Device Masking - VCMDB

Management Interface: Symmetrix Management Console

Symmetrix Model: Symmetrix DMX1000, DMX2000, D MX3000

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• Initializing the VCMDB........................................................................................................3

• Backing up the VCMDB ......................................................................................................6
• Restoring the VCMDB.........................................................................................................9
• Masking devices............................................................................................................... 11
• Unmasking devices .......................................................................................................... 13
• Replacing the Initiator (HBA) ............................................................................................ 14

VCMDBInitialize_smc 002
• Initializing the VCMDB
Overview P Done
This procedure explains how to initialize the VCMDB ((Symmetrix-based device masking
database, also known as VCM Database).

Note: EMC Symmetrix Manager Console (SMC) can only be used to perform the first
initialization of the VCMDB. Once the VCMDB has been initialized, SMC cannot be used
to perform other VCMDB initialization operations. (SYMCLI must be used to re-initialize
the VCMDB.) Refer to the EMC Solutions Enabler Symmetrix Array Controls CLI
Product Guide for more information.

This procedure is based on content from the SMC online help.

1. Log in to the Symmetrix Management Console

From a Management Server, open a Web browser and point it to the following url: £
http://localhost:7070

You should see the EMC Symmetrix Management Console login screen, which looks
something like this:

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 Enter the appropriate user name in the User Name field and the corresponding password in
the Password field. When finished, left-click Login to complete the login process.

2. Open the Masking Information Maintenance dialog

Using the Navigation tree of the Symmetrix Management Console, right-click on the object £
representing your Symmetrix array and select Device Masking and Mapping, Masking
Information Maintenance… from the menus presented. (Refer to the following screen.)

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3. Initialize the VCMDB
When the Device Mapping and Masking – Masking Information Maintenance dialog is £
presented, perform the following tasks in the order shown:

a) Select Initialize from the drop-down list provided with the Action field.
b) Enter the name to be assigned to the VCMDB backup image that is created
automatically as part of the initialization process in the Backup Filename field. (This
step is only necessary if you do not want to use the system-generated filename
provided).
c) Left-click OK to begin the VCMDB initialization process and exit the Device Mapping
and Masking – Masking Information Maintenance dialog.

(Refer to the following screen.)

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 When asked whether or not to continue, left-click Yes and wait for the process to complete.

4. Verify that the VCMDB has been initialized (Optional)

Once the VCMDB has been initialized, the Initialize action will no longer be available from the £
Device Mapping and Masking – Masking Information Maintenance dialog.

Using the Navigation tree of the Symmetrix Management Console, right-click on the object
representing your Symmetrix array and select Device Masking and Mapping, Masking
Information Maintenance… from the menus presented. When the Device Mapping and
Masking – Masking Information Maintenance dialog is presented, verify that the Initialize
action is no longer available in the drop-down list provided with the Action field. (Refer to the
following screen.)

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VCMDBBackup_smc 002
• Backing up the VCMDB
Overview P Done
This procedure explains how to back up the VCMDB (Symmetrix-based device masking
database, also known as VCM Database).

This procedure is based on content from the SMC online help.

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5. Log in to the Symmetrix Management Console
From a Management Server, open a Web browser and point it to the following url: £
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http://localhost:7070

You should see the EMC Symmetrix Management Console login screen, which looks
something like this:

Enter the appropriate user name in the User Name field and the corresponding password in
the Password field. When finished, left-click Login to complete the login process.

6. Open the Masking Information Maintenance dialog

Using the Navigation tree of the Symmetrix Management Console, right-click on the object £
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representing your Symmetrix array and select Device Masking and Mapping, Masking
Information Maintenance… from the menus presented. (Refer to the following screen.)

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7. Back up the VCMDB
When the Device Mapping and Masking – Masking Information Maintenance dialog is £
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presented, perform the following tasks in the order shown:

d) Select Backup from the drop-down list provided with the Action field. (This is the Formatted: Bullets and Numbering
default action.)
e) Enter the name to be assigned to the VCMDB backup image that is to be created in
the Backup Filename field. (This step is only necessary if you do not want to use the
system-generated filename provided).
f) Left-click OK to begin the VCMDB backup process and exit the Device Mapping and
Masking – Masking Information Maintenance dialog.

(Refer to the following screen.)

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 VCMDBRestore_smc 002
• Restoring the VCMDB
Overview P Done
This procedure explains how to restore the VCMDB (Symmetrix-based device masking
database, also known as VCM Database) from a back up image.

This procedure is based on content from the SMC online help.

8. Log in to the Symmetrix Management Console
From a Management Server, open a Web browser and point it to the following url: £ Formatted: Bullets and Numbering

http://localhost:7070

You should see the EMC Symmetrix Management Console login screen, which looks
something like this:

Enter the appropriate user name in the User Name field and the corresponding password in
the Password field. When finished, left-click Login to complete the login process.

