These are some consolidated commands used for administration of EMC
Symmetrix.
1. Display the properties and details of a particular volume
symdev �sid xxxx show [SymDevName]
2. List of available devices that are created but not assigned to the front
end FA�s
symdev �sid xxxx list �noport �nobcv
3. List of presented devices to a particular FA.
symcfg �sid xxxx list �available �address �dir xx � p x
4. View the fibre connectivity statuses of the FA�s
symcfg �sid xxxx �FA ALL �port list
5. View the fibre connectivity statuses of the RA�s and the
RAGroups
symcfg �sid xxxx �RA ALL �port list
6. View the HBA�s zoned into the FA
symmask �sid xxxx list logins �dir xx �p x
7. Adding LUN Masking (assigning LUNs to host HBA�s)
symmask -sid xxxx -wwn 10000000cxxxxxxx -dir xx -p x add devs xxx,xxx,xxx
8. Aliasing/Renaming the Host HBA wwn�s in the LUN Masking
Database
symmask �sid xxxx �wwn 10000000cxxxxxxx rename
[NodeName]/[PortName]
symmask �sid 1200 �wwn 10000000c9408060 rename �kopeqdrac01/a1�
9. Removing LUN Masking (unassigning LUNs from host HBA�s)
symmask -sid xxxx -wwn 10000000cxxxxxxx -dir xx -p x remove devs xxx,xxx
10. Refreshing the LUN Masking DB (This MUST be done every time a change is
made)
symmask -sid xxxx refresh -noprompt
11. List the LUN Masking DB by FA port
symmaskdb �sid xxxx list database �dir xx �p x
12 .List the LUN Masking DB by a Host�s wwn
symmaskdb �sid xxxx list database �wwn 10000000cxxxxxxx/symmaskdb list devs -wwn
XXXXXX
13. List the LUN Masking DB by an Alias
symmaskdb �sid xxxx list
database �awwn [NodeName]/[PortName]
14. List the wwn�s/alias� for a particular LUN
symmaskdb �sid xxxx list assignment �dev [SymDevName]
15. List a capacity report for an Alias (Host)
symmaskdb -sid xxxx list capacity -host [NodeName]
16. List all the Device Groups on that server symdg list
17 .List details and properities of a particular device group
symdg show [device group]
18 .Create a new device group for BCV ONLY relationships symdg
-type REGULAR create [new dg name] symld �g [device
group] �sid xxxx add dev [SymDevName] symbcv �g
[device group] �sid xxxx add dev [SymDevName]
symmir (BCV) commands symmir �g [device group]
query symmir �g [device group]
establish symmir �g [device group] split
19. Create a new device group from the RDF1 (Source) location
symdg -type RDF1 create [new dg name] symld �g
[device group] �sid xxxx add dev [SymDevName]
Commands for splitting the SRDF
symrdf -g [device group] set mode sync
symrdf -g [device group] query (keep checking until all synchronized)
symrdf -g [device group] split
symrdf -g [device group] query (make sure split)
symrdf -g [device group] set mode acp_disk
Putting SRDF back in place not saving any changes made in DR
symrdf -g [device group] que (make sure mode is C.D)
symrdf -g [device group] est
symrdf -g [device group] query (query until less than 1GB left to
synchronize)
symrdf -g [device group] set mode acp_wp
symrdf -g [device group] query (query until synchronized and make sure mode
is C.W)
20. Create a new device group from the RDF2 (Target) location
symdg -type RDF2 create [new dg name] symld �g
[device group] �sid xxxx add dev [SymDevName]
21. View the statistics of the RA adapters
symstat �sid xxxx �ra all �i x �c x
22. View the UNCONFIGURED space on the symm(DMX)
symconfigure -sid xxxx list -freespace -units MB
23. This will check if you can run a symconfigure script
symconfigure �sid xxxx verify
24. This will check to see if there are any symconfigure scripts currently
running
symconfigure �sid xxxx query
The 3 steps needed for running symconfigure scripts.
