EMC Symmetrix SYMCLI Cheat sheet

This is some basic EMC Solution Enable commands to perform task on Symmetrix. Take note that symmask is used for DMX whereas symaccess is used for VMAX for device masking. Credit to http://www.sanduel.com/SAN-Storage-Commands/EMC-Symmetrix-SYMCLI-Cheat-sheet.html for this post.


symcfg
symcfg list : A brief description of the all connected Symmetrix boxes.
symcfg -sid 1234 list -lockn all : Lists all the external locks held in Symmetrix array 1234.
symcfg -sid 1234 -lockn 15 release -force : Release the lock 15 held on array 1234 .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -v : Displays detailed information about the Symmetrix Array 1234.
symcfg -sid 1234 -dir 4a -p 0 list -addr -avail : Lists the LUN information / availability of lun ids on port 4a:0 in array 1234 .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all : List details about all the rdf groups in array.
symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg 3 : List details about rdf group 3 .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all -dynamic : List details about all the dynamic rdf groups in array .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -rdfg all -static : List details about all the static rdf groups in array .
symcfg -sid 1234 list -ra all : List all RA ports with details like rdfg number , remote array sid and online status.
symcfg -sid 1234 list -connection : List all connections
symcfg -sid 1234 -application  list : List all application
symcfg discover : Scans all the devices in hosts looking for new symmetrix devices and rebuilds the symmetrix configuration database.

symconfigure
symconfigure -sid 1234 -f /tmp/map.txt commit : map LUNs to port 4a:0 in array 1234
symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev 68B:68E attribute=SCSI3_persist_reserv;" commit -nop : enable SCSI-key
symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set dev 68B:68E attribute=NO SCSI3_persist_reserv;" commit -nop : disable SCSI3-key
symconfigure -sid 1234 -cmd "set port 4a:0 SPC2_Protocol_Version=DISABLE;" commit -nop : disable SPC2 attribute

eg. /tmp/map.txt (map or unmap)
AIX/Linux/Solaris
============
map 041F:042E  to dir 4a:0 lun=128;
unmap 041F:042E  from dir 4a:0 lun=128;

HPUX
=====
map dev 087041F:042E  to dir 4a:0 vbus=A, target=01, lun=001;
unmap dev 041F:042E from dir 4a:0;

symdev
symdev -sid 1234 list : Lists all devices in symmetrix 1234.
symdev -sid 1234 list -noport : Lists the devices which are not mapped to any ports.
symdev -sid 1234 list -noport -meta : Lists all unmapped meta devices .
symdev -sid 1234 list -dynamic : Lists all devices whose dyn_rdf attribute set .
symdev -sid 1234 list -hotspare : Checks whether hotspare invoked in the array .
symdev -sid 1234 show ABC : show the detailed information about the devioce ABC.
symdev -sid 1234 write_disable ABC -SA all : Write disable the device ABC from through all directors.
symdev -sid 1234 not_ready ABC -SA all : Not ready the device ABC from through all directors.

symmaskdb
symmaskdb -sid 1234 -dev ABC list assign : List the masking details of the dev ABC .
symmaskdb -sid 1234 -wwn xxxxxxx list devs : List the devices masked to the given wwn number .

symmask
symmask list hba : List the HBA details of the host.
symmask -sid 1234 -dir 4a -p 0 list logins : List out wwn s logged through port 4a:0 .
symmask -sid 1234 refresh : Refresh the VCM Data Base after a masking and unmasking operation.
symmask -sid 1234 -wwn xxxx -dir 4a -p 0 add devs ABC,ABD : Mask the devices ABC and ABD to the given wwn in 1234 arrray .
symmask -sid 1234 -wwn xxxx -dir 4a -p 0 remove devs ABC,ABD : Unmask the devices ABC and ABD from the given wwn in 1234 arrray.

symdg
symdg -sid 1234 list : List the device groups which include the devices from array 1234.
symdg create mydg -type rdf1 : Create device group mydg of rdf1 type .
symdg show mydg : Shows the members/details of mydg.
symdg rename mydg yourdg : Renames the mydg to yourdg.
symdg delete mydg -force : Delete device group mydg.

symld
symld -g mydg -sid 1234 add dev ABC DEV006 : Add the RDF device ABC to device group mydg as DEV006
symld -g mydg remove DEV006 : Remove DEV006 form device group mydg.

symrdf
symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -type rdf1 -file rdf.txt -g mydg createpair -establish : Establish the SRDF relation between the devices given in the file rdf.txt from array 1234(R1) and remote box according to the rdf group . This command start sync between R1 and R2, and also add these devices after creating the device group mydg.
symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt query : Query the Devices by using the device pair file.
symrdf -g mydg set mode acp_disk : Set syncing mode to Adaptive Copy.
symrdf -g mydg query : Query the device group.
symrdf -g mydg split : Split the dynamic srdf pair.
symrdf -sid 1234 -rdfg 3 -file rdf.txt deletepair.txt -force : Delete the srdf pairing between R1/R2 and return them to normal.

symdisk
symdisk -sid 1234 list -hotspare : Lists the Hotpsraes configured in the array.
symdisk -sid 1234 list -by_diskgroup : Dispalys all the disks in the array by grouping by disk groups.
symdisk -sid 1234 list -diskg_roup 1 : Dispalys all the disks in disk group 1.

symaccess
#### Creation / Deletion of SG
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_sg -type storage create
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_sg -type storage add devs XX,YY,AA:BB
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_sg -type storage create dev XX,YY,AA:BB (create and add)
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_sg -type storage delete -force

#### Creation / Deletion of PG
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_pg -type port create
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_pg -type port –dirport 8E:0,9E:0 add
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_pg -type port create -dirport 8E:0,9E:0 (create and add)
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_pg -type port delete -force

#### Creation / Deletion of IG
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_ig -type initiator create
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_ig -type initiator –wwn XXX add
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_ig -type initiator –wwn YYY add
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_ig -type initiator create -file IG_hpux_wwn.txt (create and add)
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_ig -type initiator delete -force
symaccess -sid 1234 -name test_ig -type initiator set ig_flags on V -enable (set V bit for HP-UX)
eg. IG_hpux_wwn.txt
wwn:2101001b32300000

#### Creation / Deletion of Masking View
symaccess -sid 1234 create view –name test_view –storgrp test_sg –portgrp test_pg –initgrp test_ig
symaccess –sid 1234 delete view –name test_view

#### list devices/wwn in storage/initiator group
symaccess -sid 1234 list dev C8B -type storage
symaccess -sid 1234 list dev C8B:C9B -type storage
symaccess  -sid 1234 list -wwn 2101001b323f528d -type initiator