:: MDS-SERIES (CISCO) COMMANDS ::

MDS-SERIES Switch Commands

ip address [Link] [Link]
View = ~ show running-config
show environment ~ shows status of all installed hardware components
show flogi database ~ shows database list of all FLOGI events
show fcns database ~ shows database list of all N-ports logged in
show vsan membership ~ shows list of VSAN members
show interface brief ~ lists the interfaces and status

MDS-SERIES Zoning Commands

config terminal ~Enters configuration terminal
zone name TestZone1 vsan 4 ~ creates a zone
member pwwn [Link] ~ adds node to the zone above
no member pwwn <colon separated wwn> ~deletes member from zone
zoneset name Zoneset1 vsan 4 ~ creates a zoneset
member <zone name> ~adds zone to the ZoneSet above
no zone name <zone name> vsan <vsan Id> ~ Deletes a zone
zoneset activate name Zoneset1 vsan 4
zone copy active-zoneset full-Zoneset1 vsan 4
copy running-config start-up config ~ copy from source to startup configuration
vsan database ~ go into vsan configuration mode
vsan 4 interface fc3/21 ~move port 21 on module 3 to vsan 4
show zoneset ~ shows all zonesets that are active
show zone vsan <#> ~ shows all zones active in vsan
show zoneset active ~ displays the active zoneset
show vsan ~ shows the vsans on the switch
show zoneset active vsan <vsan Id> ~ Shows active zoneset

:: B-SERIES (BROCADE) COMMANDS ::

B-SERIES Switch Commands
switchDisable ~ offline
ipAddrSet ~set the IP address of a Brocade switch
switchShow ~ display switch info
supportShow ~ full detailed switch info
portShow # ~ display port info
nsShow ~ Name server contents
nsAllShow ~ NS for full fabric
fabricShow ~ fabric information
ad --create ~create a new Admin Domain.
ad –apply ~enforce the new Admin Domain configuration.

B-SERIES Zoning Commands

aliCreate “Alias”, “[Link]”
zoneCreate “Zone1”, “[Link]; [Link]”
cfgCreate “Test_cfg”, “Zone1; Zone2”
cfgSave ~ saves zoning information across reboots
cfgEnable “Test_cfg”
zoneShow or cfgShow ~ shows defined and effective zones and configurations
zoneAdd ~ adds a member to a zone
zoneRemove ~ removes a member from a zone
zoneDelete ~ deletes a zone
cfgAdd ~ adds a zone to a zone configuration
cfgRemove ~ removes a zone from a zone configuration
cfgDelete ~ deletes a zone from a zone configuration
cfgClear ~ clears all zoning information/ must disable the effective configuration
 :: M-SERIES (McDATA) COMMANDS ::
M-SERIES Switch Commands
View= ~ config ip show
Config> ip ~ (new IP and Subnet mask)
Show> switch
Show> switch
Show > system
Show> nameserver
Show> loginServer
Show> nameServer
[Link]> nodes
Maint > system > setOnlineState

M-SERIES Zoning Commands

[Link]> addWwnMem: <zoneName> <wwn>
[Link]> addZone ~ add a new zone to the working area
[Link]> activateZoneset ~ activation of changes
[Link]> showactive ~ shows actively connected running zoneset
[Link]> clearZone ~ clear WWNs in a zone
[Link]> deletezone ~ remove zone from the running config
[Link]> showPending ~ show pending zones
[Link]> renameZone:<oldzonename><newzonename>
[Link]> deleteWwnMem ~ <zonename><wwn>
[Link]> renameZoneSet ~ <zoneSetName>

::Veritas VM HOST COMMANDS ::

[Link]
Veritas VM Device Commands
vxdisk list ~ List all disks under volume manager control and give there status.
vxdiskadd c1t2d3 ~ add or bring a disk under volume manager control
vxdiskadmin ~ Interactive front end to the vxdisk program

