What is dynamic sparing?

Dynamic sparing Increases data availability by copying the data on a failing volume to a spare volume
until the original device is replaced.
What is permanent sparing?
Permanent sparing replaces a faulty drive automatically from a list of available spares residing in the
Symmetrix System without ! involvement on site.
What is D"#?
Direct "atrix $rchitecture %D"#&
What is 'ule of ()?
*he front end rule of () is a recommendation for host cabling to eliminate single points of failure. +dd
numbered and even numbered adapters are connected to different internal buses. ,or example the -.I#
host is connected to the odd numbered ,$ /( and the even numbered ,$ (0 %( 1 (0 2 ()&.
What is a omposite group?
omposite 3roup is a user4defined group of S'D, devices that act in unison to maintain the integrity of
a database distributed across multiple Symmetrix units or multiple 'D, groups within a single
Symmetrix.
What is tripping the omposite 3roup?
If a source '( device in the omposite 3roup cannot propagate data to the target '5 device6 data
propagation from all '( devices in the omposite 3roup is halted. *his suspension is called tripping the
omposite 3roup.
What is 7oning?
8ogical segmentation of a fabric environment.
Zoning is used to partition a Fibre Channel switched fabric into subsets of logical devices. Each zone contains a set of
members that are permitted to access each other. Members can be HBAs or storage ports. hen zoning is enabled! members
in the same zone can communicate with each other. An" two nodes that are not members of the same zone cannot
communicate with one another. Members ma" belong to one zone or to multiple zones
When ever an initiator %hba& discovers storage in the environment it does a scsi scan6 if there are too
many initiator doing a scsi scan each others scsi scan could be interrupted and could cause timeouts
and hence 7one would allow a initiator to scan within its 7one which would avoid this confusion.
What is hard 7oning?
9ard :oning uses the physical fabric port number of a switch to create 7ones and enforce the policy.
What is Soft :oning?
Soft 7oning uses the name server to enforce 7oning. *he World Wide .ame %WW.& of the elements
enforces the configuration policy.
What is mixed 7oning?
Mi#ed $ort and % Zoning& A zone ma" contain both %s and switch ports. However! this method
still restricts the abilit" to move nodes identified b" switch port! b" re'uiring that port numbers be redefined in
the zone set.
What is the difference between 9ard and Soft 7oning?
Soft :oning; Soft 7oning uses the name server to enforce 7oning. *he World Wide .ame %WW.& of the
elements enforces the configuration policy.
Pros;
4 $dministrators can move devices to different switch ports without manually reconfiguring 7oning. *his
is ma<or flexibility to administrator. =ou don>t need to change once you create 7one set for particular
device connected on switch. =ou create a 7one set on switch and allocate storage to host. =ou can
change any port for device connectivity
ons;
4 Devices might be able to spoof the WW. and access otherwise restricted resources.
4 Device WW. changes6 such as the installation of a new 9ost ?us $dapter %9?$& card6 re@uire policy
modifications.
4 ?ecause the switch does not control data transfers6 it cannot prevent incompatible 9?$ devices from
bypassing the .ame Server and talAing directly to hosts.
9ard :oning; 4 9ard :oning uses the physical fabric port number of a switch to create 7ones and enforce
the policy.
Pros;
4 *his system is easier to create and manage than a long list of element WW.s.
4 Switch hardware enforces data transfers and ensures that no traffic goes between unauthori7ed 7one
members.
4 9ard 7oning provides stronger enforcement of the policy %assuming physical security on the switch is
well established&.
ons;
4 "oving devices to different switch ports re@uires policy modifications.
What is WW.?
$ World Wide .ame6 or WW.6 is a 0B4bit address used in fibre channel networAs to uni@uely identify
each element in a ,ibre hannel networA.
What is persistent binding?
-sually this happens on open system.
