool but included in one or more Storage Groups.

• How to delete an access group

  symacl -sid 1234 -file delete_acc_group.txt commit

  delete_acc_group.txt
------------------------
delete accgroup MY_ACC_GROUP;

  
  Delete access group MY_ACC_GROUP in symmetrix array 1234. All the access control entities ( ACE) related to MY_ACC_GROUP must be deleted prior running this command.

• How to move a device from one device group to another

  symdg -sid 1234 -g mydg move DEV002 yourdg

  Move the device DEV003 from mydg to yourdg( both DGs must be in same RDFG.

• How to enable the concurrent SRDF Feature in a Symmetrix array

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set symmetrix concurrent_rdf=ENABLE;" commit

  Enable the concurrent SRDF Feature in a Symmetric Array.This will enable to create SRDF-R1 devices with multiple R2s.

• How to add SAVEDEVices to DSE pool and enable

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "add dev AAAA:AAAB to pool MyDSEPool, type=rdfa_dse, member_state=ENABLE;" commit

  Add SAVEDEVices AAAA:AAAB to DSE pool MyDSEPool and enable.

• How to import all the composite groups from an earlier exported text file

  symcg importall TestCg -file AllCgsBackup.txt

  Imports all composite groups from the text file AllCgsBackup.txt , that was created earlier by exportall action

• How to display the devices in a storage group along with its Masking View and FAST Policy association status

  symsg -sid 1234 show MyStorageGroup

  Shows the devices in a Storage Group along with its Masking View and FAST Policy association status.

• How to establish the relationship between the standard and BCV devices in Device Group

  symmir -g TestDg establish -full

  Establish the relationship between the standard and BCV devices in Device Group TestDg.

• How to unbind all the thin devices as part of device group

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "unbind tdev in DG Server_1_dg from pool T2_2TB;" commit

  Unbind all the thin devices as part of device group Server_1_dg, from its bounded thin pool ,T2_2TB.

• How to unbind all the thin devices as part of Storage group

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "unbind tdev in SG Server_1_sg from pool T2_2TB;" commit

  Unbind all the thin devices as part of Storage group Server_1_wg, from its bounded thin pool ,T2_2TB.

• How to find the number of ports in a Port Group and numbers of associated Masking views

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type port -name MyPG

  Find the number of ports in Port Group MyPG and numbers of associated Masking views.

• How to list all the fatal events happened on a particular day

  symevent -sid 1234 list -fatal -start 05/26/2016

  List all the fatal events in symmetrix array 1234 on 26th may 2016.

• How to list all the Storage Groups in a VMAX3 sorted with underlying SRP and associated SLO

  symsg -sid 1234 list -by_SRP -detail

  List all the Storage Groups in VMAX3 1234 sorted with underlying SRP and associated SLO.

• How to start data compression on thin devices in a Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup compress

  Start data compression on thin devices in MyStorageGroup

• How to assign a name to disk group

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set disk_group 5, disk_group_name = Tier2_400GB;" commit

  Assign a name "Tier2_400GB" to disk group 5.

• How to remove a tier from the associated policy

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp -fp_name F_Policy1 remove -tier_name Tier2

  Remove the tier "Tier2" from the associated policy "F_Policy1"

• How to list all the dyn_rdf1 enabled devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -r1 -dynamic

  List all the dyn_rdf1 enabled devices.

• How to rename the snapshot

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT rename -name TEST_SNAPSHOT_1

  rename the snapshot name of the devices from TEST_SNAPSHOT to TEST_SNAPSHOT_1

• How to modify RDF group and add more local and remote RA ports

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 100 modifygrp -add -dir 1E:24,2E:24 -remote_dir 3E:24,4E:24

  Modify rdf group 100 and add local RA ports 1E:24, 2E:24 and remote RA ports 3E:24,4E:24

• How to move all devices from one device group to another

  symdg -sid 1234 -g mydg moveall yourdg

  Move all the devices from mydg to yourdg( both DGs must be in same RDFG.

• How to find the number of devices in a Storage Group and number of associated Masking Views

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type storage -name MySg

  Find the number of devices in storage Group MySg and number of associated Masking Views.

• How to display detailed information about a particular record in the Symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -record_num 100 -n 1 -v

  Shows the detailed information about the 100th record in the Symaudit log file. This includes the additional information such as the username who initiated the action and the hostname from where it is executed.

• How to disassociate ports from the RA Director

  symconfigure –sid 1234 -cmd "disassociate port 6,7 from dir 1E;" commit

  Disassociate ports 6 and 7 from the RA port 1E.

