EMC Symmetrix SAN Storage Provisioning

EMC Symmetrix SAN Storage Provisioning

Allocating, Unallocating

This page details on how to add/remove and zone additional storage from EMC Symm
etrix.
Basically, if you are working on EMC Symmetrix DMX series, you have to understan
d the 17 rules of the FA (Front Adapter), understand the load balance on how muc
h you had currently utilized on the Storage FA assignment.
Adding Storage
1.
Lists all the external locks held in Symmetrix array 1234.
# symcfg -sid 1234 list -lockn all
2.

List all the available devices (hypers) on the EMC Symmetrix

# symdev -noport list

Backup the VCM database

# symmaskdb backup
3.

4.

Create a Meta volume

# cat metafile.cmd
form meta from dev 5B2 config=striped, stripe_size = 2 cyl;
add dev 5B3:5B6 to meta 5B2;
preview, prepare and commit the changes
# symconfigure -f metafile.cmd preview -nop
# symconfigure -f metafile.cmd prepare -nop
# symconfigure -f metafile.cmd commit -nop
Check the configuration
# symdev show 5B2

Note: -nop known as no prompt, which will execute the command without aski
ng Yes / No
5.

Map meta volume to front-end directors

# cat mapfile.cmd
map dev 5B2 to dir 3d:0 target=0, lun=5;
map dev 5B2 to dir 14d:0 target=0, lun=5;

6.

Show the device detail

# symdev -sid 1234 show 5B2 |more

7.

preview, prepare and commit the changes

# symconfigure -f mapfile.cmd preview -nop
# symconfigure -f mapfile.cmd prepare -nop
# symconfigure -f mapfile.cmd commit -nop
Check the configuration
# symdev -sa 3d -p 0 -fibre list
# symdev -sa 14d -p 0 -fibre list

8.

Mask the meta volume

# symmask -wwn <WWPN> -dir 3d -p 0 add devs 5B2
# symmask -wwn <WWPN> -dir 14d -p 0 add devs 5B2
Note: the wwn are the WWPN's of the host HBA's which you obtain from the s

erver.

9.

update the VCM database

# symmask

sid 1234 refresh -nop

10. Display the device assignment by FA.

# symmaskdb -sid 1234 list assignment dev 5B2
Note: You should see this message if your device is newly create and yet a
llocate to the host. "No device masking database records could be found for the
specified input parameters"
11. Display the device detail in WWN
# symmaskdb -sid 1234 list devs -wwn 10000000c9693d53
12. To rename the wwn of the host to HOSTNAME/PORTNUMBER
# symmask -sid 1234 -wwn 10000000c9693d53 rename HOSTNAME01/HBA0
13. To list out the overall capacity of the host
# symmaskdb -sid 1234 list capacity host HOSTNAME01
Removing Storage
1.

Display the devices by the HOST WWN

# symmaskdb -sid 1195 list devs -wwn 10000000c9693d53

Symmetrix ID
: 000287461234
Originator Port wwn : 10000000c9693d53
User-generated Name : HOSTNAME01/10000000c9693d53
Sym Dev
LUN
Name
Dir:P Physical Device Name
VBUS TID SYMM HOST Attr Cap(MB)
------ ----- ----------------------- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ------05B2
3d:0
Not Visible
0
0
1 N/A (M)
20478
14d:0
Not Visible
0
0
1 N/A (M)
20478
2.

Remove the LUN masking configuration

# symmask -wwn <WWPN> -dir 3d -p 0 remove devs 5B2
# symmask -wwn <WWPN> -dir 14d -p 0 remove devs 5B2

Note: the wwn are the WWPN's of the host HBA's which you obtain from the
server. Update the VCM database
# symmask refresh nop
3.

offline the volume 5B2

# symdev -sid 056 not_ready 5B2 -nop
Check the configuration
# symdev show 5B2

4.

Unmap the meta

# cat
unmap
unmap

volume from Front-end directors

unmapfile.cmd
dev 5B2 from dir 3d:0;
dev 5B2 from dir 14d:0;

5.

Remove the volume from the VCM database

# symconfigure -f unmapfile.cmd preview -nop
# symconfigure -f unmapfile.cmd prepare -nop
# symconfigure -f unmapfile.cmd commit -nop
Check the configuration
# symdev -sa 3d -p 0 -fibre list
# symdev -sa 14d -p 0 -fibre list