$ersistent binding (binds) the % of a *$ port to a +t,- target so that ever" time the s"stem boots! the same *$ port on the
same arra" will have the same t,.
CdevCrdsACcDtDdD
E c 2 9?$
E t 2 SP Port
E d 2 8-.
*argets addresses are dynamically assigned.
Persistent binding of target ID solved a problem that is the result of the dynamic nature of ,ibre
hannel based SSI. In
the addressing scheme used by Solaris %and many other open systems host&6 the cD in the device
address that refers to the
9?$ instance6 the tD refers to the target instance. In the case of a disA array6 the front4end port6 and
the dD is the SSI
address assigned to the 8-.. *he 9?$ number and the SSI address are static but the tD by default is
assigned in the
order in which the targets are identified during the configuration process of a system boot. *he order
that a target is
discovered can be different between reboots.
What is PS"?
Persistent Storage "anager is a hidden 8-. that records configuration information. ?oth SPs access a
single PS" so environmental records are in sync. PS" is stored in vault drives %/4B drives of the array /&
What is the difference between 7oning and 8un masAing?
:oning is done at switch level6 but 8un masAing is done on array.
What is 8-. masAing?
8-. %8ogical -nit .umber& "asAing is an authori7ation process that maAes a 8-. available to some
hosts and unavailable to other hosts. 8-. "asAing is implemented primarily at the 9?$ %9ost ?us
$dapter& level.
!" 8$'ii+. Storage system types
$#(F/ ;4Dual storage processor enclosure with ,ibre4hannel interface to host and S$*$45 disAs.
$#(F/i ;4Dual storage processor enclosure with iSSI interface to host and S$*$45 disAs.
$#(// ;4 Dual storage processor enclosure with ,ibre4hannel interface to host and S$*$4( disAs.
$#(//S ; Single storage processor enclosure with ,ibre4hannel interface to host and S$*$4( disAs.
$#(//i
Dual storage processor enclosure with iSSI interface to host and S$*$4( disAs.
$#(//Si
Single storage processor enclosure with iSSI interface to host and S$*$4( disAs.
#G4H/
SP!5 4 Dual storage processor %SP& enclosure with four ,ibre4hannel front4end ports and four bacA4end
ports per SP.
#G4B/
SPG 4 Dual storage processor %SP& enclosure with two ,ibre hannel front4end ports and two bacA4end
ports per SP.
#G4B/f
SPG 4 Dual storage processor %SP& enclosure with four ,ibre hannel front 4end ports and four bacA4end
ports per SP
#G4B/c
SPG 4 Dual storage processor %SP& enclosure with four iSSI front4end ports6 two ,ibre hannel front
4end ports6 and two bacA4end ports per SP.
#G45/
SPG 4 Dual storage processor %SP& enclosure with two ,ibre hannel front4end ports and a single bacA4
end port per SP.
#G45/f
SPG 4 Dual storage processor %SP& enclosure with six ,ibre hannel front4end ports6 and a single bacA4
end port per SP.
#G45/c
SPG 4 Dual storage processor %SP& enclosure with four iSSI front4end ports6 two ,ibre hannel front4end
ports6 and a single bacA4end port per SP.
#0//6 #)//
SP! 4 based storage system with model #0//C#)// SP6 ,ibre4hannel interface to host6 and ,ibre
hannel disAs
#F//6 #B//6 #G//6 #5//
DP!5 4 based storage system with model #F//C#B//C#G//C#5// SP6 ,ibre4hannel interface to host6
and ,ibre hannel disAs.
#5///8
DP!54 based storage system with one model #5// SP6 one power supply %no SPS&6,ibre4hannel
interface to host6 and ,ibre hannel disAs.
