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Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/36XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide

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Load Storage Array DBM Database

Description

This command uploads a Database Management (DBM) database image from a file or from cache. This command restores a storage array DBM database to the exact configuration that existed when the database image was captured using the save storageArray dbmDatabase command. The data in a file can be just RAID configuration data or all data, including data for RAID configuration, disk groups and disk pools. The data in a cache location always includes all data.

Before using this command with the file option, you must first obtain a validator string (a security code) from your Technical Support representative. To obtain a validator, use the save storageArray dbmValidator command to generate an XML file that contains validator information.

Syntax

load storageArray dbmDatabase
                                 ((file="
                                 filename" validator="
                                 validatorValue") | sourceLocation=onboard)
                                 [controller [(0|1)]]
                                 [contentType=(raidConfigration | all)]

Parameters

Parameter Description
file The file path and the file name of the DBM database you want to upload. Enclose the file name in double quotation marks (" "). For example: file= "C:\Array Backups\DBMbackup_03302010.dbm". This command does not automatically append a file extension to the saved file. You must specify a file extension when entering the file name.
validator The alphanumeric security code required to restore a storage array to an existing configuration. Use the save storageArray dbmValidator command to generate the required validation information XML file.
sourceLocation This parameter specifies the location from which to retrieve backup database information. The parameter must be included for consistency, but the only allowed value is onboard.
controller This parameter specifies the RAID controller module from which data will be exclusively retrieved, if sourceLocation is set to cache. Enclose the RAID controller module identifier in square brackets ([ ]). If the controller parameter is not specified, data might be retrieved from either RAID controller module.

Valid RAID controller module identifiers are 0 or 1, where 0 is the RAID controller module in slot 0, and 1 is the RAID controller module in slot 1.

contentType This parameter specifies the content type of the data that is retrieved.
  • If the parameter is set to raidConfiguration, the RAID configuration data is retrieved. The RAID configuration data includes disk groups and associated virtual disks.
  • If the parameter is set to all, all of the data including disk pool configuration data is retrieved.

The default is raidConfiguration.

Notes

Depending on the size of the database image, restoring the database might take up to 30 minutes. The host software does not show the RAID controller modules in an optimal state till all actions for loading the database image are completed on the RAID controllers.

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