9. Open the Masking Information Maintenance dialog

Using the Navigation tree of the Symmetrix Management Console, right-click on the object £ Formatted: Bullets and Numbering

representing your Symmetrix array and select Device Masking and Mapping, Masking
Information Maintenance… from the menus presented. (Refer to the following screen.)

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10. Restore the VCMDB Formatted: Bullets and Numbering
When the Device Mapping and Masking – Masking Information Maintenance dialog is
presented, perform the following tasks in the order shown:

g) Select Restore from the drop-down list provided with the Action field. Formatted: Bullets and Numbering
h) Select the name of the back up image to be used to restore the VCMDB from the
drop-down list provided with the Filename field.
i) Left-click OK to begin the VCMDB restore process and exit the Device Mapping and
Masking – Masking Information Maintenance dialog.

(Refer to the following screen.)

When asked whether or not to continue, left-click Yes and wait for the process to complete.

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MaskingDevices_smc 001

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 • Masking devices
Overview P Done
This procedure explains how to mask devices to a host initiator.

This procedure is from the SMC online help.

11. Open the dialog

Right-click the Symmetrix ID, or director port, and select Device Masking and Mapping, £
Masking to open the Device Masking and Mapping dialog box.

12. Enter information

Select the Director Port for the operation. (One director at a time.) £
13. Click Select... to display and select from the list of host Initiator names.
£

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14. Optionally, select Enable Dynamic Addressing. If dynamic addressing was previously
enabled on a director/port, this option will display dimmed and cannot be changed. £
15. Optionally, filter the Available Devices list by Configuration, Emulation, Cap(acity), and
Res(ervation) status. £
16. Optionally, select Include Unmapped Devices in the Available Devices list.
£
Note: You cannot manually dynamically map unmapped devices (see step 4).

17. Select devices from the Available Devices list, using the Ctrl and Shift keys for selecting
multiple devices and click Add. Or click Add All to select all the available devices. £
18. Refresh VCMDB after Apply/OK is selected by default for an automatic refresh.
This is the best practice when masking devices. £
19. Optional: Manually set dynamic addresses
£
If Dynamic Addressing was enabled in Step 4, the optional button, Set Dynamic LUN
Address can be selected to manually set LUN addresses. Otherwise, dynamic LUN addresses
will be assigned automatically.

Generated LUNs display in blue. Double-click a LUN to change it. LUNs already mapped
display in black. LUNs already mapped cannot be changed in this wizard. Another option for
changing the LUN is to click Next Available and Apply. Click Reset to clear any changes you
made in the dialog box before clicking Apply.

Click OK to return to the Masking dialog box.

20. Click OK to complete the operation and close the dialog box.
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 DeleteMaskingEntry_smc 001
• Unmasking devices
Overview P Done
This procedure explains how to delete a device masking entry.

This procedure is from the SMC online help.

21. Open the dialog

Right-click the HBA masking record, and select Device Masking and Mapping, Delete £
Masking Entry to open the Delete Masking Entry dialog box.

22. Optional: Refresh database/login history

Select the Including Login History and Refresh VCMDB after OK boxes. £
23. Click OK. A confirmation dialog displays, as in the following example:
£

Click Yes.

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24. Optionally, select to Enable Dynamic Addressing. If you enable this option, do one
of the following: £
• Click Set Dynamic LUN Address (bottom left of dialog) to open the Masking Set LUN
Address dialog box, in which you can manually assign the host LUN addresses.

• Click OK to allow the system to dynamically assign the LUN addresses for you. Once
the LUN addresses are assigned (manually or dynamically), you are finished with this
procedure.

If you did not enable dynamic addressing, complete the remaining steps in this procedure.

25. Optionally, filter the Available Devices list by Configuration, Emulation, Cap(acity), and
Res(ervation) status. £
26. Optionally, select Include Unmapped Devices in the Available Devices list.
£
27. Select devices from the Available Devices list, using the Ctrl and Shift keys for selecting
multiple devices and click Add. Or click Add All to select all the available devices. £
28. Optionally, select Refresh VCMDB after Apply/OK for an automatic refresh.
£
29. Click Apply to add this action to the task list. The dialog box remains open.
£
30. Repeat steps 2 through 9 for each masking action.
£
31. Click OK to close the dialog box.
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ReplaceInitiator_smc 001
• Replacing the Initiator (HBA)
Overview P Done
This procedure explains how to replace the host system initiator (HBA).

This procedure is from the SMC online help.

32. Open the dialog

Right-click the HBA identifier (or use the Control menu) and select Device Masking and £
Mapping, Replace Initiator to open the Replace Initiator dialog box.

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33. Enter information
Enter the full WWN or iSCSI identifier of the New Initiator. For native iSCSI, enter the IP £
address.

34. Click OK.

This substitutes all occurrences of the old WWN/iSCSI/IP address with the new one. £
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