(/// Series
(/4slot storage system with SSI interface to host and SSI disAs
(I// Series
'ugged (/4slot storage system with SSI interface to host and SSI disAs
5x// Series
5/4slot storage system with SSI interface to host and SSI disAs
Gx// Series
G/4slot storage system with SSI or ,ibre hannel interface to host and SSI disAs
,F/xx Series
D$! with ,ibre hannel interface to host and ,ibre hannel disAs
,F/// Series
J?+D with ,ibre hannel interface to host and ,ibre hannel disAs
,F5//CFG// Series
iD$! 4based storage system with model F5// SP6 ,ibre hannel interface to host6 and ,ibre channel
disAs
,FB//CFF// Series
DP! 4based storage system with model FB// SP6 ,ibre hannel interface to host6 and ,ibre channel disAs
,F0//CF)// Series
DP! 4based storage system with model F0// SP6 ,ibre hannel interface to host6 and ,ibre hannel
disAs
,BG//CBF// Series
DP! 4based storage system with either model BG// SP or model BF// SP6 ,ibre hannel interface to
host6 and ,ibre hannel disAs
,B)// Series
DP! 4based storage system with model B)// SP6 ,ibre hannel interface to host6 and ,ibre hannel
disAs
IPB)// Series
'acAmount .etworA4$ttached storage system with B ,ibre hannel host ports and ,ibre hannel disAs.
What is meta8-.?
$ meta8-. is a type of 8-. whose maximum capacity can be the combined capacities of all the 8-.s
that compose it. *he meta8-. feature lets you dynamically expand the capacity of a single 8-. %base
8-.& into a larger unit called a meta8-.. =ou do this by adding 8-.s to the base 8-.. =ou can also add
8-.s to a meta8-. to further increase its capacity. 8iAe a 8-.6 a meta8-. can belong to a Storage
3roup6 and can participate in SnapKiew6 "irrorKiew and S$. copy sessions.
Difference between lone and ?K.
?K lone
(. *he data on ?K device could be accessible *he data on 8+.! device could be accessible
to the secondary host only after the mirror
session is established6 split and mounted on
the secondary host.
5. *he performance would have impact when
the full copy i.e while synchroni7ation is
happening between ?K and the standard
device %source volume&.
$fter the synchroni7ation of data6 if the data
is being read from the ?K device there would
be .+ performance impact or load in the
bacAend.
G. ?K device is a mirror copy of the source
device. Will taAe the position of a mirror if
re@uired.
B. Steps involved in creating a ?K are
$SS+I$*I+.6 !S*$?8IS96 SP8I*6 and
'!S*+'!.
to the host right after creating a session and
activating.
opy on access technology would be used to
copy any tracA from the source device6 when
ever a piece of data is being accessed on the
secondary host.
5. *he performance will not be impacted right
when the clone volume is mounted on the
secondary host. When ever the data is being
accessed from the lone6 clone has to fetch
the tracA of data from the source device which
would cause the impact on symm
performance.
G. lone is not a full copy of the source device
until full bacAground copy has been made.
lone will not taAe a position of mirror.
B. Steps involved in creating a lone are
'!$*!6 $*IK$*!6 and *!'"I.$*!.
What is a 3ateAeeper?
3ateAeeper device is not a mandatory re@uirement.
In order to perform SLW operations on the Symmetrix6 we use low level SSI command. *o send
SSI commands to the Symmetrix we need to open a device. We refer to the device we open as a
3ateMeeper.
Symmetrix 3ateMeepers provide communication paths into the Symmetrix for external software
monitoring andCor controlling the Symmetrix.
*here is nothing special about a 3ateMeeper6 any host visible device can be used for this
purpose. We do not actually write any data on this device6 nor do we read any date from this
device. It is simply a SSI target for our special low level SSI commands.
*ypically we use 0 cyl mirrored devices for all products up to D"#45 and G yl mirrored devices
for D"#4G onwards.
We do perform IC+ to these devices N this can interfere with applications using the same device.
*his is why we always configure small devices %.+ data is actually stored& and map them to hosts
to be uses as OgateAeepersO.
