The adapter includes a command line interface cli command that provides the application interface to vmware site recovery manger. Data migration strategy srdf via swing frame emc education. Srdf synchronous and srdf asynchronous modes of operation only. Commands to display, query and verify srdf configurations. So how do you determine what the rdf group number is in ord. How to recover emc srdf data after a primary rooms complete. Commands to confirm the srdf zoning and array to array zoning, masking for or migration. The symcli is a comprehensive command set for managing your. May 11, 2015 emcworld 2015 vmax3 replication and srdf updates posted on may 11, 2015 by sangeek last thursday i was able to attend my last session of the conference by mike bresnahan and paul martin who live across the pond in cork, ireland titled. Symcli commands can be invoked on the command line or within. Csv files linked in to sms management that fed open systems cli script to modify the srdf a groups as necessary. This procedure performs data recovery when a campus clusters primary room fails completely, the primary room fails over to a secondary room, and then the primary room comes back online. Execute the following commands on both the local and remote hosts.
Common command switches many of the sdcli commands share commandline switches. Initial configuration of srdf software oracle solaris cluster. Sep 21, 2017 how to check srdf relation and how to break it. Emc solutions enabler cli command reference pdf document.
The srdf products offer the capability to maintain multiple, hostindependent, copies of data. Find and choose the director pairs to be used for creating srdf group between two symmetrix arrays. My preference is to use symconfigure for most of this, but symcfg can be used to manage vmax locks, rdf and director ports, gatekeeper devices, hosts and host ports, mainframe connections, and more. The sdcli utility provides commandline support for viewing snapdrive configuration information. You can specify the commandline switches in any order. Symcli for tso or zos unix sytem services dell community. It provides the output you need when running the commands you type. We did a similar thing in a mixed mfopen srdf a environment where rdf management was performed on the open side. Create a partition on each disk, format the partition and assign a filesystem to the partition. To configure symmetrix remote data facility srdf for vmax replication, complete the following process.
You can use dataset commands to perform operations on and get information about datasets. Before adding srdf devices to a device group, use the symrdf list command to list the. Create source device group identify the source and target device needed to perform remote replication. The symrdf query command requires the rdf group number to be supplied when attempting to query srdf a storage groups. Yet, with all of the work ive done looking at addons for windows server 2003, ive never reported on the most useful commandline functions that are built right into the system. Usually use this command to confirm the lun visibility of remote third partemc array fa. Emc solutions enabler srm cli user guide provides storage resource management srminformation related to various data objects and data handling facilities. Read this preface for an overview of the information provided in this guide and the documentation conventions used throughout, hardware and software dependencies, additional reading, and contact information. More information on reg versions can be found on my reg query page.
Emc solutions enabler timefinder snapvx cli user guide. If you are using emc storage, symcli commands are very useful during dr test, storage upgradeuplift, settingup srdf replication etc. It seems that what you havein place via scripting is a reasonable approach. Use, copying, and distribution of any emc software described in this publication. Dec 27, 2016 emc solutions enabler timefinder family cli user guide describes how to configure andmanage timefinder environments using symcli commands. Veritas cluster server one agent for emc srdf installation and configuration guide aix, hpux, linux, solaris, esx, windows server 20032008 5. Configuring data replication with srdf software on the primary cluster. We performed the final step during a maintenance window to swing everything to single dmx4 frames.
So, is there a symcli command to get the name of every initiator thats masked to at least one symdev protected by srdf. This is just a quick reference and only conatins commands to do the allocation. Each shell is a software program that provides direct communication between you and the operating system or application, providing an environment to automate it operations. Srdf operations various srdf operations and commands explained using a simplified replication setup. How to recover emc srdf data after a primary rooms complete failure. With both the r1 and r2 devices being accessible, the host or hosts in the. Emc how to set up concurrent srdf by sanaswati on 161220 in emc, srdf concurrent srdf could be used in a couple of scenarios such as setting up a temporary replication to another array in order to migrate large amount of data, or a permanent solution as part of dr strategy.
