Before you can do anything with a VMAX, you need to install the Solution enabler software,

which you can get from powerlink.emc.com. You download the software, unzip or untar it, run

the emc-install program and get the product licensed.

Now you have your software, but you need to run an initialisation command before you can

connect to your DMX. Navigate to /usr/symcli/bin and run;

symcfg discover

symcfg list

The first command gets information from the DMX and uses it to build a configuration database

on your host. The second command lists that information out.

However symcfg is a very powerful command that can be used to display and alter the

configuration of a VMAX. My preference is to use symconfigure for most of this, but symcfg

can be used to manage VMAX locks, RDF and director ports, gatekeeper devices,