cellcli To Manage the Exadata cell Storage [root@uaexacell1 init.d]# cellcli CellCLI: Release 11.2.3.2.

Production on Tue Nov 18 02:16:03 GMT+05:30 2014 Copyright (c) 2007, 2012, Oracle. All rights
reserved. Cell Efficiency Ratio: 1CellCLI> LIST CELL List the Cell Status CellCLI> LIST CELL uaexacell1 online
CellCLI> LIST LUN To list all the physical Drive & Flash drives LIST PHYSICALDISK To list all the physical
Drive & Flash drives LIST LUN where celldisk = <celldisk> To list the LUN which is mapped to specific disk
CellCLI> LIST LUN where celldisk = FD_13_uaexacell1 FLASH13 FLASH13 normal LIST CELL DETAIL List the
cell Status with all attributes CellCLI> LIST CELL DETAIL name: uaexacell1 bbuTempThreshold: 60
bbuChargeThreshold: 800 bmcType: absent LIST CELL attributes <attribute> To list the specific cell
attributes CellCLI> LIST CELL attributes flashCacheMode WriteThrough LIST CELLDISK List all the cell Disks
CellCLI> LIST CELLDISK CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 normal CD_DISK01_uaexacell1 normal LIST CELLDISK
DETAIL List all the cell Disks with Detailed information CellCLI> LIST CELLDISK detail name:
FD_13_uaexacell1 comment: creationTime: 2014-11-15T01:46:57+05:30 deviceName: 0_0
devicePartition: 0_0 diskType: FlashDisk

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LIST CELLDISK <CELLDISK> detail TO list the Specific celldisk detail CellCLI> LIST CELLDISK
FD_00_uaexacell1 detail name: FD_00_uaexacell1 comment: creationTime: 2014-11-15T01:46:56+05:30
LIST CELLDISK where disktype=harddisk To list the celldisk which are created using harddisk CellCLI> LIST
CELLDISK where disktype=harddisk CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 normal CD_DISK01_uaexacell1 normal
CD_DISK02_uaexacell1 normal LIST CELLDISK where disktype=flashdisk To list the celldisk which are
created using Flashdisk CellCLI> LIST CELLDISK where disktype=flashdisk FD_00_uaexacell1 normal
FD_01_uaexacell1 normal FD_02_uaexacell1 normal LIST CELLDISK where freespace > SIZE To list the
celldisks which has more than specificed size CellCLI> LIST CELLDISK where freespace > 50M
FD_00_uaexacell1 normal FD_01_uaexacell1 normal LIST FLASHCACHE To list the configured
FLASHCACHE LIST FLASHCACHE DETAIL To list the configured FLASHCACHE in detail LIST FLASHLOG To
list the configured FLASHLOG LIST FLASHLOG DETAIL To list the configured FLASHLOG in detail LIST
FLASHCACHECONTENT To list the Flashcache content LIST GRIDDISK To list the griddisks CellCLI> LIST
GRIDDISK DATA01_CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 active DATA01_CD_DISK01_uaexacell1 active LIST GRIDDISK
DETAIL To list the griddisks in detail CellCLI> LIST GRIDDISK DETAIL name:
DATA01_CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 availableTo: cachingPolicy: default cellDisk: CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 LIST
GRIDDISK <GRIDDISK_NAME> To list the specific Griddisk CellCLI> LIST GRIDDISK
DATA01_CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 DATA01_CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 active LIST GRIDDISK
<GRIDDISK_NAME> detail To list the specific Griddisk in detail CellCLI> LIST GRIDDISK
DATA01_CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 detail name: DATA01_CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 availableTo:
cachingPolicy: default cellDisk: CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 LIST GRIDDISK where size > SIZE To list the
griddisk which size is higher than specified value CellCLI> LIST GRIDDISK where size > 750M
DATA01_CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 active LIST IBPORT To list the inifiniband Port LIST IORMPLAN To list the
IORMPLAN CellCLI> LIST IORMPLAN uaexacell1_IORMPLAN active
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LIST IORMPLAN DETAIL To list the IORMPLAN in DETAIL CellCLI> LIST IORMPLAN DETAIL name:
uaexacell1_IORMPLAN catPlan: dbPlan: objective: basic status: active LIST METRICCURRENT

