Configuration interface for the EMC Symmetrix

EMC Symmetrix provides applications for configuring, monitoring and controlling the Symmetrix system.

A basic Symmetrix configuration is performed by an EMC Customer Engineer (CE) via the Symmetrix service processor. The CE defines the storage device types and sets the configurable options. The user is then able to configure and control the exported storage as described below.

Symmetrix storage is configured and controlled in-band via an external server running one of the following:

EMC Control Center enables the Symmetrix storage to be managed or monitored.
Volume Logix is a volume configuration management tool. It provides control over access rights to the storage when multiple hosts share target ports.

Symmetrix Command Line Interface (SYMCLI) enables the server to monitor and control Symmetrix.