SYMCLI BASE, SRM (Mapping), Control Commands

SYMCLI BASE Commands

 

symapierr Used to translate SYMAPI error code numbers into SYMAPI error messages.

symaudit List records from a symmetrix audit log file.

symbcv Perform BCV support operations on Symmetrix BCV devices.

symcfg Discover or display Symmetrix configuration information. Refresh the host's

Symmetrix database file or remove Symmetrix info from the file. Can also be used to

view or release a 'hanging' Symmetrix exclusive lock.

symchg Monitor changes to Symmetrix devices or to logical objects stored on Symmetrix

devices.

symcli Provides the version number and a brief description of the commands included in

the Symmetrix Command Line

symdev Perform operations on a device given the device's Symmetrix name. Can also be

used to view Symmetrix device locks.

symdg Perform operations on a device group (dg).

symdisk Display information about the disks within a Symmetrix.

symdrv List DRV devices on a Symmetrix.

symevent Monitor or inspect the history of events within a Symmetri

symgate Perform operations on a gatekeeper device.

symhost Display host configuration information and performance statistics.

syminq Issues a SCSI Inquiry command on one or all devices. Interface.

symlabel Perform label support operations on a Symmetrix device.

symld Perform operations on a device in a device group (dg).

symlmf Registers SYMAPI license keys.

sympd Perform operations on a device given the device's physical name.

symstat Display statistics information about a Symmetrix, a Director, a device group, or a

device.

symreturn Used for supplying return codes in pre- action and post- action script files.

 

SYMCLI CONTROL Commands

 

symacl Administer symmetrix access control information.

symauth Administer symmetrix user authorization information.

symcg Perform operations on an composite group (cg).

symchksum Administer checksum checks when an Oracle database writes data files on

Symmetrix devices.

symclone Perform Clone control operations on a device group or on a device within the device

group.

Symconfigure Perform modifications on the Symmetrix configuration.

symconnect Setup or Modify Symmetrix Connection Security functionalit

symmask Setup or Modify Symmetrix Device Masking functionality.

symmaskdb Backup, Restore, Initialize or Show the contents of the device masking database.

symmir Perform BCV control operations on a device group or on a device within the device

group.

symoptmz Perform Symmetrix Optimizer control operations.

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symqos Perform Quality of Service operations on Symmetrix Devices

symrdf Perform RDF control operations on a device group or on a device within the device

group.

symreplicate Perform automated, consistent replication of data given a pre- configured

SRDF/Timefinder setup

symsnap Perform Symmetrix Snap control operations on a device group or on devices in a

device file.

symstar Perform SRDF STAR management operations.

symrcopy Perform Symmetrix Rcopy control operations on devices in a device file.

 

SYMCLI SRM(Mapping) Commands

 

symhostfs Display information about a host File, Directory,or host File System.

symioctl Send IO control commands to a specified application.

symlv Display information about a volume in Logical Volume Group (vg).

sympart Display partition information about a host device.

symrdb Display information about a third- party RelationalDatabase

symrslv Display detailed Logical to Physical mapping information about a logical object

stored on Symmetrix devices.

symvg Display information about a Logical Volume Group (vg).