To get the I/O’s

second for all the objects CellCLI> LIST METRICCURRENT CD_BY_FC_DIRTY CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 0.000
MB CD_BY_FC_DIRTY CD_DISK01_uaexacell1 0.000 MB CD_BY_FC_DIRTY CD_DISK02_uaexacell1 0.000
MB CD_BY_FC_DIRTY CD_DISK03_uaexacell1 0.000 MB LIST METRICCURRENT cl_cput, cl_runq detail To
list the RUNQ CellCLI> list metriccurrent cl_cput, cl_runq detail name: CL_CPUT alertState: normal
collectionTime: 2014-11-18T02:42:26+05:30 metricObjectName: uaexacell1 metricType: Instantaneous
metricValue: 4.7 % objectType: CELLname: CL_RUNQ alertState: normal collectionTime: 2014-11-
18T02:42:26+05:30 metricObjectName: uaexacell1 metricType: Instantaneous metricValue: 12.2
objectType: CELL LIST QUARANTINE To list the QUARANTINE disk LIST QUARANTINE detail To list the
QUARANTINE disk in detail LIST THRESHOLD To list the thersold limits LIST THRESHOLD DETAIL To list the
thersold limits in detail LIST ACTIVEREQUEST To list the active Requests LIST ALERTHISTORY To list the
alerts

CREATING the Exadata Storage cell Objects (CREATE)

The below commands will be used most commonly on exadata storage to create the virtual objects.

CREATE CELL <CELL_NAME> interconnect1=<ethx> Configures the cell network CellCLI> CREATE CELL
uaexacell1 interconnect1=eth1 Cell uaexacell1 successfully created

Starting CELLSRV services…

The STARTUP of CELLSRV services was successful. Flash cell disks, FlashCache, and FlashLog will be
created.

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CREATE CELLDISK <CELLDISK_NAME> <LUN> Creates cell disk(s) according to attributes provided.
CREATE CELLDISK UADBG1 LUN=00_00 CREATE CELLDISK ALL HARDISK Creates cell disk(s) on all the
harddisks CellCLI> CREATE CELLDISK ALL HARDDISK CellDisk CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 successfully created
CellDisk CD_DISK01_uaexacell1 successfully created CellDisk CD_DISK02_uaexacell1 successfully created
CREATE CELLDISK ALL Creates cell disk(s) on all the harddisks & flashdisks CellCLI> CREATE CELLDISK ALL
CellDisk CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 successfully created CREATE CELLDISK ALL FLASHDISK Creates cell disk(s)
on all the flashdisks CellCLI> CREATE CELLDISK ALL FLASHDISK CellDisk FD_00_uaexacell1 successfully
created CREATE FLASHCACHE

celldisk=”Flash_celldisk1″

Creates flash cache for IO requests on specific flashdisk CellCLI> CREATE FLASHCACHE

celldisk=”FD_00_uaexacell1,FD_01_uaexacell1″,
size=500M CREATE FLASHCACHE ALL size = <size> Creates flash cache for IO requests on all devices with
specific size CREATE FLASHCACHE ALL size = 10G CREATE FLASHLOG

celldisk=”Flash_celldisk1″

Creates flash log for logging requests on specified flashdisk CellCLI> CREATE FLASHLOG