Veritas VM Filesystem commands

vxdisk init ~ Initialize Physical Volume
vxdg init mydg mydg-01=c1t11d0 ~ Create Disk Group
vxassist -g mydg make myvol <size> ~ Create Logical Volume
mkfs -F vxfs /dev/vx/rdsk/mydg/myvol ~ create file system
vxvol -g mydg stopall ~ stop a volume
vxdg deport mydg ~ deport disk group
vxdg import mydg ~ import disk group
vxvol -g mydg startall ~ starting a imported volume

::VMware ESX HOST COMMANDS ::

[Link]
[Link]

VMware ESX Device Commands

esxcfg-rescan <vmkernel adpter> ~scan for new disks
esxcfg-swiscsi –e ~enable iSCSI initiator
more /proc/scsi/lpfc/X ~ wwn of HBA
esxcfg-vswitch ~

VMware ESX Filesystem Commands

vmkfstools ~
 :: Windows HOST COMMANDS ::
[Link]

Windows 2003 server SP1 Device Commands

SystemInfo ~ Displays detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system
Shutdown /r /f ~ forced reboot
Netstat ~ Displays active TCP connections, ports on which the computer is listening
mstsc /v: [Link] /console ~ launches a Remote desktop Connection
net use \\ComputerName\ShareName\volume ~ Connects a computer to a computer shared resource
FC ~ compares two files and displays the differences
ChkDsk ~ check and repair disk problems
Recover ~ Recover a damaged file from a defective disk.
fcinfo /details ~ if fcinfo is installed ,this will list the HBA’s wwns

Windows 2003 server SP1 LVM Commands

Diskpart rescan ~ Locates new disks that may have been added to the computer
Diskpart list disk ~ Displays a list of disks and information about them,
Diskpart select disk ~ Selects the specified disk and shifts the focus to it.
Diskpart detail disk ~ Displays the properties of the selected disk and the volumes on that disk.
MountVol ~ Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point.
Diskpart assign ~ Assigns a drive letter or mount point to the volume with focus.
Diskpart extend ~ Extends the volume with focus into next contiguous unallocated space
Diskpart import ~ Imports a foreign disk group into the local computer's disk group
Format /FS:filesystem ~ Specifies the type of the file system (FAT, FAT32, or NTFS).
FSutil volume dismount

:: VI COMMANDS ::
Cursor movements
h ~ left one character
l ~ right one character
j ~ down one line
k ~ up one line
w ~ right one word
b ~ back one word

Deleting, Yanking, and Pasting

d ~ delete
x ~ delete character cursor is on
r ~ replace one character
y ~ yank (copy into temporary buffer)
Y ~ yank line cursor is on
p ~ paste below cursor line (deleted or copied text)

Saving and Exiting

u ~ undo last editing command
ZZ ~ save and exit (hold down shift and press "z" twice)
:wq! ~ write and quit even if it is read-only

:: FTP COMMANDS ::
open <IP address> ~ undo last editing command
close <IP address> ~ save and exit (hold down shift and press "z" twice)
bin ~set to transfer for binary and text files
hash ~display progress during get
mget ~mutiple get – download files in to current directory
mput ~multiple pu – upload files from current directory
 :: AIX/IBM HOST COMMANDS ::
[Link]

AIX Software Installation

/usr/lpp ~ Software Directory
lslpp -L all ~ List installed software
lslpp -f fileset ~ List all files
instfix –i ~ List installed patches
cp *.lpp /usr/sys/[Link] ~ copy lpp software to the install directory
smit installp ~ Install a software package
rmdev ~ Remove a device

AIX Device Commands

lscfg ~ lists all comfigured components
smit or smitty ~ system management utility
lscfg –v l <interface> ~ lists all attributes (WWN’s) for a device
emc_cfgmgr ~ configures symmetrix devices
mkbcv ~ makes BCV visable to AIX to avoid locking during boot
(1) chdev -l fcsX -a init_link=pt2pt –P ~ “To change INIT Link flags parameter”
(2) chdev -l fscsiX -a fc_err_recov=fast_fail –P ~ “Fabric Event Error RECOVERY Policy”
(3) cfgmgr –v ~ cofigures devices and optionally installs device software