• How to read Write enable ldev in a composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg rw_enable DEV001

  Read Write enable the ldev DEV001 in composite group TestCg

• How to list all the dynamic devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -dynamic

  List all devices whose dyn_rdf attribute set .

• How to create a thinpool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create pool ThinPool1 type =thin;" commit

  Create thinpool named "ThinPool1"

• How to list all the SATA thick devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -technology SATA

  List all the SATA thick devices on VMax 1234

• How to display current username that Solutions Enabler identifies as accessing the Symmetrix array

  symauth -sid 1234 show -username

  Display current username that Solutions Enabler identifies as accessing the Symmetrix array. This command also display all the groups to which the user belongs.

• How to list the users and groups currently defined on the Symmetrix array sorted by roles

  symauth -sid 1234 list -users -by_role

  List the users and groups currently defined on the Symmetrix array 1234 sorted by role. This also shows if the access limited any specific components.

• How to list all the non BCV devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -nobcv

  List all the standard, non-bcv devices .

• How to reclaim the allocated but unwritten space of thin pool space for the mentioned tdevs

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "start free on tdev AAA:AAF start_cyl =0 end_cyl = last_cyl;" commit

  Reclaim the allocated but unwritten space of thin pool space for the mentioned tdevs.

• How to find the number of ports in a Port Group and also show the associated Masking Views

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type port -name MyPG -v

  Find the number of ports in Port Group MyPG and also shows the associated Masking Views.

• How to reassociate a Storage Group to a different Fast Policy

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp_name F_Policy2 reassociate -sg MySg

  Ressociate Storage Group MySg to the fast policy F_Policy2.

• How to create a R21 composite group

  symcg create TestCg -type R21

  Create a R21 composite group called TestCg

• How to create storage groups from the earlier exported file

  symsg -sid 1234 importall -file MystorageGroups.txt

  Create storage groups from the earlier exported file MystorageGroup.txt.Storage Group names will be created according to the names in text file.

• How to unpin a set of devices

  symdev -sid 1234 unpin AAA

  Unpin the device AAA on Vmax 1234.User Pinned devices will not be moved by FAST Controller , but may be moved by Optimizer or Symmigrate .

• How to list the background copy priorities

  symqos -sid 1234 list -devs AAA:BBB,EEE

  List the background copy priorities( CLONE,BCV,RDF etc ) of devices.

• How to rename thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "rename pool My_Thinpool to My_New_Thinpool type =thin;" commit

  Rename thin pool My_Thinpool to My_New_Thinpool.

• How to remove FA emulation from a Director

  symconfigure –sid 1234 -cmd "remove dir 1D;" commit

  Remove FA emulation from the director 1 in vmax3 array 1234

• How to list all auto provisioning groups with a given name

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -name MyGroup

  List all groups named MyGroup

• How to list all the Group information from the backup file

  symaccess -sid 1234 -file Views_Groups_1234.txt list

  List all the Group(storage,port,initiator) information from the backup file "Views_Groups_1234.txt".

• How to list all the FLASH thick devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -technology EFD

  List all the FLASH thick devices on VMax 1234

• How to delete a composite group even it is not empty

  symcg delete TestCg -force

  Delete the composite group TestCg even it has some member devices

• How to assign a role to local user

  symauth -sid 1234 -file assign_role_to_local_user.txt commit

  assign_role_to_local_user.txt
---------------
assign user H:Server1\User1 to role StorageAdmin;

  
  Assign StorageAdmin role to the local user User1 of Server1

• How to add devices to access pool

  symacl -sid 1234 -file add_devices_to_acc_pool.txt commit

  add_devices_to_acc_pool.txt
------------------------
add dev AAAAA:AAAAB to accpool MY_ACC_POOL;

  
  Add devices AAAAA and AAAAB to MY_ACC_POOL in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to delete an access pool

  symacl -sid 1234 -file delete_acc_pool.txt commit

  delete_acc_pool.txt
------------------------
delete accpool MY_ACC_POOL;

  
  Delete access pool MY_ACC_POOL in symmetrix array 1234. All the access control entities ( ACE) related to MY_ACC_POOL must be deleted prior running this command.