*he WidesAy software will consider any device with (/ cylinders or less to be the preferred
3ateMeeper device.
What is read hit?
What is read miss?
What is a ,8$'! 8-. %,8-&?
$ logical partition of a '$ID group. *he basic logical units managed by ,8$'!6 which serve as the
building blocAs for "eta8-. components.
What is "eta8-.?
$ storage volume consisting of two or more ,8-s whose capacity grows dynamically by adding ,8-s to
it.
What are the conditions for having a striped lun expansion?
*he rules for conducting striped 8-. expansion are;
P $ll ,8-s in the striped component must be of the same '$ID type.
P $ll ,8-s in the striped component must be of the same user capacity.
P $ll ,8-s in a "eta8-. must reside on the same disA typeeither all ,ibre hannel or all $*$.
What is 8-. "igration?
8-. migration allows an administrator to move the contents of a source 8-. to a destination 8-. within
the same array.
E Destination 8-. may be same or larger capacity
E "igration is non4disruptive host application
E +nce the migration is complete the destination 8-. will assume the attributes of the source 8-.
What is an S,S volume?
S,S stands for Symmetrix ,ile System. *he Symmetrix ,ile System is stored on %5& two way
mirrored6 G 3igabyte6 %0(B/ yl minimum&6 ,?$ volumes. S,S volumes are not host
addressable. $s you might guess6 the S,S volume contains the Symmetrix ,ile System. *he
Symmetrix ,ile System consists of Symmetrix System information such as traces and D"SP
information.
the process of ,$4login.
*he process by which a ,ibre hannel node establishes a logical connection to a fabric switch.
*he following se@uences of events occur when a device is connected to a storage networA. $ll ports
except private .8QPorts have to go through this se@uence for them to be able to communicate with each
other in the fabric.
8inA initiali7ation; When a device is physically connected to a fabric switch port6 the ,ibre hannel
protocol
establishes a logical connection between the device %which is now Anown as a node& and the fabric
switch.
Primitive ordered sets are sent between the node and the switch to establish the linA.
,abric 8ogin; +nce the physical linA is established6 the node sends a special frame called ,8+3I to the
port
to allow it to communicate with the rest of the fabric. *he ,8+3I frame contains the SQID field with its
$8P$
value filled in. *his frame is received by the login server which is located at address ,,,,,!. *he login
server
responds bacA with the DQID field filled with the domain ID and area location. In other words6 the device
now
gets a 5B4bit address by which it is identified in the fabric.
.ame server registration; *he next step is for the node to register with the name server. *he name
server is
located at address ,,,,, and obtains information from the node through the port login frame %P8+3I&
and
through subse@uent registration frames. Information in the name server is stored in the form of
database
ob<ects. *he node may register values for all or some database ob<ects depending on the re@uirement.
*he
most commonly registered %and useful& ob<ects are;
P5B4bit fabric address
P0B4bit Port .ame %WWP.&
P0B4bit .ode .ame %WW..&
Plass of service parameters
P,4B protocols supported %SSI6 IP etc.&
PPort type such as .QPort or .8QPort.
*he .ode also re@uests the name server for a list of nodes that support the same ,4B -pper 8evel
Protocols
as itself. ,or example a host can re@uest the name server for a list of SSI4G devices. *his list usually
depends
on whether there are restrictions placed on what devices the node can talA to. *hese limitations are
assigned
through R7oningS and are discussed in the next slide.
.QPort 8ogin : *he node then attempts a port login %P8+3I& to all nodes from the list it receives from the
switchTs .ame Server. It provides a specific set of operating characteristics associated with the
destination
.QPort6 including which lasses of service are supported. It also initiali7es the destination end4to4end
credit.
*he process is repeated as other nodes are attached to other ports on the switch.
