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The document provides instructions for addressing various storage alerts and issues. It outlines steps for checking switch port status, server connectivity to storage, storage replication and mode status, controller and hardware errors, new volume allocation, and general host storage path validation. Commands are provided to login to switches, storage arrays, management servers to diagnose and resolve each type of alert or issue.

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Storage

The document provides instructions for addressing various storage alerts and issues. It outlines steps for checking switch port status, server connectivity to storage, storage replication and mode status, controller and hardware errors, new volume allocation, and general host storage path validation. Commands are provided to login to switches, storage arrays, management servers to diagnose and resolve each type of alert or issue.

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Fabric alerts a) Port & switch status Login to the switch and check the switch port status ( porterrshow, Switchstatusshow ) b) Server not logged check the switch if the server is logged in using cfgshow command. c) Light level issues For checking the cap1 recommended value ( 200) use the command sfpshow slot/port. d ) Zoning issues If the server is facing Zoning issues , use the command cfgshow and check zone , alias details. e ) Disabling or enabling the switch ports Using the switch commands ( CLI ) config terminal interface fc slot/port shut to disable the port No shut to enable the port. f ) For the port errors & light level issues coordinate with JSA team for Cable check and emc SFP replacement . 2 Storage alerts - Login to the management hosts and connect to the proper Symm boxes. a) Server not able to access the storage - Using symcli commands will be checking HBAs are logged into the storage symcfg sid 226 list logins wwn wwnnumber symcfg sid 226 list logins | grep i hostname Servers are showing multiple disk copies from SAN - Use symcli for checking the issues. Servers are not able to boot This issue is applicable to boot from san hosts , check the connectivity , fabric parameters and also verifiy nothing has changed in the host environment recently. Disk groups are not in the expected modes - If the DGs are not in the expected mode , manually make them in the proper state Login to the management station : ksanman02 or psanman02 Go to cd /usr/local/srfa_a/bin Run ./symrecover_ksh DGname noDR for normal Mode Run ./symrecover_ksh DGname noDR for DR Mode. Golden BCV are not happening - If the replication to the GBCVs are not happening , need to manually work on them to make it in the proper state. symmir -g phillies query ---- std to r1bcv ------synch symrdf -g phillies -bcv query ----- r1bcv to r2bcv ----suspend symmir -g phillies -rdf -bcv query ---- r2bcv to gbcv ----split

b) c)

D)

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Symmir -g Dgname query symmir -g Dgname est Symmir -g Dgname -consistent split symrdf -g Dgname -bcv resume -nop symrdf -g Dgname set mode -bcv sync -nop -v symrdf -g Dgname -bcv verify -synchronized symrdf -g Dgname -bcv suspend -nop -v symrdf -g Dgname set mode -bcv acp_disk -nop -v symmir -g Dgname -rdf -bcv est -nop -v symmir -g Dgname -rdf -bcv verify -synched symmir -g Dgname -rdf -bcv split -nop symmir -g Dgname est

f ) Mapping / Masking the new volumes to the hosts as per the requirements. 3 ECC alerts a ) If the ECC agents are not running - Manually restart the agent on the servers b ) ECC alerts for general failures Check the failed component and act accordingly. Login to the management station kdcpvecc04 or pdcpvecc04 and login as cof\a-uid then check the agent status. 4 IBM FastT a) b) c) d) e) Controllers becoming unresponsive FastT boxes are not reachable Backup failures on the VTL boxes harddisk errors , hardware errors . Logical drive is out of band for the backup applications.

Login to the IBM Fast T Storage manager and check the recovery guru and collect the all support data. Open case with Vendor and follow-up. 5 Centera & Celerra alerts a) b) c) d) e) Node unresponsive in Centera nodes Node replication issues General healch check alerts in Centera Shared drive missing in Celera General Health check alerts in Celera.

Loggin to the management system Kdcp4pecc05 and open centera viewer. Add the centera IP address then use the below commands. Show health Show summary 6 General Host issues a ) Use the powerpath commands to check all the paths are active and alive to storage from the hosts powermt display paths Powermt display dev =all Powermt check

b ) The disks are not visible from SAN - check the connectivity , fabric parameters etc Server not able to access the storage - Using symcli commands will be checking HBAs are logged into the storage

c ) New LUN allocation and verification issues. Storage allocation in VMAX --------------------------creating Initiator Group: symaccess -sid 228 create -name Kdcpeddis01_init -type initiator -wwn 5001438000be4a8c symaccess -sid 228 add -name Kdcpeddis01_init -type inititator -wwn 5001438000be4c36 Creating Alias Name for WWPN: symaccess -sid 228 rename -wwn 5001438000be4a8c -alias Kdcpeddis01/HBA1 symaccess -sid 228 rename -wwn 5001438000be4c36 -alias Kdcpeddis01/HBA2 Enabling the FLAG Setting:symaccess -sid 228 -name Kdcpeddis01_init -type initiator set ig_flags on SPC2 -enable symaccess -sid 228 -name Kdcpeddis01_init -type initiator set ig_flags on OS2007 -enable Creating Storage group and adding devices symaccess -sid 228 create -name Kdcpeddis01_stor -type storage -devs 3262,3266,326A Creating Port group and adding the Engine FA port symaccess -sid 228 create -name Kdcpeddis01_port -type port -dirport 9f:0 symaccess -sid 228 add -name Kdcpeddis01_port -type port -dirport 10f:0 Creating view and adding the storage, initiator and port group symaccess -sid 228 create view -name Kdcpeddis01_view -ig Kdcpeddis01_init -sg Kdcpeddis01_stor -pg Kdcpeddis01_port To View the storage allocated to a host ----------------------------------------symaccess -sid 228 show view Quint0v1_view

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