• How to create an access control entity to remove the permissions

  symacl -sid 1234 -file remove_access_permission.txt commit

  remove_access_permission.txt
------------------------
remove access=RDF from accgroup MY_ACC_GROUP for accpool MY_ACC_POOL;

  
  Remove an ACE to prevent the hosts in MYACC_GROUP to perform RDF operation on devices mentioned access pool MY_ACC_POOL in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to backup all the auto provisioning groups and views

  symaccess -sid 1234 -f MyBackup.txt backup

  Creates a file MyBackup containing all the group and view information currently on the Symmetrix array 1234

• How to list the Traditional Solution Enabler License

  symlmf list -type se

  List the Traditional Solution Enabler License.

• How to list all the dyn_rdf2 enabled devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -r2 -dynamic

  List all the dyn_rdf2 enabled devices.

• How to list all the non srdf devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -notrdf

  List all the non-srdf devices.

• How to move all the devices from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg moveall DevCg

  Move all the devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg

• How to change the status of ldev to Not Ready in a composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg not_ready DEV001

  Change the status of ldev DEV001 to Not Ready in composite group TestCg

• How to list the users and groups currently defined on the Symmetrix array along with their corresponding role

  symauth -sid 1234 list -users

  List the users and groups currently defined on the Symmetrix array 1234 along with their corresponding role. This also shows if the access limited any specific components.

• How to create a VP Tier

  symtier -sid 234 create -name Tier3 -tgt_raid5 -tgt_prot 3+1 -technology SATA -vp -pool TP3_2000GB

  Create a Virtual Provisioned(VP) tier named "Tier3" from Thin Pool TP3_2000GB of type RAID-5(3+1)

• How to list all Storage Groups in an AllFalsh Vmax along with the compression ratio in descending order

  symcfg –sid 1234 list -sg_compression -by_compressibility -all

  List all Storage Groups in AllFalsh Vmax 1234 along with the compression ratio in descending order

• How to create an access control entity to grant the permissions

  symacl -sid 1234 -file grand_access_permission.txt commit

  grand_access_permission.txt
------------------------
grant access=RDF to accgroup MY_ACC_GROUP for accpool MY_ACC_POOL;

  
  Create an ACE to allow hosts in MYACC_GROUP to perform RDF operation on devices mentioned access pool MY_ACC_POOL in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to list all the bounded TDEVS

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -tdev -bound -GB

  List all the thin devices in array 1234 which are bounded to a thin pool.

• How to restores all the groups views using backup file

  symaccess -sid 1234 -file Views_Groups_1234.txt restore

  Restores all the groups, views, and security informations from the previously(created using backup option) file.

• How to view all the diskless rdf devices

  symrdf -sid 1234 list -diskless_rdf

  View all the diskless rdf devices(DLDEV) in array 1234.

• How to enable RDF Asynchronous on rdf group

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "enable rdfa on ra_group 100;" commit

  Enable RDF Asynchronous on rdf group 100

• How to list all the devices created using the disks in a particular diskgroup

  symdev -sid 1234 list -disk_group 2

  List all the devices created using the disks in diskgroup 2.

• How to list all the Storage Groups in a VMAX3 sorted with associated SLO and underlying SRP

  symsg -sid 1234 list -by_SLO -detail

  List all the Storage Groups in VMAX3 1234 sorted with associated SLO and underlying SRP.

• How to delete a Tier

  symtier -sid 1234 delete -tier_name Tier0

  Delete tier "Tier0" .

• How to list the SRDF swappable devices in array

  symrdf -sid 1234 list -dynamic -both

  List the SRDF swappable devices in array 1234.

• How to add SAVEDEVices to SNAP pool and enable

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "add dev AAAA:AAAB to pool MySnapPool, type=snap, member_state=ENABLE;" commit

  Add SAVEDEVices AAAA:AAAB to SANP pool MySnapPool and enable.

• How to deactivate DATA devices in a thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "deactivate dev AAAA:AAAB in pool MyThinPool , type = thin;" commit

  Activate DATA devices AAAA:AAAB in thin pool for use.Reads and writes can be done on already allocated space on Activated DATA devices.No new allocations can be done on deactivated DATA devices.

• How to list all the symrdf split operation records from the Symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -application_id SYMRDF -action_code Split

  List all the symrdf split operation records from the Symaudit log file.

• How to list all the symrdf operation records excluding the Split actions from the Symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -application_id SYMRDF -action_code -exclude Split

  List all the symrdf operation records excluding the Split actions from the Symaudit log file.

• How to copy all the device from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg copyall DevCg

  Copy all the devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg

• How to rename a Tier

  symtier -sid 1234 rename -tier_name Tier0 -name Tier0_New

  Rename tier "Tier0" to "Tier0_New".