Process login %P'8I&; *he node then sets up the environment between itself %originating .QPort& and the
device its communicating with %responding .QPort&. *his environment is then used to determine if there
is a
8-. present. *his is the point at which RstorageS connectivity is established. $ group of related
processes is
collectively Anown as an image pair. *he processes involved can be system processes6 system images6
control
unit images or -8P processes. -se of process login is optional from the perspective of the ,5 layer6 but
may
be re@uired by a specific upper4level protocol such as SSI4,P mapping
?$SI *!'"S -S!D I. S$.;
"esh; ,abric topology design wherein each switch in the fabric is IS8ed to each other switch in the
fabric.
oreC!dge; ,abric topology design wherein storage ports are connected to RcoreS switches6 which are in
turn
connected to edge switches %via IS8& which are connected to 9?$s.
IS8; $ny physical , linA that directly connects two ad<acent switches. *his is done in order to increase
the
si7e of a fabric and transfer data traffic from one switch to another.
9op; !ach time that you exit one switch and enter another switch this is a hop.
'outing; $ll routes are evaluated on a ,abric Shortest Path ,irst $lgorithm.
*runAing; *he aggregation of several IS8s into one logical unit for the purposes of IS8 loads balancing.
Domain; -ni@ue numeric identifier for each switch in the fabric.
Principal Switch; *he switch responsible for distributing .ame Server information throughout the fabric.
Principal IS8; IS8 responsible for carrying management traffic between switches.
Port *ype; Determined by the role played by the device connected to the switch. ommon types are;
.QPort6 .8QPort6 ,QPort6 ,8QPort6 !QPort6 and 3QPort.
:oning; 8ogical pathing used to partition a fabric.
Subscription 'atio; *he ratio between host node connections on a switch and the IS8 connections from
that switch.
What is eport ?
! Port4 *his port is connected to another ! port to create an Inter4Switch 8inA %IS8& between two
switches. ! Ports are non4*runAing ports.
What is ,4Port?
, Port4 In fabric port %, Port& mode6 an interface functions as a fabric port. *his port may be connected
to a peripheral device %host or disA& operating as an . port.
I?" nterview @uestions;
8un migration?
PS" ?
What are vault drives?
Si7e of ( cylinder in D"#4G?
What is v4san configuration? 9ow do you do vsan config?
Precautions to be used before spliting a ?K?
what are the diffrent ,abric topologies?
What is S'D, Estar?
What is trunAing?
*runAing could be defined a the aggregation of multiple IS8Ts to form a single logical pipe
*runAing is a feature that allows multiple KS$.s to share a common interface to another physical
switch. It is referred to as KS$. *runAing.
*runAing enables interconnect ports to transmit and receive frames in more than one KS$.6 over the
same physical linA6 using !xtended IS8 %!IS8& frame format.
,igure (G4( *runAing
*he trunAing feature includes the following restrictions;
P *runAing configurations are only applicable to ! ports. If trunA mode is enabled in an ! port and that
port becomes operational as a trunAing ! port6 it is referred to as a *! port.
P *he trunA4allowed KS$.s configured for *! ports are used by the trunAing protocol to determine the
allowed4active KS$.s in which frames can be received or transmitted.
P If a trunAing enabled ! port is connected to a third4party switch6 the trunAing protocol ensures
seamless operation as an ! port.
$dvantages of trunAing?
?etter S$. Performance; *raffic is interleaved across every available shortest path6 Rchanging lanesS to
fill the entire pipeline.
,ewer Switches to ?uy; !liminate wasted IS8 bandwidth E *his is particularly important if your switches
do not include dedicated high4speed RstacAingS ports.
!asy "anagement; *runAing mode is automatically invoAed when needed. !fficient bandwidth
utili7ation means fewer IS8s to manage
!nhanced 'eliability; .on4disruptive failover for individual IS8s or complete *runAs
What is fan4in and ,an4out?
,an4In 'atio; E ,an4In ratio is a measure of how many storage systems can be accessed by
a single host at any given time. *his allows a customer to expand connectivity by a single
host across multiple storage units.
