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syminq

Issues a SCSI INQUIRY command, and optionally a SCSI READ CAPACITY, on one or all devices.

In addition, it can be used to obtain a list of the local host's HBAs.

SYNOPSIS syminq [-h] syminq [-sym] [-bcv] [-powerpath] [PdevName]

[-symmids] [-la | -nocapacity]

[-pdevfile] [-cache | -nocache]

[-v [-nocapacity]]

[-copa] [-wwn [-colons]]

[-winvol] [-native] [-host_cache] syminq [-clariion] [-powerpath] [PdevName]

[-cids] [-la | -nocapacity]

[-v [-nocapacity]]

[-wwn [-colons]] syminq [-hds] [PdevName]

[-hids] [-la | -nocapacity]

[-v [-nocapacity]] syminq [-storworks] [PdevName]

[-swids] [-la | -nocapacity]

[-v [-nocapacity]] syminq [-mapinfo] [PdevName]

[-sym[-powerpath]|-clariion[-powerpath]|

-hds|-storworks]

[-cache | -nocache] [-colons] [-winvol] syminq hba [-fibre | -scsi | -iscsi | -snia]

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syminq -identifier <device_name|nice_name|hp_id|vms_id>

[PdevName] [-sym [-bcv]| -clariion]

DESCRIPTION

The syminq command can issue a SCSI INQUIRY, and optionally a SCSI READ CAPACITY, on one or all devices.

By default, the scope of the command is for all disk devices. You can limit the scope to Symmetrix,

CLARiiON, HDS, or StorageWorks devices.

The syminq command also lists the HBAs in the local host, for fibre, SCSI, or both.

The option -cache attempts to recover the results of a previous SCSI interrogation from a running base daemon for increased speed.

ARGUMENTS

None.

OPTIONS

-bcv           Displays Symmetrix BCV devices only.

-cache         Attempts to recover the results of a previous SCSI interrogation from a running base daemon for increased speed.

-cids          Displays CLARiiON IDs.

-clariion      Displays CLARiiON devices only.

-colons        Indicates to use a colon separator between bytes of WWN data.

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-copa          Lists physical device names only in a format to input into EMC's COPA tool.

-fibre         Modifies the request for listing HBAs to include Fibre HBAs only.

-h             Provides brief, online help information.

-hds           Displays HDS devices only.

-hids          Displays HDS IDs.

-host_cache    Displays devices registered for control by host cache cards only.

-identifier    Lists the Symmetrix device identifiers assigned to devices by the user or other applications. The user must choose one of the four identifier types currently supported to be displayed. If nice_name is specified, nice names for CLARiiON devices also display.

-iscsi         Modifies the request for listing HBAs to include iSCSI HBAs only.

-la            Lists physical device names, Symmetrix

IDs, or CLARiiON IDs, only in a left-aligned format.

-mapinfo       Displays target mapping information for devices mapped through Fibre HBAs.

-native        Displays the native inquiry data if the inquiry data is altered.

-nocache       Bypasses the cache and rescans the

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devices.

-nocapacity    Skips issuing a SCSI READ CAPACITY to the device(s).

-pdevfile      Lists physical device names in a format for use as pdevfile entries.

-powerpath     Displays EMC PowerPath devices only.

-scsi          Modifies the request for listing HBAs to include SCSI HBAs only.

-snia          Indicates the use of only the SNIA API to gather HBA data. This implies -fibre.

-storworks     Displays StorageWorks devices only.

-swids         Displays StorageWorks IDs.

-sym           Displays Symmetrix devices only.

-symmids       Displays Symmetrix IDs.

-v             Provides a more detailed, verbose listing.

Cannot be used with -copa or -la options.

-winvol        Displays Windows volumes only.

-wwn           Displays the device WWN.

PARAMETERS hba            The host bus adapter.

PdevName       The host name for the device, such as

/dev/rdsk/c2t0d2s3.

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EXAMPLES

To issue a SCSI INQUIRY to all Symmetrix devices that are visible to this host, enter: syminq -sym -nocap

To issue a SCSI INQUIRY and READ CAPACITY to a device, enter: syminq /dev/rdsk/c2t0d2s3

To issue a SCSI INQUIRY and READ CAPACITY to a device and display with more detailed, verbose information, enter: syminq -v /dev/rdsk/c2t0d2s3

To list the SCSI HBAs in the local host, enter: syminq hba -scsi

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