celldisk=”FD_00_uaexacell1,FD_01_uaexacell1″,

size=500M CREATE FLASHLOG ALL size = <size> Creates flash log for logging requests on all devices with
specific size CREATE FLASHLOG ALL size = 252M CREATE GRIDDISK <GRIDDISK_NAME>
CELLDISK=<celldisk> Creates grid disk on specific disk CellCLI> CREATE GRIDDISK UADBDK1
CELLDISK=CD_DISK00_uaexacell1 GridDisk UADBDK1 successfully created CellCLI> CREATE GRIDDISK
<GRIDDISK_NAME> CELLDISK=<celldisk>, size=<size> Creates grid disk on specific disk with specific size
CellCLI> CREATE GRIDDISK UADBDK2 CELLDISK=CD_DISK02_uaexacell1, SIZE=100M GridDisk UADBDK2
successfully created CellCLI> CREATE GRIDDISK ALL HARDDISK PREFIX=<Disk_Name>, size=<size> Create
Grid disks on all the harddisk with specific size. CellCLI> CREATE GRIDDISK ALL HARDDISK
PREFIX=UADBPROD, size=100M Cell disks were skipped because they had no freespace for grid disks:
CD_DISK00_uaexacell1. GridDisk UADBPROD_CD_DISK01_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk
UADBPROD_CD_DISK02_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk UADBPROD_CD_DISK03_uaexacell1
successfully created GridDisk UADBPROD_CD_DISK04_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk
UADBPROD_CD_DISK05_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk UADBPROD_CD_DISK06_uaexacell1
successfully created GridDisk UADBPROD_CD_DISK07_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk
UADBPROD_CD_DISK08_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk UADBPROD_CD_DISK09_uaexacell1
successfully created GridDisk UADBPROD_CD_DISK10_uaexacell1 successfully created

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CREATE GRIDDISK ALL FLASHDISK PREFIX=<Disk_Name>, size=<size> Create Grid disks on all the flashdisk
with specific size. CellCLI> CREATE GRIDDISK ALL FLASHDISK PREFIX=UAFLSHDB, size=100M GridDisk
UAFLSHDB_FD_00_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_01_uaexacell1 successfully
created GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_02_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk
UAFLSHDB_FD_03_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_04_uaexacell1 successfully
created GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_05_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk
UAFLSHDB_FD_06_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_07_uaexacell1 successfully
created GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_08_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk
UAFLSHDB_FD_09_uaexacell1 successfully created GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_10_uaexacell1 successfully
created CREATE KEY Creates and displays random key for use in assigning client keys. CellCLI> CREATE
KEY 1820ef8f9c2bafcd12e15ebfe267abad CellCLI> CREATE QUARANTINE

quarantineType=<“SQLID” or “DISK REGION”

or \

“SQL PLAN” or “CELL OFFLOAD”>

attributename=value Define the attributes for a new quarantine entity CellCLI> CREATE QUARANTINE
quarantineType=”SQLID”, sqlid=”5xnjp4cutc1s8″

Quarantine successfully created. CellCLI> CREATE THRESHOLD <Thersold1> attributename=value

Defines conditions for generation of a metric alert. CellCLI> CREATE THRESHOLD
db_io_rq_sm_sec.db123

comparison=’>’, critical=120

Threshold db_io_rq_sm_sec.db123 successfully created CellCLI>

DELETING the Exadata Storage cell Objects (DROP)

The below mentioned cellcli commands will help you to remove the various objects on the exadata
storage cell. Be

carefully with “force” option since it can remove the object even though it is in use.

DROP ALERTHISTORY <ALER1>, <ALERT2> Removes the specific

alert from the cell’s alert

history. CellCLI> DROP ALERTHISTORY 2 Alert 2 successfully dropped CellCLI> DROP ALERTHISTORY ALL
Removes all alert from

the cell’s alert history.