*here can be situations where a host re@uires additional storage capacity and additional
space is carved from a new or
existing storage unit that was previously used elsewhere. *his topology then allows a host to
see more storage devices. are has to be taAen not to overload the 9?$. If a host re@uires
access to several storage units6 it is advisable to add more 9?$s.
,an4+ut ratio; 4 is a measure of the number of hosts that can access a Storage port at any
given time. Storage onsolidation enables customers to achieve the full benefits of using
!nterprise Storage.
What is a hop?
*he number of IS8Ts a pacAet has to travel from the destination to target host.
What is routing?
*he path through which a pacAet taAes to travel from the destination to target host.
What is virtual storage area networA?
Physical *opology may be partitioned into one or more logical fabrics called KS$.s.
%KS$.& is a collection of ports from a set of connected switches that form a virtual fabric. Ports within a
single switch can be partitioned into multiple KS$.s6 despite sharing hardware resources. onversely6
multiple switches can <oin a number of ports to form a single KS$..
Kirtual S$.s %KS$.s& improve storage area networA %S$.& scalability6 availability6 and security by
allowing multiple ,ibre hannel S$.s to share a common physical infrastructure of switches and IS8s.
*hese benefits are derived from the separation of ,ibre hannel services in each KS$. and isolation of
traffic between KS$.s. Data traffic isolation between the KS$.s also inherently prevents sharing of
resources attached to a KS$.6 liAe robotic tape libraries. -sing IK'6 resources across KS$.s are
accessed without compromising other KS$. benefits.
Data traffic is transported between specific initiators and targets on different KS$.s without merging
KS$.s into a single logical fabric. , control traffic does not flow between KS$.s6 nor can initiators
access any resource across KS$.s aside from the designated ones. Kaluable resources such as tape
libraries are easily shared across KS$.s without compromise.
Scenario based questions:
A Lun has been assigned to the host but for some reason host is not able to see the Lun:
Answer: 1. Check the physical connectivity or the cabling.
. Check for !!" on the host side and backend device #CLA$ii%"& symm' and check the (oning settings.
). Check the fabric login status on the switch management window.
*. Check the storage array for any failures& like disk failure& S+ failure.
,. Check the status of -.A card.

What is Symmetrix +ptimi7er?
Symmetrix +ptimi7er is a tool that automatically balances hyper4volume loads across physical
disAs within a Symmetrix unit by running a process on the Symmetrix service processor that
analy7es hypervolume activity. =ou can create a D'K device %Dynamic 'eallocation Kolume&
for use by Symmetrix +ptimi7er to temporarily hold user data while +ptimi7er reorgani7es the
devices. +ptimi7er uses D'Ks in device swapping operations in a manner similar to ?K
devices in *ime,inder operations. *his reorgani7ation taAes place on the bacA end of the
Symmetrix and is transparent to the host and end4users. *he D'K device maintains the
protection level for the device whose bacAend locations are being optimi7ed.
WhatTs is D'K device?
We can create a D'K device %Dynamic 'eallocation Kolume& for use by Symmetrix +ptimi7er
to temporarily hold user data while +ptimi7er reorgani7es the devices. +ptimi7er uses D'Ks
in device swapping operations in a manner similar to ?K devices in *ime,inder operations.
*his reorgani7ation taAes place on the bacA end of the Symmetrix and is transparent to the
host and
!nd4users. *he D'K device maintains the protection level for the device whose bacAend
locations are being optimi7ed.
whats access logi/0
Can we create a storage group when access logi/ is not enabled0
!hat is function of host agent0
1f host agent is not installed in the host would it be possible to see the information of the host in the connectivity
status of clariion #"avisphere'0
!hat are the different types of adaptive copy0
!hat is the difference between device groups and composite groups0
$ device group %D3& is a user4defined group comprised of devices that belong to a single
Symmetrix array and a single 'D, %'$& group. $ control operation can be performed on the
group as a whole6 or on the individual device pairs that comprise it. ?y default6 a device
cannot belong to more than one device group and all of the S*D devices in a group must
reside on the same Symmetrix array. 9owever6 if the Symmetrix options file parameter
S="$PIQ$88+WQD!KQI.Q"-8*Q3'PS is enabled6 a device can be added to multiple groups.