• How to delete an empty FAST Policy

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp -fp_name F_Policy1 delete

  Delete the FAST Policy "F_Policy1".This policy should not be associated with any Storage Groups.

• How to change the priority of Storage Group in policy

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp_name F_Policy1 modify -sg MySg -priority 1

  Change the priority of "MySg" in policy "F_Policy1" to 1

• How to display all the devices in a Device Group along with background copy priority for each devices

  symqos -g MyRDFDg list

  Shows all the devices in MyRDFDg along with background copy priority for each devices.

• How to list all the tdevs in the array which are NOT binded with any thinpool

  symdev -sid 1234 list -tdev -unbound

  List all the tdevs in the array 1234 , which are NOT binded with any thinpool.

• How to display an encrypted 24 digit ACL ID for a host machine

  symacl -unique

  Display an encrypted 24-digit ACL ID for a host machine

• How to add a symdev to the composite group and assign ldev name

  symcg -cg TestCg -sid 1234 add dev 000ABD DEV005

  Add symdev 000ABD on array 1234 to the composite group TestCg and assign ldev name as DEV005

• How to rename ldev in a composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg rename ld DEV001 DEV100

  Rename ldev DEV001 to DEV100 in composite group TestCg

• How to set the enforcement type to enforce

  symauth -sid 1234 set enforcement enforce

  Set the enforcement type to enforce. Authorization rules are enforced. If a user does not have the necessary rights (role), operations will fail. This is the default setting.

• How to add a Storage Admin role to the user limited to a particular Storage Group

  symauth -sid 1234 -file add_a_role_to_user_for_component.txt commit

  add_a_role_to_user_for_component.txt
------------------------
add user H:Server1\User1 to role LocalRep for StorGrp SG_Server1;

  
  Add a Storage LocalRep role to User1 on Storage Group SG_Server1. Only LocalRep, RemoteRep and DeviceManage roles can be assigned to a Storage Group component.

• How to displays the DATA devices in array along with the thinpool information of each device

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -datadev -GB

  Displays the datadevices in array 1234 along with the pool information of each device is associated with.

• How to disable FAST controller for disk group provisioning

  symfast -sid 1234 disable -vp

  Disable FAST controller for disk group provisioning.

• How to list the reserved devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 list -reserved

  List the reserved devices in array 1234.

• How to activate DATA devices in a thin pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "activate dev AAAA:AAAB in pool MyThinPool , type = thin;" commit

  Activate DATA devices AAAA:AAAB in thin pool for use.Reads and writes can be done on allocated or unallocated space on Activated DATA devices.

• How to list the oldest few records from the symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -n 10

  List the first or oldest 10 records from the Symaudit log file.

• How to remove child storage group from the parent storage group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup remove sg ChildStorageGroup1

  remove ChildStorageGroup1 from the parent SG MyStorageGroup

• How to list all the fibre channel thick devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -technology FC

  List all the FC thick devices on VMax 1234

• How to list all the SRPs in the VMax3 array

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -srp

  List all the Storage Resource Pools(SRP) in the Vmax3 array 1234.

• How to list a range of records starting width a specified record number from the Symaudit Log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -record_num 100 -n 10

  List the 100th to 110th records from the Symaudit log file

• How to list the background copy priorities of devices included in a Storage Group

  symqos -sid 1234 list -sg SG_Server

  List the background copy priorities( CLONE, BCV, RDF, Etc ) of devices included in the Storage Group SG_Server.

• How to list all the clone copy sessions with out any background copy activity in an array

  symclone -sid 1234 list -nocopy

  List all the clone copy sessions with No background copy activity in array 1234

• How to move all the R1 device from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg moveall -R1 DevCg

  Move all the R1 devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg

• How to disable user authorization in a Symmetrix array

  symauth -sid 1234 disable

  Disable user authorization in Symmetrix array 1234.

• How to list all the events in symmetrix array

  symevent -sid 1234 list

  List all the events happened such as informational, warnings,errors and fatal on array 1234.

• How to list all the fatal events in a symmetrix array

  symevent -sid 1234 list -fatal

  List all the fatal events in symmetrix array 1234. For eg. an event for a director failure is fatal.

• How to make authorization rules visible to all users

  symauth -sid 1234 set secure_reads disable

  Disable the secure reads. This will make authorization rules visible to all users.