symconfigure �sid xxxx �v �f [command_file name and path] preview
symconfigure �sid xxxx �v �f [command_file name and path] prepare
symconfigure �sid xxxx �v �f [command_file name and path] commit
25. To view if there are any symconfigure locks
symcfg -sid xxxx -lockn all list (symcfg
-sid 814 -lockn xx release)
26. To view if there are any devices that are locked
symdev -sid xxxx -lock list (symdev -sid xxxx -lock
xx release)
27. This will write disable a particular Symm device (LUN)
symdev �sid xxxx write_disable [SymDevName]
28. This will read/write enable a particular Symm device (LUN)
symdev �sid xxxx rw_enable [SymDevName]
29. To view all the RDF groups
symcfg -sid xxxx -rdfg all list
30. To view all the devices assigned to a particular RDF Group
symrdf -sid 1200 -rdfg xx list
31. formmeta_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
form meta from dev xxx config=striped, stripe_size=1920;
add dev yyy:zzz to meta xxx;
32.dissolve_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
dissolve meta dev xxx;
33. mapdev_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
map dev xxx to dir xx:0 target=0, lun=xxx;
map dev xxx to dir xx:0 target=0, lun=xxx;
34. unmapdev_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
unmap dev xxx from dir all:all;
35.SRDF_EST_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
convert dev xxx to RDF1+Mir, ra_group=x, remote_dev=xxx, invalidate=R2,
start_copy=no;
36.convert-2-way_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
convert dev xxx to 2-way-mir;
37. dyn_con2_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
set dev xxx attribute=dyn_rdf;
38. set-dev-scsi3_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt (Used for Oracle RAC)
set dev xxx attribute=scsi3_persist_reserv;
39. Delete_dev_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
delete dev xxx;
40. setportflag_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
set port xxx:x unique_wwn=enable;
41. Create_2-way_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
create dev count=xx, size=17480, emulation=FBA, config=2-way-mir,
disk_group=x;
42. Create_BCV_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt
create dev count=xx, size=17480, emulation=FBA, config=BCV, disk_group=x;
43. Create_R5_[sid]_req[EMC request DB #].txt (Used in the DR site)
create dev count=xx, size=17480, emulation=FBA, config=RAID-5,
disk_group=x;
size=17480 = 8GB LUN
size=8740 = 4GB LUN
size=4369 = 2GB LUN
size=2186 = 1GB LUN
size=548 = 250MB LUN
44. List all RA groups
Symcfg �sid XXX list �rdfg all
45. Set RDF qos to 5
symqos -g disk group set RDF pace 5
46. Check RDF qos
symqos -g disk group que
47. Force split
symrdf -g xxx split -symforce force
48. Suspend Single Device in Group
symrdf -g xxx suspend DEVXXX
49. see various info including hetergenous port settings
symmaskdb -sid xxx list database -v |more
symmaskdb -sid xxx -host xxx list capacity
50. Replace hba
symmask -sid xxx -wwn 10000000C937166D replace 10000000C959BA78
51. create pair
symrdf createpair -sid 01346 -file 5040pairing.txt -type rdf1 -rdfg 1
-establish
-noprompt
SYMAPI logs
/var/symapi/log
52. Symstat commands
symstat -sid xxx -type PORT -dir xx -port x -i x -c x
symstat -REQUESTS -g xxx -RepType rdf -i x �c X
symstat -g xxx �all -i 10 -c 3
53. See servers with EMC software talking to frame
symcfg -sid xxx list �connections
54. see locks on gatekeepers
symcfg -semafores list
55. see locks on array devices
symdev -sid xxx -lock list
56.remove locks on array devices
symdev -sid xxx -lock 9 release -force -nop
57.see device reservations
symdev -sid xxxxx -resv list
58. list logged events
symevent -sid xxx list
59. list failed drives
symdisk -sid xxx -failed list
UNIX: /usr/emc/API/symapi/config/symapi_licenses.dat
Windows: C:\ Program Files\EMC\symapi\config (CHECK)
