question about symmask command by using the replace action

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Hi team

I have a question about symmask

I replaced and HBA due to i got a HBA failure:

I run the followings commands:

symmask list logins
symmask list hba
symmask ¿sid 3875 ¿wwn 2100001b32151f47 replace 2100001b328364f4
symmask discover hba -rename
./symmask -sid 3875 refresh
symmask -sid 3875 delete -wwn 2100001b32151f47 -dir all

My server is working good, but I got this output by running

symmaskdb -sid 3875 -dir 8a -p 1 list database

Director Identification : FA-8A
Director Port : 1

User-generated
Identifier Type Node Name Port Name Devices
---------------- ----- --------------------------------- ---------
2100001b32151f47 Fibre 2100001b32151f47 2100001b32151f47 071D 0745

is it correct to have the new wwn as identifier and the old wwn as node and port name?

Best regards

dynamox · Answer

i would expect 1f47 to be replaced with 64f4 in vcmdb. Can you runsymmaskdb -sid 3855 list devs -wwn 2100001b32151f47 does it come back with anything ?

AmolMahajan · Answer

Hi,Did you edit the zone?Also, I would do like this# symmask -sid xxx -wwn 2100001b32151f47 -dir 8a -p 1 remove devs 81c,21A,#symmask -sid xxx-wwn 2100001b328364f4 -dir 8a -p 1 add devs 81C,21A#symmask -sid xxx refresh#symmaskdb -sid xxx -wwn 2100001b328364f4 list database

guanabacoa · Answer

If run this command I got this output# ./symmask -sid 3875 rename 2100001b32151f47 2100001b328364f4/2100001b328364f4Invalid number of keywords.For this command let me tell you that is a Windows server.symmask -sid 3875 -wwn 2100001b328364f4 rename SolarisBox/hba1I'll appreciate your help on thisBest regards

dynamox · Answer

can you try this:symmask -sid 3875 -wwn 2100001b32151f47 rename 2100001b328364f4/2100001b328364f4Message was edited by: dynamox

dynamox · Answer

if it does not take that long WWN you can give it a meaningful name instead of a WWN:

symmask -sid 3875 -wwn 2100001b328364f4 rename SolarisBox/hba1

pretty much the same thing you get when you run symmask discover hba -rename on the host itself ..but doing it this way you can rename it from your management host.

guanabacoa · Answer

I got this output for the old one# ./symmaskdb -sid 3875 list devs -wwn 2100001b32151f47No device masking database records could be found for the specified input parametersand de the new one# ./symmaskdb -sid 3875 list devs -wwn 2100001b328364f4Symmetrix ID : 000190103875Originator Port wwn : 2100001b328364f4User-generated Name : 2100001b32151f47/2100001b32151f47Sym Dev LUNName Dir:P Physical Device Name VBUS TID SYMM HOST Attr Cap(MB)------ ----- ----------------------- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ------- 071D 8A:1 Not Visible 0 0 1 N/A (M) 3452620745 8A:1 Not Visible 0 0 2 N/A (M) 345262Best Regards

dynamox · Answer

it's inconsistent with current config. You remember it now ..but if you look at it 6 months from now ..you are going to scratch you head and go 'what ?!?!?'

AmolMahajan · Answer

you can rename it whatever you want.symmask -sid 3875 -wwn 2100001b328364f4 rename Windows/hba1

dynamox · Answer

looks like Amol got it ..i am out

guanabacoa · Answer

Hithen What do you recommend due to this command did not work?symmask -sid 3875 -wwn 2100001b32151f47 rename 2100001b328364f4/2100001b328364f4is there any mistakes on this?Best regards

guanabacoa · Answer

TEAMis this the correct command#symmask -sid 3875 -wwn 2100001b328364f4 rename 2100001b328364f4/2100001b328364f4 the new wwn are in three times?Best regards

AmolMahajan · Answer

Sorry for confusion in the middle.

dynamox · Answer

did you get an error message ? what was it ?

AmolMahajan · Answer

correct #symmask -sid 3875 -wwn 2100001b328364f4 rename 2100001b328364f4/2100001b328364f4

guanabacoa · Answer

Hi team Thanks very much.It is working correctlyThis command works finesymmask -sid 3875 -wwn 2100001b328364f4 rename 2100001b328364f4/2100001b328364f4

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