new vdevs are not visible in replication manager

only gonna try and help you with the first part for now:

>I have allocated the new vdevs to mount host. when i tried to create the storage pool i am not be able to see those >devices in list.

below is some things that have worked in the past when customer devices are not visable to the mount host in RM.

Personally...I suggest doing the "Job simulate" first...it seems to clear up most issues...and I beleive you are already seeing your vdevs on the mount host via syminq (at least that is how I read you entry.

let me know if the "simulate" works...or if any of the following helps resolves that issue.

      1)    Stop your RM Client on the problem host

      2)    rename the symapi_db_emcrm_client.bin file

      3)    restart your RM Client

      4)    From the RM Gui, perform a:

                  "add storage" for the array

      "array discover" by right clicking on the host in

the "Hosts" section

      Also try:

A) Verify the new vdev shows up in a syminq on the mount host.

b) If it does, then simulate the job (this in itself can

populate the "visible to host" column in the storage pool)

      And this may sound strange, but I’ve had multiple customer specify

      The Production Host as their mount host, and then see this issue

      Because the prod host did not have the replica devices mapped/masked

      To it.  Please validate they are using the right mount host!

Hi Nsat,

when i had the same issues i executed the following procedure:

1. Stop RM client service
   
   /opt/emc/rm/client/bin/rc.irclient stop
2. Stop EMC Storapid service from /opt/emc/VXX/symcli/bin
   
   stordaemon shutdown all -immediate
3. Rename /opt/emc/rm/client/bin/symapi_db_emcrm_client.bin to symapi_db_emcrm_client.bin.OLD
   Note: skip this step for Linux as RM stores this info in memory and this file does not exist
4. Rename /var/symapi/db/symapi_db.bin to symapi_db.bin.OLD
5. Go to /opt/emc/V65/symcli/bin and run
   
   symcfg discover -symm
   
   Note: this command will automatically start up Storapid service
    
6. Wait until you get a prompt back and start RM Client service
   
   /opt/emc/rm/client/bin/rc.irclient start
7. From RM GUI, right click on the problem host and select Discover Array