DMX-4 Storage Provisioning Step by Step

Step by Step Procedure for storage provisioning & Reclamation in DMX-4 Storage Provisioning 1. Creating STD device 2. Forming Meta Device 3. Mapping 4. Masking Storage Reclamation 1. Unmasking 2. Write Disable 3. Un-mapping 4. Dissolve meta 5. Deleting hypers Step by Step Procedure for storage provision in DMX-4 1. Creating STD device Verify the Symmetrix status symconfigure sid 4282 verify If any hung activities found abort symconfigure sid 4282 abort Verify the available free space symconfigure -sid SymmID [-v | -freespace [-units cylinders | MB]] list or symdisk sid 4282 list disk_group 2 Create Command file Create dev count=8, size=12394, data_member_count=3, emulation=FBA, config=RAID-5, disk_group=2; Verify the command line syntax by performing PREVIEW using Symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f Create_hypers.txt v noprompt preview Verify the Array readiness by performing PREPARE using Symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f Create_hypers.txt v noprompt prepare Execute COMMIT using Symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f Create_hypers.txt v noprompt commit Verify the newly created devices Symdev sid 4282 list noport 2. Forming Meta Device Verify the Symmetrix status symconfigure sid 4282 verify If any hung activities found abort

symconfigure sid 4282 abort Create Command file Form meta from dev 26CA, config=striped, stripe_size=1920; add dev 26CB:26E4 to meta 26ca; Verify the command line syntax by performing PREVIEW using Symconfigure ommand Symconfigure sid 4282 f meta.txt v noprompt preview Verify the Array readiness by performing PREPARE using Symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f meta.txt v noprompt prepare Execute COMMIT using Symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f meta.txt v noprompt commit Verify the newly created meta devices Symdev sid 4282 list noport

3. Mappping
Find the host connected Director and Port details symcfg sid 4282 list connections Find the available addresses on that port symcfg sid 4282 list address available dir 7d p 0 Create a command file for mapping map dev 26ca to dir 7d:0, lun=036; Verify the command line syntax by performing PREVIEW using Symconfigure command symconfigure sid 4282 f create_hypers.txt v nop preview Verify the Array readiness by performing PREPARE using Symconfigure command symconfigure sid 4282 f create_hypers.txt v nop prepare Execute COMMIT using Symconfigure command symconfigure sid 4282 f create_hypers.txt v nop commit Check the device have been mapped symcfg sid 4282 list address available dir 7d p 0

4. Mappping
Masking devices to the host symmaskdb sid 4282 wwn 10000000c93f62cf dir 7d p 0 add devs 26ca nop Symmask sid 4282 refresh Check whether devices have masked

symmaskdb -sid 4282 list database -dir 7d -p 0

Step by Step Procedure for Storage Reclamation

1. Unmasking
Unmasking devices from the host symmaskdb sid 4282 www 10000000c93f62cf dir 7d p 0 remove devs 26ca Refresh the Symmetrix Array Symmask sid 4282 refresh

2. Write Disable
Write Disable the devices before unmapping from the Director and from port symdev -sid 4282 write_disable 26ca -sa 7d -p 0 -noprompt

3. Un-mapping
Create a cmd/txt file with the following line Unmap dev 26ca from dir all:all; Perform preview operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f unmap.txt v nop preview Perform prepare operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f unmap.txt v nop prepare Perform Commit operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f unmap.txt v nop commit Verify that the device has been unmapped Symdev sid 4282 list -noport

4. Dissolve meta
To Dissolve meta create a cmd/txt file with the following line Dissolve meta dev 26ca; Perform preview operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f dissolve.txt v nop preview Perform prepare operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f dissolve.txt v nop prepare Perform Commit operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f dissolve.txt v nop commit Verify that the meta has been Dissoved. Symdev sid 4282 list noport

5. Deleting hypers

 To delete the hypers create a cmd/txt file with the following line. Delete dev 26ca:26d1; Perform preview operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f dissolve.txt v nop preview Perform prepare operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f dissolve.txt v nop prepare Perform Commit operation using symconfigure command Symconfigure sid 4282 f dissolve.txt v nop commit Verify that Hypers have been deleted. Symdev sid 4282 list -noport