CLI Command to enable access to a specific bookmark

Hey there

We have a RP CLI document, which you probably looked at on Powerlink

http://powerlink.emc.com/km/live1/en_US/Offering_Technical/Technical_Documentation/300-009-433.pdf?

　Enable_image_access

Parameters

group=

copy=

[image=<...> | latest | prev | next]

[time=HH:MM[:SS[:MICROS]] [DD/MM/YYYY]]

[image_type=all | bookmark | user_bookmark | system_bookmark] (Default: all)

[search_text=<...>]

[exact_text=yes | no] (Default: yes)

[scn= ]

[max_search_range= months | weeks | days | hrs | mins | secs]

[access_mode=logged | virtual_with_roll | virtual_without_roll] (Default: logged)

So, an example would be

enable_image_access group="my group" image=latest image_type=all

Thanks

James.

Can you please provide the full command you're trying to run and the output ?

Granted you're providing the group and copy parameters, it should work.

Regards,

Idan

enable_image_acces group=mytestgroup image=my_bookmark copy=mycopy access_mode=virtual_with_roll

Error: Invalid ‘image’ parameter (with “,’ and without)

If it will, I will get something like “your splitter does not support virtual access”

RP 5.1c gen 5, vmax20k (something like rcm 6.0.19)

I have to use parameters as I have provided (search, user, text) to get it working.

I have run it now having copy accessible, it fails on syntax.

BR

Andrzej

Indeed you should have either ' or "" for the value of image.

And the error you're getting on virtual access, that is expected as the VMAX2 splitter supports only logged access. Virtual access is supported with VNX, VNXe and Unity splitters.

Hope that helps,

Idan

And the question how to use it in a batch:

1. Force command "enable_image_access" to not ask for confirmation.

2. If using a set of commands with plink (-m command_file), I have almost always incorrect usage error from RP, while from normal ssh session it is ok. Any advise? The sequence is: set bookmark, enable images with this bookmark, set direct access and pause transfer.

1. Use the -f flag.

2. No need to pause as direct image access does this anyway.

Regards,

Rich

Couple other comments

1) For direct image access, the set_image_access_mode (w/ mode=direct) command should be used. The -f flag can be used here as well in order for the process to be non-interactive

2) As stated, pause_transfer is not necessary when in direct IA as the direct image access process itself pauses transfer. That being said, pausing transfer would not fail so it shouldn't be the cause for what you're seeing

3) If you can paste the script you're trying to run, I believe it would be easier for me to see what root cause is.

Regards,

Idan

I have changed the block of commands to the sequence of "read from file and execute" one by one by "plink.exe". So for "plink" it was always a oneliner. I have no idea why, but it of course works. So all RP tasks are now automated and scripts are ready to be used - if needed. For unknown reason if putty was invoked with a multiple lines command file to be executed remotely, on the recoverpoint was an error, - looks like corrupted lines. If command file for putty was one line - OK.

So the syntax was ok, but automation software was incompatible with RecoverPoint CLI.

From my point of view the syntax of RP CLI is not good or online documented. So the syntax of the "real world"  and from "CLI guide" are different.

General it was a success, thank you very much for help!  (In the opposite to the stupid "Trough which interface do you want to get the settings?" "Failed to execute step" on the second RP gen6  5.1(c.150) with vmax3     )

You welcome Andrzej, feel free to email me if you have any feedback on the CLI guide or anything else.

Regards,

Idan Kentor

RecoverPoint Corporate Systems Engineering

idan.kentor@emc.com