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Table 19 LSMUTIL storage options

Purpose

LSMUTIL option

Export storage pool entries into an XML file, which can be modified and then
imported.

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NOTE:

The -export –spe only exports a subset of the information

concerning a catalog-based (SPM-based) storage pool entries. It exports all
of the information as displayed with other storage pool entries, but it does not
export the information that is particular to a catalog-based storage pool entry.

-export –spe

Import modified storage pool entries from an XML file

Create multiple storage pool entries by importing pre-allocated storage
volumes from an XML file

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NOTE:

The –import –spe option cannot be used with catalog-based

(SPM-based) storage pool entries.

-import -SPE

Preallocate server (initiator) WWNs for a Virtual Connect Domain Group. An
automatically allocated server WWN in a storage pool entry can be replaced
with a preallocated WWN, for which appropriate zoning and storage
presentation has already been done

-reserve –wwn

Exports the inventory of managed resources (servers, blades, hypervisors, and
so on) and any current annotations (local disk information) to the xml file as
specified with the –file parameter. By editing this file and adding or editing
the local disk information within it, and then importing the xml file using
lsmutil –import –an –file filename.xml

, You can create or modify

information about local disks that is hidden from Insight Dynamics discovery.

This command is usable only for available Blades and DL servers controlled
by the CMS.

If the user specifies a negative storagesize within the imported xml file,
the localdisk information will be reset to the default settings.

-export –an

Import compute resources and local disk information using lsmutil –import
–an –file filename.xml

.

-import –an

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See

“LSMUTIL options” (page 94)

for more information on -export –spe parameters.

Easing communication between server and storage administrators

LSMUTIL includes two options (-export –spe and –import –spe) that facilitate communication
between the server administrator who defines storage pool entries, and the storage administrator
who creates, presents, and zones storage.

NOTE:

The -export –spe only exports a subset of the information concerning a catalog-based

(SPM-based) storage pool entries. It exports all of the information as displayed with other storage
pool entries, but it does not export the information that is particular to a catalog-based storage
pool entry.

The –import –spe options cannot be used with catalog-based storage pool entries.

The XML file that is generated from the LSMUTIL -export –spe command contains a number
of elements that represent existing storage pool entries, each with tagged
properties and elements.

The specifications in the exported XML file represent the requests from the server
administrator. The storage administrator can use the initiator WWNs within the
element when creating, presenting, and zoning the requested storage volumes. The storage controller
port WWNs (and LUN numbers) can be edited into the elements.

When the LSMUTIL –import –spe command is entered, Insight Dynamics matches the storage
pool entries in the XML file based on the element. When a matching is found, the
information in the XML file is used to update the storage pool entry (for example, by adding

Using LSMUTIL with logical server storage

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