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

Save Storage Array DBM Validator Information File

Description

This command saves the database management (DBM) validation information for a storage array in an XML file. Support personnel can use this XML file to generate a validator string (a security code). The validator string must be included in the load storageArray dbmDatabase command when restoring a storage array back to a pre-existing configuration.

Syntax

save storageArray dbmValidatorInfo file="
                                 filename" dbmDatabase="
                                 filename"

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`file`	The file path and the file name of the DBM validator. Enclose the file name in double quotation marks (" "). For example: file="C:\Array Backups \DBMvalidator.xml". This command does not automatically append a file extension to the saved file. You must specify the .xml file extension when you enter the file name.
`dbmDatabase`	The file path and the file name of the DBM database from which you want to generate the XML information file. Enclose the file name in double quotation marks (" "). For example: dbmDatabase="C:\Array Backups \DBMbackup_03302010.dbm" . This command does not automatically append a file extension to the saved file. You must specify the .dbm file extension when you enter the file name.

Notes

If you are generating the XML information file in order to obtain a validator string, you must run this command while you are connected to the RAID controller module where you intend to restore the database. The following example show the format of the XML file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
                                    <DbmImageMetadata>
                                    <Controllers>
                                    <A>1IT0nnnnnnnnnABCDA>1IT0nnnnnnnnnABCD<A/>
                                    <B>1T0nnnnnnnnnABCDB</B>
                                    </Controllers>
                                    <Header>
                                    <ImageVersion>1</ImageVersion>
                                    <TimeStamp>1269388283</TimeStamp>
                                    </Header>
                                    <Trailer>
                                    <CRC>nnnnnnnnnn</CRC>
                                    </Trailer>
                                    </DbmImageMetadata>

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