Dell EMC Solutions Enabler 9.2 SRDF Family CLI User Guide

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Commands to display, query and verify SRDF configurations

The following table lists SYMCLI commands to display, query, and verify your SRDF configuration.

NOTE:The following table is intended to provide examples of the types of information displayed by the list and verify commands. It is NOT a complete list of all options and states that can be verified. For a complete list, refer to the Dell Solutions Enabler CLI Reference Guide

Table 1. Commands to display and verify SRDF, devices, and groups
SYMCLI command	Description of command output
symcfg list
symcfg list	Displays the connectivity (Local or Remote) of each array. Useful for verifying that only one array is connected to the host in a SRDF/Star configuration.
symcfg list -v	Displays a more detailed (verbose) listing, including: Concurrent SRDF Configuration State Dynamic SRDF Configuration State Concurrent Dynamic SRDF Configuration RDF Data Mobility Configuration State
symcfg list -sid `SID` -rdfg {all\|`RDFGrpNum`	Displays SRDF group-level settings for a specific group or all groups on a array, such as: Group type Director configuration Group flags, including auto link recovery, link domino, SRDF/Star mode, SRDF software and hardware compression, and SRDF single round trip SRDF flags, including consistency and SRDF status and mode
symcfg list -RA {all\| Director } symcfg list -RA {all\| `Director` } -rdfg `RDFGrpNum`	Display all RDF directors, or a specified RDF director. Display RDF directors associated with a specified SRDF group.
symcfg list -RA {all\| Director } -p {all\| `Port`	HYPERMAX OS only. Display all ports or specified port for SRDF groups configured on all or the specified director: Port ID Negotiated speed (Gb/second) Maximum speed (Gb/second) Port status (online or offline)
symcfg list -RA {all\| Director } -p {all\| `Port`
symcfg list -sid `SID -witness` [-v] [-out xml] [-offline	Displays information about all vWitness definitions on an array. Use the -v option to display detailed (verbose) information.
symcfg show -sid `SID` -witness `WitnessName` [-out xml] [-offline]	Displays detailed information about a specific vWitness definition.
symdev list
symdev list -r1	Displays only the R1 side of the SRDF configuration. R1 devices not in a device group are displayed as N/Grp'd.
symdev list -sid SID -metroDR	Display the array devices that are identified as SRDF/Metro Smart DR devices.
symdev list -sid `SID` -r1 -bcv	Displays the RDF1 BCV devices for the specified array.
symdev list -sid `SID` -devs `Device:Device` -lock	Display devices with a device external lock. Displays a specified range of devices that have a device external lock.
symdev show
symdev show `Device_number` -sid `SID`	Displays information about the specified SRDF devices, including: SRDF device type and its group number Whether the device is in an SRDF/Metro configuration Whether the device is paired with a diskless or concurrent device Whether the device has a standard/thin relationship If the R2 device is larger than its R1 Whether SRDF/A group-level and/or device-level write pacing is currently activated and supported for the SRDF/A session Whether the device is pace-capable
symrdf list
symrdf list	Displays the SRDF configuration, including source devices, remote target devices, and whether a device is an R1 or R2, SRDF group, replication method, pair state, invalid tracks, and the state of each device and the SRDF links that connect them. See Table 1 for a list of symrdf list command options.
symrdf query
symrdf -g `DgName` query	Displays the state of the SRDF devices and their SRDF links in the specified device group. During normal operations, the SRDF pair is Synchronized: The R1 devices and SRDF links are read-writable. The R2 devices are write disabled. The link is in synchronous replication. During failed over operations: The R1 devices are write disabled. The R2 devices are read/write. The SRDF links are suspended.
symrdf -g `DgName` query -all	Displays the SRDF pair state of all devices in the specified device group, regardless of the device type.
symrdf -g `DgName` query -bcv	Displays the SRDF pair state of the SRDF BCV devices in the specified device group.
symrdf -g `DgName` query -summary	Displays summarized information about the state of the SRDF devices and their SRDF links in the specified device group, including: Pair state Number of invalid tracks on the source and target Synchronization rate Estimated time remaining for SRDF pair synchronization.
symrdf -cg `CgName` query	Displays the state of the SRDF devices and their SRDF links in the specified composite group.
symrdf -sid `SID` -rdfg `GrpNum` -sg `SgName` query	Displays the state of the SRDF devices and their SRDF links in the specified storage group.
symrdf verify (file)