• How to assign a role to a group

  symauth -sid 1234 -file assign_role_to_group.txt commit

  assign_role_to_group.txt
------------------------
assign group D:mydomain\mygroup to role StorageAdmin;

  
  Assign StorageAdmin role group mygroup that is part of mydomain

• How to rebind all the thin devices in a Storage Group to another pool

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg SG_Server rebind -pool MyThinPool

  Rebind all the thin devices in SG_Server from the binded pool to the MyThinPool.

• How to list all the records for those activities performed by a particular user

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -user test_user

  List all the records for those activities performed by test_user

• How to create a DSE pool for RDF Asynchronous operations

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create pool My_DSE_pool ,type = rdfa_dse;" commit

  Create a DSE pool for RDF Asynchronous operations.

• How to list all the Symaudit records logged for a given time period

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -start_date 10/01/17:12:30 -end_date 10/02/17:12:30

  List all the Symaudit records logged from 1st Oct 2017 12:30 to 2nd Oct 2017 12:30

• How to set the Optimized Read Miss mode OFF for the specified devices

  symdev -sid 1234 -devs AAAAA:AAAAB set -orm off

  Set the Optimized Read Miss mode OFF for the specified devices.

• How to add all the visible physical devices to the composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg -sid 1234 addall pd

  Add all the physical devices visible to the host(not member of another composite group) from array 1234 to composite group TestCg

• How to create Quorum thin devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "create dev count=10, size=1025, emulation=FBA, config=TDEV;" commit

  Create 10 thin devices of cylinder size 1025( around 1GB ) with emulation type as FBA.

• How to list all the RDF21 devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -r21

  List all the RDF21 devices.

• How to display the SRP wise array efficiency gained through Virtual Provisioning Snap Shots and Compression

  symcfg –sid 1234 list -efficiency -detail -srp

  Display the SRP wise array efficiency gained through Virtual Provisioning, Snap Shots and Compression for 1234 array

• How to present the snapshot data to the target devices

  symsnapvx -sid 1234 -dev 000AA:000AB -lndevs 000BA:000BB -snapshot_name TEST_SNAPSHOT link

  present the snapshot data of source devices 000AA:000AB to the target devices 000BA:000BB. This will not start any data copy from the source to the target

• How to display the details of an access group

  symacl -sid 1234 show accgroup MyGroup -acl

  Display the details of access group called MyGroup

• How to add a symdev to the composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg -sid 1234 add dev 000ABC

  Add symdev 000ABC on array 1234 to the composite group TestCg

• How to move all the non SRDF devices from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg moveall -noRDF DevCg

  Move all the non SRDF devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg

• How to export composite group to a text file for a future restore

  symcg export TestCg -file TestCgBackup.txt

  Export the contents of composite group TestCg to the text file TestCgBackup.txt , which can be later be used to import the composite group

• How to reassign the role of a group

  symauth -sid 1234 -file re_assign_role_of_group.txt commit

  re_assign_role_of_group.txt
------------------------
reassign group D:mydomain\mygroup to role Monitor;

  
  Re assign role of group mygroup to Monitor

• How to delete a role assigned to a group

  symauth -sid 1234 -file delete_a_role_of_group.txt commit

  delete_a_role_of_group.txt
------------------------
remove group D:mydomainmygroup from role StorageAdmin;

  
  Remove a particular role assigned to a group

• How to restores the autopovisioning groups from a backup file

  symaccess -sid 1234 -f MyBackup.txt restore

  Restores all the group

• How to enable the concurrent SRDF capability in the array

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set symmetrix dynamic_concurrent_rdf=ENABLE;" commit

  enable the concurrent SRDF capability in the array level, where can have multiple R2s for a single R1 dynamic rdf device.

• How to add thin pool to the existing Storage Tier

  symtier -sid 1234 -tier_name Tier3 add -pool TP3_1000GB

  Add thin pool TP3_1000GB to the existing Storage Tier "Tier3".TP3_1000GB should not be included in any other Tier.

• How to create a FAST Policy in array 1234 and add tier

  symfast -sid 1234 create -name F_Policy1 -tier_name Tier0 -max_sg_percent 60

  Create a FAST Policy "F_Policy1" in array 1234 and add tier "Tier0" with a capacity of 30% of a storage group.

• How to list the Background copy priority of devices in array

  symqos -sid 1234 list

  List the Background copy priority of devices in array 1234.

• How to find the number of child Initiator Groups in an Initiator Group and also show the associated Masking View

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type init -name MyIG -v

  Find the number of child Initiator Groups in IG MyIG and also shows the associated Masking View.

