fter PowerPath is installed, you only need to run the powercf command when the p hysical configuration of the

Symmetrix or the host changes. The configuration ch anges that require you to reconfigure PowerPath devices include: Adding or removing host bus adapters Adding, removing, or changing Symmetrix logical devices Changing the cabling routes between host bus adapters and Symmetrix ports Adding or removing Symmetrix channel directors powercf -i p q Arguments -i Scans the host adapter buses for single-ported and multiported Symmetrix volumes . Compares those volumes with the PowerPath device entries in the emcp.conf file . Prompts you to accept or reject any addition or deletion of Symmetrix devices in the emcp.conf file. -p Scans the host adapter buses for single-ported and multiported Symmetrix volumes . Compares those devices with the emcpower entries in the emcp.conf file. Prints information on any inconsistencies. -q Scans the host adapter buses for single-ported and multiported Symmetrix volumes . Compares those volumes with the PowerPath device entries in the emcp.conf file . Updates the emcp.conf file by removing PowerPath devices that were not found i n the host adapter scan and by adding new PowerPath devices that were found. Sav es a primary and an alternate primary path to each PowerPath device. The powermt Commands This section describes each powermt command. Refer to the preface of this docume nt for information on the conventions used in the command syntax. You can run po wermt commands from either the command line. Powermt Displays the syntax for the commands in the powermt management utility. Syntax powermt powermt check Verifies that all paths are connected to the correct Symmetrix volumes. Syntax powermt check [dev=power# all] [adapter=adapter# all] The dev parameter and the adapter parameter are optional. You must, however, spe cify at least one in the powermt check command. powermt check_registration Provides PowerPath license registration information. The powermt check_registrat ion command is available from the command line only. It does not have an equival ent SMIT command. Syntax powermt check_registration

powermt config Configures paths to all known Symmetrix logical devices for maximum accessibilit y. Syntax powermt config powermt display Displays a table that shows the state of all host adapters found by PowerPath. Syntax powermt display powermt display dev Displays a table that shows the state of the specified PowerPath device or all P owerPath devices. Syntax powermt display dev=power# all powermt restore Attempts to reopen, or restore to service, all device paths currently marked as Closed. Syntax powermt restore powermt save Saves changes to the PowerPath devices policy and priority attributes to the ODM so that the new values are in effect at system startup. Syntax powermt save powermt set adapter_switch Enables or disables the specified host adapter. Syntax powermt set adapter_switch=disabled enabled adapter=adapter# Parameters disabled Does not allow the specified host adapter to accept I/O traffic for any device p ath it serves.

enabled Allows the specified host adapter to accept I/O traffic for any device path it s erves. adapter# The host adapter number shown in the ## column in the table displayed when you e nter the powermt display dev command. powermt set mode Sets device path(s) to either active or standby mode for the specified PowerPath device or for all PowerPath devices on the specified adapter. Syntax

powermt set mode=active standby adapter=adapter# [dev=power# all] The dev parameter is optional. If you do not include the dev parameter, the powe rmt set mode command changes the mode of all PowerPath devices on the specified adapter. powermt set policy Sets the load balancing policy for the specified PowerPath device or all PowerPa th devices. Syntax powermt set policy=rr io lb so [dev=power# all] The dev parameter is optional. If you do not include the dev parameter, the powe rmt set policy command changes the policy of all PowerPath devices. Parameters Rr Round-robin. Future I/O requests are assigned to each of the available paths in rotation. Io I/O. Load balance is based on the number of pending I/Os. Lb Least blocks. Load balance is based on the number of blocks in the pending I/ Os. powermt set priority Sets the I/O priority for the specified PowerPath device or for all PowerPath de vices. Syntax powermt set priority= [dev=power# all] The dev parameter is optional. If you do not include the dev parameter, the powe rmt set priority command changes the priority of all PowerPath devices. The powermt set priority command is only meaningful when the load-balancing poli cy is Symmetrix optimized (so). This setting allows the I/O performance of a few , individual PowerPath devices to be improved at the expense of the rest of the devices, while otherwise maintaining the best possible load balance across all p aths. powermt validate Verifies that the primary path opened for each PowerPath device is connected to the correct Symmetrix volume. Syntax powermt validate powermt watch Displays a table that shows the state of the host adapters for the specified Pow erPath device or all PowerPath devices. Syntax powermt watch every=#seconds powermt watch dev Displays a table that shows the state of the specified PowerPath device or all P owerPath devices. Syntax powermt watch dev=power# all every=#seconds