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Storage-Unix - How To Rebuild SYMAPI Database and Base Daemon Database

The document provides steps to rebuild the SYMAPI database and Base Daemon database when issues arise such as inaccurate Solutions Enabler outputs, errors in logs indicating topology discovery problems, or SYMCLI showing locally attached arrays as remote. The steps include: 1. Exporting device and composite groups 2. Shutting down all daemons 3. Renaming the existing SYMAPI and topology files 4. Running symcfg discover to generate new files and restart daemons 5. Importing device and composite groups

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Storage-Unix - How To Rebuild SYMAPI Database and Base Daemon Database

The document provides steps to rebuild the SYMAPI database and Base Daemon database when issues arise such as inaccurate Solutions Enabler outputs, errors in logs indicating topology discovery problems, or SYMCLI showing locally attached arrays as remote. The steps include: 1. Exporting device and composite groups 2. Shutting down all daemons 3. Renaming the existing SYMAPI and topology files 4. Running symcfg discover to generate new files and restart daemons 5. Importing device and composite groups

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HowtorebuildSYMAPIdatabaseand

BaseDaemondatabase
Question:WhenwemayneedtorebuildSYMAPIdatabase?
Answer:
1.)InconsistentorinaccurateoutputsfromSolutionsEnabler.
2.)Errorsinstorapid.logorstorwatchd.logindicatingissuesdiscovering
topology.
3.)Errorsinstorapid.logindicatinggatekeeperissues.
4.)SYMCLIshowingLocallyattachedSymmetrixasremote.
5.)EMCCorpSymInitemcSymDBLoadfailedfilename:
(/var/symapi/db/symapi_db.bin)Code:1000053(UnknownCode)

Thefollowingwillrebuildconfigurationandtopologyofenvironmentinformationbyregenerating
symapi/db/symapi_db.binfileand/symapi/ldbdirectory:
1.Exportdevicegroupsandcompositegroups(symdgexportallf<filename>
and/orsymcgexport<CGname>f<filename>).
2.Determinewhichdaemonsarerunning(stordaemonlist).

3.Shutdownalldaemons(stordaemonshutdownallimmediate).

4.UNIXRename/var/symapi/db/symapi_db.binto/var/symapi/db/symapi_db.bin.old
WindowsRenameProgramFiles/emc/symapi/db/symapi_db.bintoProgram
Files/emc/symapi/db/symapi_db.bin.old
5.ForSE6.x(below6.5)
UNIXRename/var/symapi/ldbdirectoryto/var/symapi/ldb.old
WindowsRename/ProgramFiles/emc/symapi/ldbto/Program
Files/emc/symapi/ldb.old
ForSE6.5and7.x
Renamestorapid_topology.xml(locatedinthesamefolderasthe
symapi_db.bin)
6.Runsymcfgdiscover.Thiswillgeneratea
newsymapi_db.binandsymapi/ldbdirectory/storapid_topology.xmlfileandrestartthe
storapid,andthestorwatchddaemons.Anyotherdaemonsthatareusedwillhavetoberestarted
manually.
Note:ThestorwatchddoesnotrunonWindows.

7.Checktoseeifdaemonsarestarted,ifnotthenstartusingstordaemonutility(stordaemon
start<daemonname>).

8.Importdeviceandcompositegroups(symdgimportallf<filename>and/orsymcgimport<CGname>f
<filename>).

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