Veritas cluster server one agent for emc srdf installation. It receives user requests via cli, gui, or other means, and generates system commands that are transmitted to the vmax array for action. The net and nbtstat commands show more or less identical results, but the nbtstat command is much faster. In addition, an options file can be used to customize the adapters. Some versions of srdf install the software to the optemcsymcli.
Managing a windows 2000 active directory with about 100 servers, over 1500 computers and 35 sites, the following commands often helped me answer questions or solve problems. Here is some of important commands which are very handy open the command prompt, and go to the path c. You can perform operations more efficiently by using scripts than you can by using the user interface. Jul 07, 2015 emc solutions enabler software provides your host with the symmetrix command line. The operational mode for a device or group of devices can be set dynamically with the symrdf set mode command. I am created this blog to share my knowledge and issue that came across during my experiance. Scripts accept all commands that are available at the command line. This article assumes an environment is using 5671 or 5771 with dmx2s and dmx3s. The campus clusters primary room is the primary node and storage site. Delete the srdf pairing between r1r2 and return them to normal.
Emc solutions enabler srdf family cli user guide describes how to configure and manage srdf environments using symcli commands. Nov 20, 2006 the windows command line is a mainstay for systems administrators. Emc solutions enabler timefinder family mirror, clone, snap, vp snap cli user guide describes how to configure and manage timefinder mirror, clone, snap and vp snap environments using symcli commands. Over the years i collected a number of useful cli commands to control the dmx.
Here is some of important commands which are very handy. The following are srdf commands and what they are used for. Jun 08, 2016 over the years i collected a number of useful cli commands to control the dmx vmax machines i worked with. Check the communications link between the local and remote symmetrix. Dell emc powermax all flash technical documentation, powermax enterprise storage, nvme, scmready, powermax and vmax all flash documentation. Used for names of interface elements, such as names of windows. Over the years i collected a number of useful cli commands to control the dmx vmax machines i worked with.
This document describes srdf a best practices from a variety of inputs including emc documentation, presentations by emc corporate personnel, feedback from the midwest bc practice, and personal experiences with implementing srdf a and msc. Emc solutions enabler symmetrix srdf family cli version 6. My self raghuram naidu dadisetty from rajahmundry, india. The agent does not run any srdf commands because taking the resource offline is not indicative of the intention to give up the devices. It is symmetrix remote data facility srdf, emc srdf family of replication software offers various levels of emc symmetrix based business continuance and disaster recovery solutions.
Vmax and symmetrix symcli commands knowledge portal. But it appears that the symsg show command does not include the rdf group number the same way the symdg show command does. Using emc srdf adapter for vmware site recovery manager. How do you determine rdf group numbers when querying srdfa. Riverbed commandline interface reference manual 1 preface welcome to the riverbed commandline interface reference manual. Riverbed commandline interface reference manual 7 preface welcome to the riverbed commandline interface reference manual.
Step by step srdf configure will be done based on following information. Executing sdcli commands the sdcli commands consist of three input parameters, which must be specified in the correct order, followed by one or more commandline switches. Most commands are oneliners, but for some i had to make an exception and go to the right directory first. Use the snapdrive for windows sdcli commandline utility to execute snapdrive commands individually or through automation scripts. It can be found using command syminq or symrdf list pd create a device group using. Before you install srdf filesets, the following software must be installed on all nodes in. Concurrent r2 support srdf edp support automatic distribution of star internal definition file resiliency improvements changes to star commands setup query connect. Create the required file system on the vol1 volume at the command line. Vmax 10k20k40k symcli srmmapping commands symhostfs display information about a host file, directory, or host file system. Emc solutions enabler timefinder family mirror, clone, snap, vp snap cli user guide. Jun 24, 2015 symstar perform srdf star management operations. Vmax allocation steps storage allocation procedure for a vmax array using autoprovisioning groups. These commands can be used to monitor device configuration and status, and.
Even though nowadays unisphere for vmax is a useful tool, nothing really beats the command line. The reg command is accurate, but may need to be modified depending on the version used. See about the emc srdf agents online function on page 12. However symcfg is a very powerful command that can be used to display and alter the configuration of a vmax.
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