symcli command to disable fa port setting for hp-ux host

here is another option ..take a look at this thread

http://forums.emc.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=55294&tstart=25

set port 04a:0 Volume_Set_Addressing=disable;

that would disable Volume set addressing required by HPUX

thanks dynamox for your quick response..

can you provide the exact syntax for the symcli command?

did you have a chance to look at that thread ..since you have options of either disabling that flag per port or per host ..what would you like to do ?

symcfg list -sid 123 -dir 8c -p 0 -v


i would not use heterogeneous flag anymore ..i have read somewhere that it will be depreiciated very soon. Look at using hba_flags with symmask, for example

symmask -sid 123 set hba_flags on on V -disable -wwn 10000000abacadae -dir 10b -p 1

so this would disable volume set addressing for this particular host's WWN, but it would still be enable for all other systems on the FA (if it's set per FA right now)

how about for the entire fa port and not per host?

create a file that contains this line:

set port 04a:0 Volume_Set_Addressing=disable;

save the file and then run "symconfigure -sid XXX -f filename commit"

yes, i would like to set it per port.

so what is the full syntax to this:

set port 04a:0 Volume_Set_Addressing=disable;

thanks!

you don't have any HPUX hosts on that FA anymore ..do you ?

whats the command to list what's the current fa port settings?

and for this command, what's the wwn parameter represent? is it the wwn of the fa port?

"symmask -sid xxxx -wwn 50060b0000xxxxxx -dir # -p # set heterogeneous on HP_UX"

thanks!

thanks for your help!

i'm going to give it a try.

my 2 cents ... usually it's better to use less dangerous commands while moving the first steps in an unknown land .. I'd suggest to use symmask and disable Volume Set Addressing for your wwns .. Messing with port flags may give you bigger problems.

thanks for the help dynamox. your command to change the FA port works great.