AIX NFS Commands

exportfs ~Lists all exported filesystems
exportfs -a ~Exports all fs's in /etc/exports file
exportfs -u (filesystem) ~Un-exports a filesystem
mknfs ~Configures and starts NFS services
rmnfs ~Stops and un-configures NFS services
mknfsexp -d /directory ~Creates an NFS export directory
mknfsmnt ~Creates an NFS mount directory
mount hostname:/filesystem /mount-point ~Mount an NFS filesystem
nfso -a ~Display NFS Options

AIX iSCSI Commands

smit iscsi

AIX Filesystem Commands

lsdev –Cc disk ~ Device Listing and status
mkdev ~ configures a disk device masking sue it is available as a physical volume
chdev -l hdisk# -a pv=yes ~ Initialize Physical Volume
lspv -l hdisk# ~ Disk Label
mkvg -y myvg -s 16 hdisk2 ~ groups one or more physical devices into a volume group
mirrorvg ~Creates mirror volumes for all volumes in a volume group.
extendvg myvg hdisk3 hdisk4 ~ Extend Volume Goup
lsvg –l vgname ~ displays volumes, with a specified volume group
mklv -y mylv myvg 16 ~ Make logical volume
mklvcopy hd1 2 hdisk1 ~(2) makes a copy of lv should be followed up by syncvg command
lslv ~ List Logical Volume
crfs –v jfs –d mylv –m /myfs
mount ~ mounts a filesystem
varyoffvg myvg ~ Deactivate Volume Group
exportvg myvg ~ Export Volume Group
importvg -y myvg -f /dev/hdisk9 ~ Import Volume Group
varyonvg myvg ~ Activate Volume Group
 :: HP/UX HOST COMMANDS ::
[Link]

HP/UX Software Installation

sysdef ~ analyzes current running system
swlist –l bundle ~ displays version and type of HP-UX
swlist -l patch ~ List installed patches
swreg –l depot /full/path/to/your/depot_file ~ Register a depot package for install
swinstall ~ Install the Software depot

HP/UX Device Commands

insf –e ~ install special device files
ioscan -fnC disk ~ scans system hardware
sam ~ System administration tool
dd if=/dev/rdsk/c34t15d0 of=/dev/zero count=1 ~ makes HP register with a Clariion thru LUNZ device
navicli –h <SP IP> register ~registers host with Clariion and tests agent install
lsdev –C disk ~ list device drivers in the system
mknod ~ makes a directory, special, or ordinary file
/stand/system ~ system configuration file

HP SAN Commands
fcmsutil /dev/fcd0 ~ List HBA wwn
tdutil /dev/td0 ~ List HBA wwn

HP iSCSI Commands
[Link]

HP NFS Commands
/etc/exports ~file controls which file systems are exported to remote hosts and specify options
/exported/directory [Link] ~Exports directory to host [Link] (found in /etc/exports)
exportfs –a ~command to read /etc/export and export filesystem
mount [Link]:/misc/export /misc/local ~mount an NFS export from [Link] to the dir /misc/local

HP/UX Filesystem commands

pvcreate /dev/rdsk/c1t0d2 ~ creates a physical volume within a LVM volume group
pvdisplay ~ display info about physical volumes within an LVM volume group
ls -l /dev/*/group ~list the minor number of each vg in 6th field (all not listed are available)
mkdir /dev/myvg ~Create directory entry in /dev for Volume Group
mknod /dev/myvg/group c 64 0x010000 ~ Create a file for Volume Group
vgcreate -s 16 /dev/myvg /dev/dsk/c1t0d0 ~ creates a LVM volume group
vgextend /dev/myvg /dev/dsk/c1t0d1 ~ add disk to VG
vgchange -a y myvg ~ Avtivate VG
vgscan ~ scan physical volumes for LVM volume groups
vgdisplay ~ displays info about LVM volume groups
lvcreate -l 16 -n mylv /dev/myvg ~ creates LVM logical volumes
lvcreate -m mylv /dev/myvg ~ creates mirrored logical volumes
lvdisplay ~ displays LVM logical volumes
newfs /dev/myvg/rmylv ~ Create file system
mount /dev/myvg/mylv /myfs ~ Mount file system

vgchange -a n myvg ~ Deactivate Volume Group

vgexport myvg ~ Export Volume Group
vgimport /dev/myvg /dev/dsk/c1t0d0 ~ Import Volume Group
 :: PROCEDURES ::
zone hp server to symm
symmask list hba –v ~to list your servers paths to the symm
symmask –wwn –dir –p add dev ~(use wwn, dir, p values from above command) run command for each hba to FA zone
symmask –wwn –dir –p set heterogeneous on HP_UX ~use wwn from the (symmask list hba –v )
symmask refresh
ioscan –fnC disk
insf –e
symcfg dis
sympd list

