Where can I find the SymCLI guide?

Having that said .. 4 quick and dirty answers to your questions ...

You need to master our "symconfigure" command .. thus you need to build a file (a command file) containing a textual description of what you want to achieve.

2) create dev count=nn, size=XX, config=WW, emulation=ZZ;

3) form meta from dev xxx, config=striped/concatenated; add dev yyy to meta xxx;

4) map dev xxx to dir wwA:0, lun=yyy;

Answer to question number 5 is easier ...

5) symmask -sid yyy -dir wwB -p 0 -wwn yourwwnhere add dev xxx


I guess now you have even more questions then before ..
Don't be shy and drop more questions

but of course

Sure!

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Thanks guys, I appreciate the help!

Hmmmm I guess you also use our brand new cloud optimized storage (aka the search button)

You can find symcli manuals in the appropriate section of Powerlink.

From Powerlink browse the "Support" area, then point toward "Technical Documentation and Advisories" .. On the left choose "Software ~ S ~ Documentation" and then "Solution Enabler" -> "General Reference". Go straight to "Solutions Enabler Documentation CD 6.5.2 A02" and download the zipfile

Most of the questions you put do have an answer in "EMC Solutions Enabler
Symmetrix Array Controls CLI" manual (PN 300-002-940 REV A05). There are sections regarding device creation, metavolumes management, mapping on frontend and masking. You can find most of the answers in the "Managing Configuration Changes" and "Device Masking" sections.

Answer to your first question is a little more tricky since you can easily find unmapped devices (symdev -noport list) but it's a little bit harder finding unmasked devices. However there are resources here and there .. I can't find right now the thread however someone posted a shell script that found mapped but unmasked devices.

it's a little bit harder finding unmasked devices. However there are resources here and there .. I can't find right now the thread however someone posted a shell script that found mapped but unmasked devices.

This is what I use
#symmaskdb -sid xxx list no_assignment -dir all

or you can "grep" the specfic device.
also just to cross check, go to ECC ->mapped devices _select dev and check for the status "Allocated" or "unallocated" in display window.

correct me if I'm wrong

i have tiered memory ..symmetrix/symcli stuff is on tier 1 (flash drives) ..Clariion/PowerPath/Celerra/Centera/Avamar/Networker ...tier 2 (300G FC)

dynamox,

how do you remember old threads???

That's why I call him Dynamox the great !!!!

And you need a big memory to go beyond 5000 points

symmask list no_assignment have a little "issue" since it will report mapped-but-not-masked devices for every frontend port. If you have a device mapped on two ports but masked only on a single port, it will be reported in symmask list no_assignment since it's mapped but not masked at least on a director. At least AFAIK

that's why it's a little tricky

One thing I've always done, when searching for syntax through one of the CLI product guides is:

If I know what the command is, i.e. symdev, symmask, symrdf, etc., I simply type the command into the search window at the top left of Powerlink. The search results always bring back the appropriate guide. The guides get listed by release date (newest version at top, by default).
So if I do a search on symbcv or symclone I get the SE 6.5 release of Solutions Enabler Symmetrix TimeFinder Family CLI Product Guide at the top and get progressively older releases further down the list.

Hope this helps you in future endeavors in the brain teaser we call Powerlink!

PSE Chris

i like to download the whole Solutions Enabler documentation CD, that way i don't have to hunt down specifics docs on Timefinder or SRDF. I typically download CD's from here:

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