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Procedure created on: 10/29/10 7:54 PM
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Site Activity and Event Record:
When using Solutions Enabler, SYMCLI and SYMAPI normally captures significant events and
command actions to a daily log file.
On UNIX: /var/symapi/log/symapi-yyymmdd.log
On Windows: C:\Program Files\EMC\Symapi\log\symapi-yyyymmdd.log
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tables to document the changes you are making while following this procedure:
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The following attached document is a Symmetrix Procedure for your site requirements.
Managing TimeFinder/Clone:
Cloning a Copy of a STD to Other STDs
Management Interface: Solutions Enabler SYMCLI
Operating System: Windows 2000
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TimeFinder/Clone Standard to Standard devices 5
TFCloneStdtoStds_sym001
TimeFinder/Clone Standard to Standard devices
Overview Done
In the following TimeFinder/Clone example, the data from a source (STD) device is copied to two
different target (STD) devices. A device group is used to control these clone operations.
This procedure is based on content from the following EMC manual:
EMC Solutions Enabler Symmetrix TimeFinder Family Product Guide
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http://Powerlink.EMC.com
1. Select devices
To list the devices on the Symmetrix array, enter:
symdev –sid SymmID list
Select the devices to use for the clone operation. This example will use devices 101, 102, and
103.
2. Create the device group
Use the symdg command to create a device group. This example names the device group clonegrp :
symdg create clonegrp –type regular
3. Add devices to the device group
Add the source and target devices to the device group. In the following example the devices are
added using the –range option, as follows:
symld –g clonegrp addall dev –range 101:103 –sid 0041
By default, their logical device names will be DEV001, DEV002, and DEV003, respectively.
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4. Create and verify the clone copy session
Use the symclone create command to create a CopyOnAccess copy session so that selected data
can be cloned from source device DEV001 to target DEV002 when the clone operation is
activated.
symclone -g clonegrp create DEV001 sym ld DEV002
Use the symclone query command to verify that the clone pair is in the Created state, as follows:
symclone -g clonegrp query DEV001
Device Group (DG) Name: clonegrp
DG's Type : REGULAR
DG's Symmetrix ID : 000187900041
Source Device Target Device State Copy
------------------------- ------------------- ------------ ----
Protected
Logical Sym Tracks Logical Sym CG SRC <=> TGT (%)
------------------------- ------------------- ------------ ----
DEV001 0101 138090 DEV002 0102 .X Created 0
Total --------
MB(s) 4315.3
Legend:
(C): The background copy setting is active for this pair.
(G): The Target device is associated with this group.
5. Activate the clone copy session
Use the symclone activate command to activate the clone copy session.
symclone -g clonegrp activate DEV001 sym ld DEV002
Use the symclone query command to verify that the clone pair is in the CopyOnAccess state.
To ensure that you do not copy over previously copied data, the clone operation results in putting
a hold on the target device. The symld list command with the –held option displays any devices in
the device group that are currently being held. This hold is removed when you terminate the clone
pair session.
6. Create the second clone copy session
Use the symclone create command to create a copy session between the same source device
(DEV001) and a different target device (DEV003). The –copy option will cause the immediate
initiation of a full copy between the devices when the copy session is activated.
symclone -g clonegrp create DEV001 sym ld DEV003 -copy
7. Activate the second copy session
Use the symclone activate command to activate the second clone copy session:
symclone -g clonegrp activate DEV001 sym ld DEV003
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8. Verify the clone copy sessions
Use the symclone query command with the –multi option to display the multiple copy sessions for
source device DEV001 and an updated state for each clone pair. The state of the
DEV001/DEV003 pair has changed from Created to CopyInProg (which is 1 % complete). The
state of the DEV001/DEV002 pair is still CopyOnAccess.
symclone -g clonegrp query DEV001 -multi
Device Group (DG) Name: clonegrp
DG's Type : REGULAR
DG's Symmetrix ID : 000187900041
Source Device Target Device State Copy
------------------------- ------------------- ------------ ----
Protected
Logical Sym Tracks Logical Sym CG SRC <=> TGT (%)
------------------------- ------------------- ------------ ----
DEV001 0101 136639 DEV003 0103 XX CopyInProg 1
138090 DEV002 0102 .X CopyOnAccess 0
Total --------
MB(s) 4270.0
Legend:
(C): The background copy setting is active for this pair.
(G): The Target device is associated with this group.
9. Terminate the clone copy sessions
Use the symclone terminate command to end the DEV001/DEV002 clone pair session normally.
Normal termination is possible whenever a clone pair is in the Created, Copied, or
CopyOnAccess state.
symclone -g clonegrp terminate DEV001 sym ld DEV002
Use the same command to terminate the DEV001/DEV003 clone pair session after the clone pair
is in the Created, Copied, or CopyOnAccess state.
symclone -g clonegrp terminate DEV001 sym ld DEV003
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