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.
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 PowerMaxArticle Properties
Article Number: 000054887
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 12 Jun 2025
Version: 4
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