Backup the VCMDB

Backup the VCMDB

The symmaskdb backup command is used to create a backup copy of the Device Masking VCMDB. The syntax for this command is:

symmaskdb -sid SymmID backup–file BkupFileName-noprompt

where:

SymmID= The ID of a specific Symmetrix the symmaskdb command is to be executed against.

BkupFileName= The name of the file to be used to store the backup copy of the Device Masking VCMDB created. (You cannot reuse backup file names; a new file name must be provided each time this command is executed.) The backup copy will be stored in the file specified and that file will be written to the current directory (i.e., the directory that this command is executed from).

For example, to store a backup copy of an existing Device Masking VCMDB for a Symmetrix with an ID of 000000012345in a file named BackupDevMaskDB_1, execute the followingcommand:

symmaskdb –sid 12345 backup –file BackupDevMaskDB_1 –noprompt

When this command is executed, you should see a message that looks something like this:

Symmetrix SymMask database backed up to file BackupDevMaskDB_1

from Symmetrix 000000012345