1. How to compare the current physical device information to that stored in a given file?

sympd verify file <FileName> v

2. How to discovers the WWN or iSCSI names of the HBAs on the local host? symmask discover hba -v. 3. How to write disable the symmetrix devices in the given file? symdev sid <SymID> write_disable -file <FileName>. 4. How to list the physical disks in the particular disk group? symdisk -sid <SymID> list disk_group <DiskGrpNumber>. 5. How to get the reserved device details? symconfigure sid <SymID> show reserve_id <ID>. 6. How to Update the adapters with changes to the VCM database of the specified symmetrix array? symmask -sid <SymID> refresh. 7. How to check the logged in hosts on the given director port of symmetrxi array? Symmask sid xxx list logins dir <dirnum> -p <portnum> 8. How do you list the failed symmetrix devices in the given array? symdev -sid <SymID> list -service_state failed. 9. How to take the specific Remote Link Director online in the given array? symcfg online -RA <DirNumber> -sid <SymID> 10. How to check the particular symmetrix device masking information?
symmaskdb sid <SymID> list assignment dev <SymDev> -v

11. How to list the summary of disk groups in the given symmetrix array? symdisk sid <SymID> list diskgrp_summary -v. 12. How to get the environmental data of the symmetrix array such as system bay, storage bay, power supplies, etc..?

symcfg sid <SymID> list env_data. 13. How to delete all entries of the old/stale WWN from the the VCM database? symmask -sid <SymID> -wwn <WWN> delete -logins. 14. How to list the Symmetrix devices that are mapped to a certain DA director number? symdev sid <SymID> list DA <DirNumber>. 15. How to obtain the failed disk information against which spare disk is invoked? symdisk sid <SymID> list spare_info -v. 16. How to obtain the list of all directors in an array? Symcfg sid <SymID> list dir all 17. How to check the details of a specific EMC application installed on the given server? Symcfg sid <SymID> show applications <appid> -host <HostName>. 18. How to initialize the VCM database? symmaskdb sid <SymID> init vcmdb_type <DbType>. 19. How to obtain the list of 2-way-mirror devices in the given symmetrix array? symdev sid <SymID> list raid1. 20. How to remove the metamembers from the device masking database while keeping the meatheads in place? symmaskdb sid <SymID> remove meta_member <Members_list>. 21. How to lock the range of symmetrix devices in the given array? symdev list -sid <SymID> -RANGE <SymDevRange> lock 22. How to release the symmetrix locks? Symcfg sid <SymID> release lockn <LockID> 23. How to List all host visible Symmetrix devices that are configured in one or more Symmetrix arrays connected to local host? Symdev list pd

24. How to obtain the hotspares in the given symmetrix array?

symdisk sid <SymID> list hotspares

25. How to obtain the list of BCV devices in the given symmetrix array?
symdev sid <SymID> list bcv

26. How to release the reserved symmetrix devices in the specified array? symconfigure sid <SymID> reserve_id <ID> release. 27. How to obtain the list of devices which are not mapped and not masked?
symdev sid <SymID> list noport

28. How to get the port A status on all FA directors in the given array? symcfg -sid <SymID> list fa all p 0 29. How to set the flags on host HBA? symmask -sid <SymID> -wwn <HBAPortWWN> set hba_flags on <flag> enable -dir <DirNumber> -p <PortNumber> 30. How to check the local host HBA information? Syminq hba 31. How to list the host accessible symmetrix devices with WWN? Syminq sym wwn 32. How to list the host accessible symmetrix devices without capacity? Syminq symmids nocapacity 33. How to get the list of features of the given symmetrix array? Symcfg sid xxx list features 34. How to check the locks in an array? symcfg sid <SymID> list lockn all 35. How to obtain the list of logged in hosts in a array? Symmask sid xxx list logins

36. How to check the devices which are mapped but not masked to the any host? Symmaskdb -sid <SymID> list no_assignment 37. How to list the masking data base of particular director port of the specified array? symmaskdb sid <SymID> list database dir <director> -p <portnumber> 38. How to put the symmetrix device(s) on hold?
symdev sid <SymID> hold <SymDevName>

39. How to obtain the list of symcli commands? Symcli v 40. How to obtain the masking database of the specified WWN? Symmaskdb sid xxx list database wwn wwpn