=ou can use device groups to identify and worA with a subset of available Symmetrix devices6
obtain configuration6 status6 and performance statistics on a collection of related devices6 or
issue control operations that apply to all devices in the specified device group.
U
$ composite group %3& is a user4defined group comprised of devices that can belong to one
or more locally4attached Symmetrix arrays and one or more 'D, %'$& groups within a
Symmetrix.
.
V An RDF consistency group is a 3 comprised of 'D, devices %'D,( or 'D,5&6 which has been
enabled for 'D, consistency. *he 'D, consistency group acts in unison to preserve
dependent write consistency of a database distributed across multiple S'D, systems. It
maintains this consistency via PowerPath or "ulti Session onsistency %"S&6 which respects
the logical relationships between dependant IC+ cycles.
diffrence between c/233 and c/)453 models of clariion0
how many bcv volumes could be created for a source device in symm0
-ow do you create a meta device for an already e/i/ting stripped meta device0
6o add additional members to an e/isting striped meta device& use the following form:
add dev Sym7ev"ame8:Sym7ev"ame9 to meta Sym7ev"ame
8& protect:data;86$<= > ?ALS=9&
bcv:meta:head;Sym7ev"ame9@
where:
protect:data ; possible values are 6$<= or ?ALS=.
6he protect:data option is only for striped metas. !hen set to true& the configuration manager automatically creates a
protective copy to the .CA meta of the original device striping. .ecause this occurs automatically& there is no need to
perform a .CA establish. !hen enabling protection via the protect:data option& you must specify a .CA meta
identical to the e/isting #original' striped meta. bcv:meta:head ; when adding new members to an e/isting& striped
meta device& if the data on the meta device is to be protected& you must specify the name of a bcv:meta that
matches the original meta device in capacity& stripe count& and stripe si(e.
=/ample 6o add Symmetri/ devices 331) and 331* to striped meta 3313& enter:
add dev 331):331* to meta 3313&
protect:data;6$<=&
bcv:meta:head;33CA@
!hat is the location where ACB7. is stored0
how do i list the raid4, devices alone on the symm0
Symdev list Csid DDD Craid,
A ce is onsite and he says that he has replaced a drive on which .CA device was already present and he had got the
device numbers with him & now how do we get back the .CA and is the sync done 0
-%w do u list the device available to particular director or a port0
symcfg list 4?A 1*7 4addr #in this case& ?A director 1*7'.
list the steps involved in allocating a lun for a new host in the san environment0
!hat is L<"E0
8-.7 has been implemented on 8$'ii+. arrays to maAe arrays visible to the host +S and
PowerPath when no 8-.s are bound on that array. When using a direct connect configuration6
and there is no .avisphere "anagement station to talA directly to the array over IP6 the 8-.:
can be used as a pathway for .avisphere 8I to send ?ind commands to the array.
8-.7 also maAes arrays visible to the host +S and PowerPath when the hostTs initiators have
not yet Wlogged in to the Storage 3roup created for the host. Without 8-.76 there would be no
device on the host for .avisphere $gent to push the initiator record through to the array. *his
is mandatory for the host to log in to the Storage 3roup. +nce this initiator push is done6 the
host will be displayed as an available host to add to the Storage 3roup in .avisphere
"anager %.avisphere !xpress&.
8-.7 should disappear once a 8-. 7ero is bound6 or when Storage 3roup access has been
attained.*o turn on the 8-.7 behavior on 8$'ii+. arrays6 you must configure the
Oarraycommpath.