To get HPUX to register with Clariion if using NaviAgent

Install NaviAgent
Edit [Link] file

ioscan –fnC disk

insf –e

/sbin/init.d/agent stop
rm /etc/log/[Link]
/sbin/init.d/agent start

dd if=/dev/rdsk/c34t15d0 of=/dev/zero count=1 ~ makes HP register with a Clariion thru LUNZ device
navicli –h <SP IP> register ~registers host with Clariion and tests agent install

# rmsf path ( The paths are showing NO_HW or not sensing).

# ioscan -fnc disk (check)
# insf -e
# symcfg discover
# powermt display ( check for any dead path)
# powermt check (checks and corrects dead path).
# powermt config
# powermt save
 :: Linux HOST COMMANDS ::
[Link]

Linux Software Installation

rpm –hiv

Linux Device Commands

modprobe -l *lpfc* `List Emulex modules
modprobe –r ~ discover new disk

/sys/class/scsi_host/host1/issue_lip ~ discover new disk

/sys/class/scsi_host/host1/scan ~ discover new disk

/usr/sbin/lpfc lun_scan all

Linux FC SAN Commands

more /proc/scsi/lpfc/X ~ wwn on RHEL3
more /sys/class/scsi_host/hostX/port_name ~ wwn on RHEL4
more /sys/class/fc_host/hostX/port_name ~ wwn on RHEL5
(X is the instance number of the HBA)

Linux iSCSI Commands

yum install iscsi-initiator-utils ~install iSCSI soft initiator
rpm -q srvadmin-deng iscsi-initiator-utils ~install iSCSI soft initiator
rpm -ql iscsi-initiator-utils ~confiure iSCSI soft initiator
iscsiadm -m discovery -t -p [Link] ~discover iSCSI target
iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn ~

Linux NFS Commands

/etc/exports ~file controls which file systems are exported to remote hosts and specify options
/exported/directory [Link] ~Exports directory to host [Link] (found in /etc/exports)
exportfs –a ~command to read /etc/export and export filesystem
mount [Link]:/misc/export /misc/local ~mount an NFS export
redhat-config-nfs ~RedHat NFS tool

Linux Filesystem commands [Link]

pvcreate /dev/emcpowerX ~ initializes PhysicalVolume for later use by the Logical Volume Manager
vgcreate VG_Name /dev/emcpowerX ~ creates a new volume group
lvcreate --size 2000m --name LV_Name /dev/VG_Name ~creates 2000MB logical volume mkfs -t ext2
/dev/VG_Name/LV_Name ~ Make a file system on a logical volume
mount -t ext2 /dev/VG_Name/LV_Name /mnt/FS_MountPoint ~ mount File system

df –a ~display filesystems
Fdisk /dev/sda ~ partition table manipulation
pvdisplay ~ allows you to see the attributes of one or more physical volumes
pvscan ~ scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical volumes
vgdisplay ~display attributes of volume groups
vgextend ~ allows you to add one or more initialized physical volumes
vgscan ~ scan physical volumes for LVM volume groups
vgexport ~make volume groups unknown to the system
vgimport ~make volume groups known to the system
lvdisplay ~display attributes of a logical volume
lvextend ~ Extend logigal volume
e2fsadm ~ resizing of a logical volume
fsck ~Command used to check and repair a Linux filesystem
 :: SUN/SOLARIS HOST COMMANDS ::
[Link]
SOLARIS Software Installation
ptree –a ~ Shows all running processes in a tree format
showrev –p ~ Displays currently installed Solaris patches
prtconf ~ prints system configurations
pkginfo ~ lists installed software packages
pkgadd ~ install software packages
pkgrm ~ removes installed software packages