• How to show the array efficiency gained through Virtual Provisioning Snap Shots and Compression

  symcfg –sid 1234 show -efficiency -detail

  Show the array efficiency gained through Virtual Provisioning, Snap Shots and Compression for 1234 array

• How to set the enforcement type to advice

  symauth -sid 1234 set enforcement advice

  Set the enforcement type to advice. Authorization rules are checked but not enforced. Operations will succeed if the user does not have the necessary rights (role).

• How to remove all the access control entities from an access group

  symacl -sid 1234 -file remove_all_ace_from_acc_group.txt commit

  remove_all_ace_from_acc_group.txt
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remove aces from accgroup MY_ACC_GROUP;

  
  Remove all the access control entities( ACE ) from access group MY_ACC_GROUP in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to establish a full copy on the devices in Device Group

  symrdf -g mydg establish -full

  Establish a full copy on the devices in MyDg

• How to list all the Storage Groups in a VMAX3 array along with associated SLO and underlying SRP

  symsg -sid 1234 list –by_SLO –detail

  List all the Storage Groups in VMAX3 1234 along with associated SLO and underlying SRP.

• How to remove ldev from a composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg remove ld DEV002

  Remove ldev DEV002 from composite group TestCg

• How to list all the TDEVs in a Storage Group with the bounded poolname

  symcfg -sid 1234 list -tdev -sg MySg

  List all the TDEVs in Storage Group MySg with the bounded poolname and other useful details.

• How to display the Tier usage of devices in a Storage Group

  symfast -sid 1234 list -association -demand -sg MySg

  Shows the Tier usage of devices in MySG.

• How to list all the DiskLess devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -dldev

  List all the diskless devices(DLDEV) in array 1234.

• How to list all the user pinned devices

  symdev -sid 1234 list -pinned

  List all the devices which are user pinned devices( User Pinned devices will not be moved by FAST Controller , but may be moved by Optimizer or Symmigrate)

• How to enable the secure reads

  symauth -sid 1234 set secure_reads enable

  Enable the secure reads. Users may only view authorization rules that apply to them. Only users with SECURITY_VIEW permissions (AUDITOR role) can view the full set of rules.

• How to show the efficiency gained through Virtual Provisioning Snap Shots and Compression for SRP

  symcfg –sid 1234 show -efficiency -srp SRP_1

  Show the efficiency gained through Virtual Provisioning, Snap Shots and Compression for SRP_1 in 1234 array

• How to add a physical device to the composite group and assign a ldev name

  symcg -cg TestCg add pd PHYSICALDRIVE10 DEV003

  Add physical device PHYSICALDRIVE10 to the TestCg and assign the ldev name as DEV003

• How to remove all the visible physical devices on an array from composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg -sid 1234 rmall pd

  Remove all the physical devices visible to the host on array 1234 from composite group testCg

• How to change the status of ldev to Ready in a composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg read DEV001

  Change the status of ldev DEV001 to Ready in composite group TestCg

• How to save the contents of the user and group authorization database from a Symmetrix array to the file

  symauth -sid 1234 backup -f BackupFile

  Save the contents of the user and group authorization database from Symmetrix array 1234 to the file called BackupFile

• How to list first N devices in an array

  symdev -sid 1234 list -N 10

  List first 10 devices in array 1234.

• How to remove more than one devices from Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg MyStorageGroup rmall -devs AAAA:AAAF,BBBB

  Remove more than one devices from MyStorageGroup.

• How to add a physical device to the composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg add pd PHYSICALDRIVE10

  Add physical device PHYSICALDRIVE10 to the TestCg

• How to copy all the R1 device from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg copyall -R1 DevCg

  Copy all the R1 devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg

• How to list the users and groups currently defined on the Symmetrix array sorted by usergroupe domain

  symauth -sid 1234 list -users -by_domain

  Liss the users and groups currently defined on the Symmetrix array 1234 sorted by user-group domain. This also shows if the access limited any specific components.

• How to create a new access pool

  symacl -sid 1234 -file create_new_acc_pool.txt commit

  create_new_acc_pool.txt
------------------------
create accpool MY_ACC_POOL;

  
  Create a new access pool called MY_ACC_POOL in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to create a R2 composite group

  symcg create TestCg -type R2

  Create a R2 composite group called TestCg

• How to copy all the non SRDF device from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg copyall -noRDF DevCg

  Copy all the non SRDF devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg

• How to move all the device from one composite group to another and assign new name for each ldev

  symcg -cg TestCg moveall DevCg -rename

  Move all the devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg and assign new name from each ldev

• How to display the Symmetrix user authorization state of a Symmetrix Array

  symauth -sid 1234 list

  Display the Symmetrix user authorization state Enabled or Disabled in array 1234. This command also shows the timestamp when it is last enabled, disabled and updated.