symrdf -f `Device_filename` verify	Verifies/displays the state of devices in the specified device file.
symrdf -f `Device_filename` verify -activeactive	For SRDF/Metro configurations, verifies/displays whether any devices in the specified device file are in the 'ActiveActive' state.
symrdf -f `Device_filename` verify -all -i 5 -synchronized	Verifies/displays a message every 5 seconds as to whether any devices in the specified device file are in the 'Synchronized' state until all SRDF pairs are synchronized.
symrdf verify (group)
symrdf -g `DgName` verify	Verifies/displays the state of devices in the specified device group.
symrdf -g `DgName` verify -failedover	Verifies/displays whether any devices in the specified device group are in the 'Failed Over' state.
symrdf -g `DgName` verify -synchronized	Verifies/displays whether any devices in the specified device group are in the 'Synchronized' state.
symrdf -g `DgName` verify -i 30 -synchronized	Verifies/displays a message every 30 seconds as to whether any devices in the specified device group are in the 'Synchronized' state.
symrdf -g `DgName` verify -all -i 5 -synchronized	Verifies/displays a message every 5 seconds as to whether any devices in the specified device group are in the 'Synchronized' state until all SRDF pairs are synchronized.
symrdf -g `DgName` verify -split	Verifies/displays whether any devices in the specified device group are in the 'Split' state.
symrdf -g `DgName` verify -syncinprog	Verifies/displays whether any devices in the specified device group are in the 'SyncInProg' state.
symrdf -g `DgName` verify -activeactive	For SRDF/Metro configurations, verifies/displays whether the SRDF device pairs are in the 'ActiveActive' state.
symrdf -g `DgName` verify -activebias	For SRDF/Metro configurations, verifies/displays whether the SRDF device pairs are in the 'ActiveBias' state.
symrdf verify (composite group)
symrdf -cg `CgName` verify	Displays the state of devices in the specified composite group.
symrdf -cg `CgName` verify -consistent	Verifies/displays whether devices in the specified composite group are in the 'Consistent' state.
symrdf -cg `CgName` verify -consistent -noinvalids -i 60	Monitors and reports (one line message) the clearing of invalid tracks. Verifies/displays a one-line message every 60 minutes as to whether any devices in the specified composite group are in the 'Consistent with no invalid tracks' state until all SRDF pairs in the group are the "Consistent with no invalid tracks" state.
symrdf -cg `CgName` verify -activeactive	For SRDF/Metro configurations, verifies/displays whether devices in the specified composite group are in the 'ActiveActive' state.
symrdf -cg `CgName` verify -activebias	For SRDF/Metro configurations, verifies/displays whether devices in the specified composite group are in the 'ActiveBias' state.
symrdf verify -summary -consistent -noinvalids -cg `CgName` -i 45	Monitors and reports (detailed message) the clearing of invalid tracks. Verifies/displays a detailed message every 45 minutes as to whether any devices in the specified composite group are in the 'Consistent with no invalid tracks' state until all SRDF pairs in the group are the "Consistent with no invalid tracks" state.
symrdf verify (storage group)
symrdf -sg `SgName` -sid `SID` -rdfg `RdfGrpNum` verify	Verifies/displays the state of devices in the specified storage group.
symrdf -sg `SgName` -sid `SID` -rdfg `RdfGrpNum` verify -failedover	Verifies/displays whether any devices in the specified storage group are in the ‘Failed Over’ state.
symrdf -sg `SgName` -sid `SID` -rdfg `RdfGrpNum` verify -synchronized	Verifies/displays whether any devices in the specified storage group are in the ‘Synchronized’ state.
symrdf -sg `SgName` -sid `SID` -rdfg `RdfGrpNum` verify –i 30 -synchronized	Verifies/displays a message every 30 seconds as to whether any devices in the specified storage group are in the ‘Synchronized’ state.
symrdf -sg `SgName` -sid `SID` -rdfg `RdfGrpNum` verify -all -i 5 -synchronized	Verifies/displays a message every 5 seconds as to whether any devices in the specified storage group are in the ‘Synchronized’ state until all SRDF pairs are synchronized.
symrdf -sg `SgName` -sid `SID` -rdfg `RdfGrpNum` verify -split	Verifies/displays whether any devices in the specified storage group are in the ‘Split’ state.
symrdf -sg `SgName` -sid `SID` -rdfg `RdfGrpNum` verify -activeactive	For SRDF/Metro configurations, verifies/displays whether devices in the storage group are in the 'ActiveActive' state.
symrdf -sg `SgName` -sid `SID` -rdfg `RdfGrpNum` verify -activebias	For SRDF/Metro configurations, verifies/displays whether devices in the storage group are in the 'ActiveBias' state.
symstar list
symstar list	Displays all the SRDF/Star composite groups visible to the host.
symstar list -local	Displays all the SRDF/Star composite groups local to your host.