Solaris Device Commands

cfgadm –a ~ list all
cfgadm –c configure c4 ~ configure StorEdge Leadville driver.(Search for new devices)
devfsadm –vC ~ searches for devices and also cleans up old
update_drv -f sd -d –I ~ searches for devices
devinfo ~ print device specific information about disk devices
drvconfig ~ generates special device files
reboot -- -r ~ reboots system to discover configuration changes, and rebuild special files
/etc/system ~ system files
/kernel/drv/[Link] ~ lists of available target ids and luns
/kernel/drc/[Link] ~ used for persistent binding on Emulex ([Link] for Qlogic)
/var/adm/messages ~ system messages

Solaris iSCSI Commands

iscsiadm add static-config [Link]:sn.01234567,[Link]:3260 ~map target
iscsiadm add discovery-address [Link]:3260
iscsiadm modify discovery --isns enable
iscsiadm list target –vS Target: [Link]
devfsadm -Cv -i iscsi

Solaris FC SAN Commands

fcinfo hba-port ~ Lists information and WWNs
fcinfo remote-port -p 10000000c937694f –ls ~ Lists the remote-port information

Solaris NFS Commands

share -F nfs -d "Cartman dir" / share2
mount -F nfs cartman:/share2 /cartman
share -F nfs -o ro=[Link],rw=[Link] /reports ~ export (share) /reports read only to
[Link], read,write to [Link]
/etc/dfs/dfstab ~ file to edit to make a share permanent
shareall –F nfs ~ command to excute that will read /etc/dfs/dfstab and share to the network

SOLARIS Filesystem Commands

*** Format and lable all devices before using zpool ***
zpool create spoon c3t6d9 ~create & mounts storage pool named spoon and mounts it at /spoon (no slice #)
zpool create spoon mirror emcpower3c emcpower4c ~create a RAID1 storage pool mounted at /spoon
zpool destroy –f spoon ~destroy a zpool
zfs create spoon/fs ~creates ZFS file system spoon/fs, automatically mounted at /spoon/fs.
zpool list ~list pools
format ~ Disk partitioning and maintenance program
sysdef ~ Device Listing
prtvtoc ~ Disk Label
metadevadm ~ Checks device ID configuration.
metainit ~ Configures volumes.
metastat ~ Displays the status of volumes or hot spare pools.
metaset ~ Administers disk sets.
newfs –v ~ makes a UFS filesystem on disk drive or partition within a diskdrive
 :: SOLUTIONS ENABLER COMMANDS ::
Commands to see devices
syminq ~ list all devides seen by host OS
syminq -cids ~ list Clariion devices
syminq hba –fibre ~ list HBA
syminq –pdevfile ~List the location of devices
sympd list ~ lists the Symmetrix devices that the host OS can see
sympd list –vcm ~ lists all the physical device name in the device masking database
symdev list pd ~ lists the Symmetrix devices that the host OS can see
symdisk

Symdev Commands
symdev list ~ list all devices on symm
symdev –sa –p list ~ list devices maped to that one FA
symdev list –bcv or –rdf1 ~ list all bcv or rdf1 volumes
symdev list –noport ~ list devices not mapped to any FE ports
symdev list –clariion
symdev show 0123 -v ~ vebose listing of one device
symdev list -RANGE 0001:0123 –v ~ vebose listing of a rage of devices
symdev list pd ~ list devices this host can see

Symcfg Commands
symcfg discover ~ discover the storage environment
symcfg list ~ list local and remote symmetrixes
symcfg list –clariion ~ list clariions
symcfg list –v ~ lists whether the Symmetrix director has device masking turned on
symcfg list –FA all list ~ lists all fibre directors in a Symmetrix system
symcfg list -dir all -address -sid 6196 ~ identify the address information for devices
symcfg list -dir all -address -available ~ sid 6196 ~ returns the next available LUN address
symcfg list -lockn all ~ list of visible Symm exclusive locks
symcfg -sid 098712341357 -lockn 15 release ~ release a lock on a Symmetrix array.