• How to delete an access pool and related access control entities

  symacl -sid 1234 -file delete_acc_pool_and_ace.txt commit

  delete_acc_pool_and_ace.txt
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delete accpool MY_ACC_POOL remove_aces=true;

  
  Delete access pool MY_ACC_POOL in symmetrix array 1234. All the access control entities( ACEs) related to MY_ACC_POOL also be deleted.

• How to remove local RA ports to RDF group

  symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 100 modifygrp -remove -dir 1E:24,2E:24

  Remove local RA ports 1E:24, 2E:24 from rdf group 100

• How to rename the FAST Policy

  symfast -sid 1234 -fp -fp_name Tier2 rename -name Tier2_New

  Rename the FAST Policy "Tier2" to "Tier2_New"

• How to copy all the device from one composite group to another and assign new name for each ldev

  symcg -cg TestCg copyall DevCg -rename

  Copy all the devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg and assign new name from each ldev

• How to move all the R2 device from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg moveall -R2 DevCg

  Move all the R2 devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg

• How to delete an empty composite group

  symcg delete TestCg

  Delete the empty composite group TestCg

• How to show the contents of view

  symaccess -sid 1234 show view MyView

  Shows the contents of view MyView Created on Array 1234

• How to find the number of devices in a storage group and also show the associated Masking View

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type storage -name MySg -v

  Find the number of devices in storage group MySg and also shows the associated Masking View

• How to create a R1 composite group

  symcg create TestCg -type R1

  Create a R1 composite group called TestCg

• How to copy all the R2 device from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg copyall -R2 DevCg

  Copy all the R2 devices from composite group TestCg to another coposite group called DevCg

• How to reassign the role of a user

  symauth -sid 1234 -file re_assign_role_of_user.txt commit

  re_assign_role_of_user.txt
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reassign group D:mydomain\User1 to role Monitor;

  
  Re assign role of Domain user User1 to Monitor

• How to display only the available space on the disk

  symdisk -sid 1234 show 1A:C12 -gaps_only

  Shows only the available space(GAPS) on the disk 1A:C12.

• How to copy ldev from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg copy ld DEV002 DevCg

  Copy the ldev DEV002 from composite group TestCg to another composite group called DevCg

• How to exports all the composite groups to a text file

  symcg exportall TestCg -file AllCgsBackup.txt

  Export the contents of all the composite groups to the text file AllCgsBackup.txt , which can be later be used to import the composite groups

• How to write disable ldev in a composite group

  symcg -cg TestCg write_disable DEV001

  Write disable the ldev DEV001 in composite group TestCg

• How to display detailed information about tier

  symtier -sid 1234 show -tier_name Tier0

  Displays detailed information about tier 'Tier0".

• How to list all the events on symmetrix array sorted by the reporting directors

  symevent -sid 1234 list -dir

  List all the events on symmetrix array 1234 grouped by the reporting directors

• How to list a particular record from the Symaudit log file

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -record_num 100 -n 1

  List the 100th record from the Symaudit log file

• How to delete all the roles assigned to a user

  symauth -sid 1234 -file delete_all_roles_of_user.txt commit

  delete_all_roles_of_user.txt
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delete user H:Server1\User1;

  
  Delete all the roles assigned to user User1

• How to enable DATA devices in Thin Pool

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "enable dev AAA:AAB in pool MyThinPool, type=thin;" commit

  Enable the DATA devices AAA and AAB in MyThinPool.Once enabled , a data device in a thin pool , can be use to allocate extents to its bounded thin devices.

• How to list the access groups defined in vmax array

  symacl -sid 1234 list -accgroup

  List the access groups defined in vmax array 1234 along with the number of access ids in each group

• How to delete all the roles assigned to a group

  symauth -sid 1234 -file delete_all_roles_of_group.txt commit

  delete_all_roles_of_user.txt
------------------------
delete group D:mydomain\mygroup;

  
  Delete all the roles assigned to user User1

• How to displays the state of both Disk Provisioning and Virtual Provisioning FAST Controller

  symfast -sid 1234 list -state

  Displays the state of both Disk Provisioning(DP) and Virtual Provisioning(VP) FAST Controller.

