SYSTEM METADATA USAGE is wrong in Solutions Enabler and U4V

Summary: SYSTEM METADATA USAGE is wrong in Solutions Enabler and U4V.

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Symptoms


SYSTEM METADATA USAGE value looks wrong in Unisphere for VMAX than VMAX MDP Frame Page Usage value.
And Meta data usage value looks also wrong in the output of symcfg list -demand command than VMAX MDP Frame Page Usage value. 

Cause

This is working as design.
HYPERMAXOS returns max of MDP Frame Page Usage or MDP Flash Usage in syscall 0101 to symapi.

Resolution

This is design for VMAX.

Affected Products

PowerMax, VMAX, Solutions Enabler Series, Unisphere for VMAX, Unisphere for PowerMax
Article Properties
Article Number: 000054887
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 12 Jun 2025
Version:  4
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