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Symmetrix Reserved Devices - Date Reserved does not include a YEAR value
Good Day Everyone,
I'm trying to answer a question regarding Symmetrix device reservations - there is concern that the lack of a "Year" value in the "Date Reserved" column of the output below could cause an issue with some devices which have been reserved for a while in the near future, when the reservation hits 1 year (i.e., from the output below, May 18th of this year).
Could anyone confirm (or direct me to a Primus article or document) that this either would or would not be an issue, and what we should expect when a device reservation exceeds 1 year?
I'm aware that reservations typically will expire, but not being an expert on this feature of Enginuity and SymCLI, I could use some clarification & advice.
*Here's an example of the SymCLI output we're reviewing (the Date Reserved is in bolded red - also please pardon the formatting in converting from CLI):
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[root@HOSTNAME ~]# symconfigure -sid xxxx list -reserved
Symmetrix ID: xxxxxxxxxxxx
S Y M M E T R I X D E V I C E R E S E R V A T I O N S
___________________________________________________________________________ __________
Reserve Date Flags
ID Reserved TM Owner Devices Port Addresses
------- ----------- ----- ------------- --------- ---------------------------------
000005 05/18 09:11 E- D:abc\wxyz 0589 -
0587:0588 -
0582 -
0585:0586 -
0583:0584 -
058A:05C2 -
1191:11BC -
Comment: For Servers hostname196_197
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*As a note, I've tested running this as a "symconfigure -sid xxxx list -reserved -v" (adding the verbose, "-v" option), but a year value for Date Reserved still is not displayed.
Please assist if you could, and thanks!
-Chris
SYMCLIGuy
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March 4th, 2013 08:00
Chris,
the year is part of the device reservation expiration date. When using symconfigure to set the reservation, the year is an optional parameter. If no year is specified, the current year is assumed.
Now, the date in the symconfigure list -reserved is the date that the reservation was created, not when it is set to expire. To see the expiration date, you need to look at the details of the reservation itself.
# symconfigure list -reserved
Symmetrix ID: 000195700398
S Y M M E T R I X D E V I C E R E S E R V A T I O N S
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Reserve Date Flags
ID Reserved TM Owner Devices Port Addresses
------- ----------- ----- ------------- --------- ---------------------------------
000001 03/04 11:13 E- C:licoj048\smc 0390:039F -
Legend for Flags:
Type of Reservation (T) : E = Enforced A = Advisory
Mapping Address Mode (M) : L = Lun addressing V = Volume Set addressing
T = Target/lun C = Channel addressing
# symconfigure show -reserve_id 1
Symmetrix ID: 000195700398
Reserve ID : 000001
Usage : Reserved
Flags : Enforced
Reserved Date : 03/04/2013 11:13:09
Expiration Date : 03/20/2013 17:01:40
Devices : 0390:039F
Owner : C:licoj048\smc
Hostname : licoj048
Application : UNIVMAX
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Hope that helps.
Snacks1
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February 21st, 2013 07:00
Just checking back up - are there any thoughts out there for this one?
Snacks1
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March 4th, 2013 07:00
Bump for another look - anyone?
Snacks1
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March 4th, 2013 09:00
This is exceptionally helpful - thank you!
I just have one last question: Do you know if there is a default expiration date when setting a reservation, or is it optional (i.e., so not specifying an expiration date when creating the reservation would leave the reservation in place indefinitely)?
Snacks1
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March 4th, 2013 10:00
Perfect!
This is exactly what I was looking to find out
Thanks again for your help!
-Chris
SYMCLIGuy
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March 4th, 2013 10:00
There is no default expiration date. If you don't specify an expiration date, the reservation will never expire.
Here's a sample output with no expiration.
# symconfigure show -reserve_id 1
Symmetrix ID: 000195700398
Reserve ID : 000001
Usage : Reserved
Flags : Enforced
Reserved Date : 03/04/2013 13:32:51
Expiration Date : None
Devices : 0390:039F
Owner : C:licoj048\smc
Hostname : licoj048
Application : UNIVMAX
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