• How to enable FAST controller for disk group provisioning

  symfast -sid 1234 enable -vp

  Enable FAST controller for disk group provisioning.

• How to bind all the thin devices in a Storage Group

  symsg -sid 1234 -sg SG_Server bind -pool MyThinPool

  Bind all the thin devices in SG_Server to the MyThinPool.

• How to display the details of an access pool

  symacl -sid 1234 show accpool MyPool -acl

  Display the details of access pool called MyPool

• How to remove disk_group from the existing Storage Tier

  symtier -sid 1234 -tier_name Tier1 remove -dsk_grp 3

  Remove disk_group from the existing Storage Tier "Tier1".

• How to display the realtime events happening on symmetrix array for a specific interval and count

  symevent -sid 1234 monitor -i 2 -c 10

  Display the realtime events happening on array 1234 in an interval of 2 seconds for 10 times.

• How to move ldev from one composite group to another

  symcg -cg TestCg move ld DEV002 DevCg

  Move the ldev DEV002 from composite group TestCg to another composite group called DevCg

• How to list the access control entries defined in the array

  symacl -sid 1234 list -acl

  list all the Access control entries defined in the array 1234

• How to list the details of all composite groups

  symcg list -v

  List the details of all composite groups defined

• How to show detailed information about a composite group

  symcg show TestCg

  Show detailed information about the composite group TestCg

• How to set the hold bit on a symmetrix device

  symdev -sid 1234 hold AAAA

  Sets the hold bit on device AAAA. The hold bit is automatically placed on a target device during a TimeFinder/Snap operation.

• How to display the array efficiency gained through Virtual Provisioning Snap Shots and Compression

  symcfg –sid 1234 list -efficiency -detail

  Display the array efficiency gained through Virtual Provisioning, Snap Shots and Compression for 1234 array

• How to remove access id for a server from an access group

  symacl -sid 1234 -file remove_hostaccid_from_acc_group.txt commit

  remove_hostaccid_from_acc_group.txt
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remove accid name Server001 from accgroup MY_ACC_GROUP;

  
  Remove host access id of Server001 from access group MY_ACC_GROUP in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to create a new access group in Symmetrix array

  symacl -sid 1234 -file create_new_acc_group.txt commit

  create_new_acc_group.txt
------------------------
create accgroup MY_ACC_GROUP

  
  Create a new access group called MY_ACC_GROUP in symmetrix array 1234.

• How to list all the port groups for a specific FA port

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type port -dirport 1d:04

  List all the port groups in which FA port 1d:04 is a member.

• How to rename a Masking View

  symaccess -sid 1234 view -name Host1_Allocation rename -new_name Host2_Allocation

  Rename name of view Host1_Allocation as Host2_Allocation

• How to delete non-empty static DP tier

  symtier -sid 1234 delete -tier_name Tier2 -force

  Delete non-empty static DP tier "Tier2"

• How to set the background copy priority of the devices in Device Group

  symqos -g MyRDFDg set RDF pace 8

  Set the background copy priority of the devices in MyRDFDg to priority 8. priority can be set between 0(Fastest) to 16(Slowest).

• How to list all the diskless devices

  symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "delete pool MyThinPool , type=thin;" commit

  Delete an empty thin pool called MyThinPool.

• How to list the VCM Devices in DMX and Accesslogix devices in Vmax Array

  symdev -sid 1234 list -aclx

  List the VCM Devices in DMX and Accesslogix devices in Vmax Array

• How to list all the Symaudit records logged from a specified date-time to the latest

  symaudit -sid 1234 list -start_date 10/01/17:12:30

  List all the Symaudit records logged from 1st Oct 2017 12:30 to till date

• How to create a regular composite group

  symcg create TestCg -type REGULAR

  Create a regular composite group called TestCg

• How to add child storage groups to the parent storage group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name ParentSG add sg ChildSG1,ChildSG2

  Add the existing child storage groups ChildSG1 and ChildSG2 to the parent Storage Group ParentSG

• How to remove child storage groups from the parent storage group

  symaccess -sid 1234 -type storage -name ParentSG remove sg ChildSG1,ChildSG2

  Remove the child storage groups ChildSG1 and ChildSG2 from the parent Storage Group ParentSG

• How to list all the port groups for a specific FA port

  symaccess -sid 1234 list -type port -dirport 1d:04 -detail

  List all the port groups in which FA port 1d:04 is a member. It will also shows the port counts in each port group and the number of masking views for each port group.