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Create SYMCLI Device Groups. Each group can have one or more Symmetrix
devices specified in it.
SYMCLI device group information (name of the group, type, members, and
any associations) are maintained in the SYMAPI database.
In the following we will create a device group that includes two SRDF
volumes.
SRDF operations can be performed from the local host that has access to the source volumes or the
remote host that has access to the target volumes. Therefore, both hosts should have device groups
defined.
Complete the following steps on both the local and remote hosts.
a) Identify the SRDF source and target volumes available to your assigned hosts. Execute the
following commands on both the local and remote hosts.
# syminq
b) To view all the RDF volumes configured in the Symmetrix use the following
# symdg list
e) On the local host, create a device group of the type of RDF1. On the remote host, create a device
group of the type RDF2.
# symdg list
g) Add your two devices to your device group using the symld command. Again use (–h) for a
synopsis of the command syntax.
On local host:
# symld –h
# symld –g newsrcdg add dev ###
or
# symld –g newsrcdg add pd Physicaldrive#
On remote host:
On local host:
# syminq
# symgate list (Check SYMAPI)
# symgate define pd Physicaldrive# (to define)
# symgate -g newsrcdg associate pd Physicaldrive# (to associate)
On remote host:
# syminq
# symgate list (Check SYMAPI)
# symgate define pd Physicaldrive# (to define)
# symgate -g newtgtdg associate pd Physicaldrive# (to associate)
i) Display your device groups. The output is verbose so pipe it to more.
On local host:
# symld -h
k) Rename DEV001 to NEWVOL1
On local host:
On remote host:
# symld –g newtgtdg rename DEV001 NEWVOL1
l) Display the device group on both the local and remote hosts.
On local host:
Step 5
Check the communications link between the local and remote Symmetrix.
a) From the local host, verify that the remote Symmetrix is “alive”. If the host is attached to multiple
Symmetrix, you may have to specify the Symmetrix Serial Number (SSN) through the –sid option.
# symrdf suspend
c) Check link status.
# symrdf query
d) Add data to the filesystems.
# symrdf query
f) Invalid tracks can also be displayed using the symdev show command.
Execute the following command on one of the devices in your device group.
Look at the Mirror set information.
On the local host:
# symrdf resume
powercf
During installation on Solaris hosts, the powercf utility configures PowerPath devices by scanning the
host adapter buses for both single-ported and multiported Symmetrix volumes. (A multiported volume
shows up on two or more host bus adapters with the same Symmetrix subsystem/device identity. The
identity comes from the serial number for the volume.) For each Symmetrix volume found in the scan
of the host adapter buses, powercf creates a corresponding emcpower device entry in the emcp.conf
file, and saves a primary path and an alternate primary path to that device. The powermt config
command, run at boot time by init (1M), adds additional paths to the Symmetrix volume.
After PowerPath is installed, you only need to run the powercf command when the physical
configuration of the Symmetrix or the host changes. The configuration changes that require you to
reconfigure PowerPath devices include:
• Adding or removing host bus adapters
• Adding, removing, or changing Symmetrix logical devices
• Changing the cabling routes between host bus adapters and Symmetrix ports
• Adding or removing Symmetrix channel directors
powercf -i|p|q
Arguments
-i
Scans the host adapter buses for single-ported and multiported Symmetrix volumes. Compares those
volumes with the PowerPath device entries in the emcp.conf file. Prompts you to accept or reject any
addition or deletion of Symmetrix devices in the emcp.conf file.
-p
Scans the host adapter buses for single-ported and multiported Symmetrix volumes. Compares those
devices with the emcpower entries in the emcp.conf file. Prints information on any inconsistencies.
-q
Scans the host adapter buses for single-ported and multiported Symmetrix volumes. Compares those
volumes with the PowerPath device entries in the emcp.conf file. Updates the emcp.conf file by
removing PowerPath devices that were not found in the host adapter scan and by adding new
PowerPath devices that were found. Saves a primary and an alternate primary path to each PowerPath
device.
This section describes each powermt command. Refer to the preface of this document for information
on the conventions used in the command syntax. You can run powermt commands from either the
command line.
Powermt
Displays the syntax for the commands in the powermt management utility.
Syntax
powermt
powermt check
Verifies that all paths are connected to the correct Symmetrix volumes.
Syntax
powermt check [dev=power#|all] [adapter=adapter#|all]
The dev parameter and the adapter parameter are optional. You must, however, specify at least one
in the powermt check command.
powermt check_registration
Syntax
powermt check_registration
powermt config
Configures paths to all known Symmetrix logical devices for maximum accessibility.
Syntax
powermt config
powermt display
Displays a table that shows the state of all host adapters found by PowerPath.
Syntax
powermt display
Syntax
powermt display dev=power#|all
powermt restore
Attempts to reopen, or restore to service, all device paths currently marked as Closed.
Syntax
powermt restore
powermt save
Saves changes to the PowerPath devices’ policy and priority attributes to the ODM so that the new
values are in effect at system startup.
Syntax
powermt save
Syntax
powermt set adapter_switch=disabled|enabled adapter=adapter#
Parameters
disabled
Does not allow the specified host adapter to accept I/O traffic for any
device path it serves.
enabled
Allows the specified host adapter to accept I/O traffic for any device path it
serves.
adapter#
The host adapter number shown in the ## column in the table displayed
when you enter the powermt display dev command.
powermt set mode
Sets device path(s) to either active or standby mode for the specified
PowerPath device or for all PowerPath devices on the specified adapter.
Syntax
powermt set mode=active|standby adapter=adapter#
[dev=power#|all]
The dev parameter is optional. If you do not include the dev parameter, the
powermt set mode command changes the mode of all PowerPath devices on
the specified adapter.
powermt set policy
Sets the load balancing policy for the specified PowerPath device or all
PowerPath devices.
Syntax
powermt set policy=rr|io|lb|so [dev=power#|all]
The dev parameter is optional. If you do not include the dev parameter, the
powermt set policy command changes the policy of all PowerPath devices.
Parameters