Do we have a symcli simulator?

there is no symcli simulator but there are certain commands that can be run in "offline" mode. Search this forum ..i know there were a couple of threads on that.

Hello,

tried to get the file sympai_db.bin in solutions enabler software but no luck.

can some one point me to get the file SYMAPI_db.bin to download......?

Appricated for your help.

Thanks

Hello Ashwi,

     Try this...

You can use Solutions Enabler locally on your machine to simulate symcli commands if you copy the symapi_db.bin file to your machine in the path below and set the following variables:
set SYMCLI_DB_FILE = C:\Program Files\EMC\SYMAPI\db\symapi_db.bin
set SYMCLI_OFFLINE=1

I also found a bunch of Forum threads on the "Offline Mode" subject, here is the link that I found the above info in:

https://community.emc.com/message/399087

you need to copy it from one of your active symcli configurations. This file gets created once you install SE and run "symcfg discover" on a host that's attached to a Symm.

Try this Solution, it shows you the location of the symapi file.

Does this help or answer your question?

"What is symapi_db.bin file?"

ID: emc94792 Domain: EMC1@corpusdb450 Usage Count: 19 Class: 3.X Compatibility Conflicts: 0

Status: Approved Audience: Customer Owner: CORP\limw2 (Lim, Winsie - E 8/12/04) Product: Solutions Enabler SYMCLI Author: CORP\limw2 (Lim, Winsie - E 8/12/04) Date Created: 9/15/2004 Modified By: CORP\vanmie (Vanmierlo, Edwin) Date Modified: 2/17/2009 Shared: Yes RCA Status: Not Started RCA Cause: None Review Frequency: Medium ETA: None Bug Tracking Number: None

Goal
	What is symapi_db.bin file?
	What is symapi database?
Fact
	EMC SW: Solutions Enabler
	OS: Open Systems
Fix
	These information  apperars in “EMC Solutions Enabler Symmetrix Base Management CLI Product Guide:” Symmetrix Configuration Database File  A Symmetrix configuration database (.bin) file, which is stored on the host system, contains the physical configuration information of SCSI devices and Symmetrix parameters that define your entire storage complex. This database also stores information about the TimeFinder and SRDF device group(s), and the devices contained in it.  The Symmetrix configuration database is sometimes referred to as the host configuration database, SYMAPI database (because of how the file is named), or the Symmetrix database file. All of these names are referring to the same Symmetrix configuration database, symapi_db.bin,  Database File Location  The default pathname for the configuration database file for the various Operating Systems are:  UNIX:                /var/symapi/db/symapi_db.bin  Windows:         C:\Program Files\EMC\Symapi\db\symapi_db.bin  OpenVMS:        SYMAPI$DB:symapi_db.bin  You can create an additional configuration database (.bin) file to meet your requirements.   CAUTION ! In a multi-database environment, you should carefully verify that you are operating on the correct database. Always confirm the current database before applying a command. For safe command line environments, it is recommended that you use the common (default) database.  Changing the Current Database File  To check which database file is currently in use, enter:  symcli -def  To change the current database, you need to modify the environment variable SYMCLI_DB_FILE.  For example, on UNIX, to change the database file to symbackup_db.bin, enter:  setenv SYMCLI_DB_FILE /var/symapi/db/symbackup_db.bin  To perform the same operation on Windows, enter: set SYMCLI_DB_FILE=C:\Program Files\EMC\Symapi\db\symapi_db.bin
Note
	Note: If more detail (eg. access modes, database initialization, etc.) required, refer to the Solutions Enabler product guide for more detail.

Thanks dynamox & booyah.

Thanks

Thats a good point Dynamox makes...run your symcfg discover command just before pulling your symapi_db.bin to insure you get the latest configuration on the array.

Thank you much Mr.Booyah. It worked for me..

Ooops,

    Umesh, please disregard my previous request...

I see you were not the original poster for the question, so you will not be able to assign points to reply.

Have a great day!

Hello Umesh,

     Thats great to hear! I'm glad I was able to asist.

If you do not mind, could you please mark the reply which fixed your issue with the "answered" tag.

This helps others when searching for similar issues in the forum and we also get point values for our work.

Many Thanks and have a great day!

Thomas

I am having issue using symcli at offline mode, the error msg shows that:

" the gatekeeper devices (while using the Base Daemon) has an error.."

i digged into the log file here is the actual error msg:

"iFindandOpenGate Failed to open pooled Gatekeeper: The specified array id is not known(xxxxxxxxxx)"

any idea?

Not every SYMCLI command is available in offline mode. The message you are getting is what is issues when the data is not in the symapi_db.bin and it's trying to get to the array. So the command you entered is not available in offline mode.

what cmd is giving you the error? are you able to list the symm through symcfg list command?

regards,

Saurabh

Hi Sam,

of course this tool is not a simulator. Sorry that i didn't mention it.

Of coursse you can perform a reasonable amount of commands but not all the symcli commands.

i mentioned that tool if it will hepl Ashwi.