Symconfigure Commands
symconfigure –sid <sid> -f <filename> preview ~ checks file to make sure it is ok to exe
symconfigure –sid <sid> -f <filename> commit ~ makes the changes from file
symconfigure –sid <sid> -f <filename> prepare

Symmaskdb Commands
symmaskdb list devs ~ lists all devices accessible to an HBA on a specified Symmetrix system
symmaskdb remove ~ removes the meta member devices
symmaskdb restore ~ restores a database from a specified file
symmaskdb backup ~ backs up a database to a specified file
symmaskdb init ~ deletes and creates a new VCMDB
symmaskdb list assignment ~lists deives already assigned
symmaskdb list no_assignment ~lists deives not yet assigned

Symmask Commands
symmask add devs ~ adds a device to the list of devices that a WWN can access in the database
symmask remove devs ~ removes a device from the list of devices that a WWN can access in the database
symmask delete ~ deletes all access rights for a WWN in the database
symmask replace ~ allows one HBA to replace another
symmask refresh ~ refresh vcmdb to all FA ports
symmask login ~ lists for each Fibre director which hosts and HBA’s are logged in to a Symmetrix system
symmask list HBA’s ~ lists the WWN of the Fibre HBAs on this host
symmask -sid 381 -wwn 50060B000024F9F6 -dir 16C -p 1 set heterogeneous on HP_UX
symmask -sid SymmID set lunoffset on offset base \ -awwn awwn -dir # -p # ~ offset high lun numbers
Other SYMCLI Commands
symsan ~list ports and LUN WWNs seen from a specific Symmetrix director and port
symdg ~ creates/deletes/renames device groups
symld ~ addes & removes devices to a deivce group
symbcv ~ associates/disassociate BCV with device groups
symmir ~ performs (split/establish/restore) BCV mirror commands against device groups
symclone ~ performs (split/establish/restore/activate/terminate/recreate)
symsnap ~ performs (restore/activate/terminate/recreate)
symrdf ~ performs (split/establish/restore/failover/update/failback/suspend/resume) against RDF device groups
symcg ~ Performs operations on a Symmetrix RDF composite group
symrslv ~ Displays logical-to-physical mapping information about a logical object that is stored on a disk.
symstat ~ Displays statistics information about a Symmetrix, any or all directors, a device group, a disk, or a device.
symioctl ~ sends I/O control commands to application

:: NAVICLI COMMANDS ::

navicli –h <SP IP> getsp ~ verify connectivity

navicli –h <SP IP> register ~registers host with Clariion and tests agent install
navicli –h <SP IP> storagegroup ~ list all info about existing groups
navicli –h <SP IP> getrg -lunlist ~ list all existing raid groups and LUNS
navicli –h <SP IP> getdisk ~ shows numbers of disks in storage array
navicli –h <SP IP> getrg <rg id> ~ shows the number of raid groups
navicli –h <SP IP> get lun <lun id> ~ lists all the disks
navicli –h <SP IP> storagegroup -list ~ displays storage groups
navicli –h <SP IP> getcache ~ shows the cache

navicli –h <SP IP> storagegroup –create –gname <name> ~ creates a new storage group
navicli –h <SP IP> storagegroup –addhlu –gname <name> -hlu <#> -alu <#> ~ assigns LUNs to storage group
navicli –h <SP IP> storagegroup –connecthost –host <hname> -gname <gname> ~ assigns host to storage group

:: POWERPATH COMMANDS ::

powermt ~ manage powerpath environment

powercf ~ configure powerpath devices
emcpreg ~ manage powerpath license registration
emcpupgrade ~ convert powerpath configuration files

:: INQ ::
INQ
Inq –h ~ list options and syntax
Inq –hba ~ list hba wwn
Inq –btl ~ display Bus Target and Lun
Inq –show_vol ~ display Symmetrix Volume Number.
Inq –winvol ~ show Windows filesystems
Inq –dev ## –page0 ~ Raw unformatted data on a single device
Inq -clariion ~ display CLARiiON device information