CLI Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC Storage Systems CLI Guide for PowerStore and UnityXT metro node feature
- Introduction
- Using the VPlexcli
- Commands
- advadm dismantle
- alias
- array claim
- array forget
- array re-discover
- array used-by
- back-end degraded list
- back-end degraded recover
- batch-migrate cancel
- batch-migrate check-plan
- batch-migrate clean
- batch-migrate commit
- batch-migrate create-plan
- batch-migrate pause
- batch-migrate remove
- batch-migrate resume
- batch-migrate start
- batch-migrate summary
- capture begin
- capture end
- capture pause
- capture replay
- capture resume
- cd
- cluster add
- cluster configdump
- cluster expel
- cluster forget
- cluster show-remote-devices
- cluster shutdown
- cluster status
- cluster summary
- cluster unexpel
- collect-diagnostics
- configuration get-product-type
- configuration join-clusters
- configuration metadata-backup
- configuration remote-clusters add-addresses
- configuration remote-clusters clear-addresses
- configuration show-meta-volume-candidates
- configuration upgrade-meta-slot-count
- connect
- connectivity director
- connectivity list all
- connectivity list directors
- connectivity list initiators
- connectivity list storage-volumes
- connectivity show
- connectivity validate-be
- connectivity validate-local-com
- connectivity validate-wan-com
- consistency-group add-virtual-volumes
- consistency-group choose-winner
- consistency-group convert-to-local
- consistency-group create
- consistency-group destroy
- consistency-group list-eligible-virtual-volumes
- consistency-group remove-virtual-volumes
- consistency-group resolve-conflicting-detach
- consistency-group resume-at-loser
- consistency-group set-detach-rule no-automatic-winner
- consistency-group set-detach-rule winner
- consistency-group summary
- date
- describe
- device attach-mirror
- device collapse
- device detach-mirror
- device mirror-isolation auto-unisolation disable
- device mirror-isolation auto-unisolation enable
- device mirror-isolation disable
- device mirror-isolation enable
- device mirror-isolation show
- device resume-link-down
- device resume-link-up
- device resurrect-dead-storage-volumes
- director commission
- director decommission
- director fc-port-stats
- director firmware show-banks
- director forget
- director passwd
- director ping
- director shutdown
- director tracepath
- director uptime
- dirs
- disconnect
- dm migration cancel
- dm migration clean
- dm migration commit
- dm migration pause
- dm migration remove
- dm migration resume
- dm migration start
- drill-down
- ds dd convert-to-local
- ds dd create
- ds dd declare-winner
- ds dd destroy
- ds dd remove-all-rules
- ds dd set-log
- ds rule destroy
- ds rule island-containing
- ds rule-set copy
- ds rule-set create
- ds rule-set destroy
- ds rule-set what-if
- ds summary
- esrs status
- esrs un-register
- exec
- exit
- export initiator-port discovery
- export initiator-port register
- export initiator-port register-host
- export initiator-port show-logins
- export initiator-port unregister
- export port summary
- export storage-view addinitiatorport
- export storage-view addport
- export storage-view addvirtualvolume
- export storage-view checkconfig
- export storage-view create
- export storage-view destroy
- export storage-view find
- export storage-view find-unmapped-volumes
- export storage-view map
- export storage-view removeinitiatorport
- export storage-view removeport
- export storage-view removevirtualvolume
- export storage-view show-powerpath-interfaces
- export storage-view summary
- export target-port renamewwns
- extent create
- extent destroy
- extent summary
- find
- front-end-performance-stats start
- front-end-performance-stats status
- front-end-performance-stats stop
- getsysinfo
- health-check
- help
- history
- local-device create
- local-device destroy
- local-device summary
- log filter create
- log filter destroy
- log filter list
- log source create
- log source destroy
- log source list
- logging-volume add-mirror
- logging-volume create
- logging-volume detach-mirror
- logging-volume destroy
- logical-unit forget
- ls
- manifest upgrade
- manifest version
- meta-volume attach-mirror
- meta-volume backup
- meta-volume create
- meta-volume destroy
- meta-volume detach-mirror
- meta-volume move
- meta-volume verify-on-disk-consistency
- monitor add-console-sink
- monitor add-file-sink
- monitor collect
- monitor create
- monitor destroy
- monitor get-stats
- monitor remove-sink
- monitor stat-list
- ndu pre-check
- ndu pre-config-upgrade
- ndu recover
- ndu start
- ndu status
- plugin addurl
- plugin listurl
- plugin register
- popd
- pushd
- rebuild set-transfer-size
- rebuild show-transfer-size
- rebuild status
- report capacity-arrays
- report capacity-clusters
- report capacity-hosts
- rm
- schedule add
- schedule list
- schedule modify
- schedule remove
- scheduleSYR add
- scheduleSYR list
- scheduleSYR remove
- script
- sessions
- set
- set topology
- show-use-hierarchy
- sms dump
- source
- storage-tool dismantle
- storage-tool compose
- storage-volume auto-unbanish-interval
- storage-volume claim
- storage-volume claimingwizard
- storage-volume find-array
- storage-volume forget
- storage-volume list-banished
- storage-volume list-thin-capable
- storage-volume resurrect
- storage-volume summary
- storage-volume unbanish
- storage-volume unclaim
- storage-volume used-by
- syrcollect
- tree
- unalias
- validate-system-configuration
- version
- virtual-volume create
- virtual-volume destroy
- virtual-volume expand
- virtual-volume list-thin
- virtual-volume re-initialize
- virtual-volume set-thin-enabled
- virtual-volume summary
- wait
- webserver
- Index
--verbose
Provides more output during command execution. This might not have any effect for
some commands.
-r | --retire-logical-
units
Retires all logical units before retiring the array. If not specified, the command fails if
there are still logical units from the array in the logical-units context on metro node.
Required arguments
-a | --array= array Specifies the context path of the storage-array to forget.
* - argument is positional
array re-discover
Re-discovers an array, and makes the array's storage volumes visible to the metro node.
Contexts
Cluster-specific context and lower.
Syntax
array re-discover
[-a|--array]context-path
[-c|--cluster] cluster-id
[-d|--hard]
[-f|--force]
Arguments
Required arguments
[-a|--array]
context-path
* Context path that specifies the storage-array to re-discover.
[-c|--cluster]
cluster-id
Cluster ID of the target cluster.
Optional arguments
[-d|--hard]
● Perform a hard rediscover. This is a disruptive operation because ITLs are destroyed and full
discoveries executed. I/O temporarily stops until the array responds with data for each LUN.
Discovery time correlates to array response time, number of provisioned volumes, and number of
paths per volume. Large numbers of volumes result in longer discovery times.
● Metro node automatically verifies the volume ID (VPD ID) on existing provisioned volumes to
detect if the array's device/LUN mapping has changed.
● *LUN swapping: Logical-unit swapping occurs when the array's back-end device/LUN mapping
has changed. This can be detected by comparing the system's saved copy of the volume's ID
(VPD_ID) with value returned by INQ VPD83 to its LUN.
● For example: A LUN is removed from a storage group on an array and then re-added. The LUN
may now be mapped to a different device which reports a different VPD_ID value. Data corruption
could occur if writes are sent to old VPD_ID value.
● If logical-unit swapping has occurred use the --hard option to force fresh discovery of all ITLs on
the array.
NOTE: using the --hard option is disruptive and can result in data unavailability and/or data loss
on live exported paths.
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