CellCLI> DROP ALERTHISTORY ALL Alert 1_1 successfully dropped Alert 1_2 successfully dropped Alert
1_3 successfully dropped Alert 1_4 successfully dropped Alert 1_5 successfully dropped Alert 1_6
successfully dropped DROP THRESHOLD <THERSOLD> Removes specific threshold from the cell CellCLI>
DROP THRESHOLD db_io_rq_sm_sec.db123 Threshold db_io_rq_sm_sec.db123 successfully dropped
CellCLI> DROP THRESHOLD ALL Removes all threshold from the cell CellCLI> DROP THRESHOLD ALL

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DROP QUARANTINE <quarantine1> Removes quarantine from the cell CellCLI> DROP QUARANTINE
QADB1 DROP QUARANTINE ALL Removes all the quarantine from the cell CellCLI> DROP QUARANTINE
ALL DROP GRIDDISK <Griddisk_Name> Removes the specific grid disk from the cell CellCLI> DROP
GRIDDISK UADBDK1 GridDisk UADBDK1 successfully dropped CellCLI> DROP GRIDDISK ALL
PREFIX=<GRIDDISK_STARTNAME> Removes the set of grid disks from the cell by using the prefix CellCLI>
DROP GRIDDISK ALL PREFIX=UAFLSHDB GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_00_uaexacell1 successfully dropped
GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_01_uaexacell1 successfully dropped GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_02_uaexacell1
successfully dropped GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_03_uaexacell1 successfully dropped GridDisk
UAFLSHDB_FD_04_uaexacell1 successfully dropped GridDisk UAFLSHDB_FD_05_uaexacell1 successfully
dropped DROP GRIDDISK <GRIDDISK> ERASE=1pass Removes the specific grid disks from the cell and
Performs secure data deletion on the grid disk CellCLI> DROP GRIDDISK
UADBPROD_CD_DISK10_uaexacell1 ERASE=1pass GridDisk UADBPROD_CD_DISK10_uaexacell1
successfully dropped CellCLI> DROP GRIDDISK <GRIDDISK> FORCE Drops grid disk even if it is currently
active. CellCLI> DROP GRIDDISK UADBPROD_CD_DISK08_uaexacell1 FORCE GridDisk
UADBPROD_CD_DISK08_uaexacell1 successfully dropped DROP GRIDDISK ALL HARDDISK Drops griddisks
which are created on top of hardisk DROP GRIDDISK ALL HARDDISK

Modifying the Exadata Storage cell Objects (ALTER)

The below mentioned commands will help you to modify the cell attributes and various objects setting.
ALTER command will be used to perform the start/stop/restart the MS/RS/CELLSRV services as well.

ALTER ALERTHISTORY 123 examinedby=<user_name> Sets the examinedby attribute of alerts ALTER
ALERTHISTORY 123 examinedby=<lingesh> ALTER CELL RESTART SERVICES ALL All(RS+CELLSRV+MS)
services are restarted CellCLI>ALTER CELL RESTART SERVICES ALL ALTER CELL RESTART SERVICES < RS |
MS | CELLSRV > To restart specific services CellCLI>ALTER CELL RESTART SERVICES RS CellCLI>ALTER CELL
RESTART SERVICES MS CellCLI>ALTER CELL RESTART SERVICES CELLSRV ALTER CELL SHUTDOWN
SERVICES ALL All(RS+CELLSRV+MS) services will be halted CellCLI>ALTER CELL SHUTDOWN SERVICES
ALTER CELL SHUTDOWN SERVICES < RS | MS | CELLSRV > To shutdown specfic service CellCLI>ALTER
CELL SHUTDOWN SERVICES RS CellCLI>ALTER CELL SHUTDOWN SERVICES MS CellCLI>ALTER CELL
SHUTDOWN SERVICES CELLSRV ALTER CELL STARTUP SERVICES ALL All(RS+CELLSRV+MS) CellCLI>ALTER
CELL STARTUP SERVICES

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services will be started ALTER CELL STARTUP SERVICES < RS | MS | CELLSRV > To start specific Service
CellCLI>ALTER CELL STARTUP SERVICES RS CellCLI>ALTER CELL STARTUP SERVICES MS CellCLI>ALTER CELL
STARTUP SERVICES CELLSRV ALTER CELL NAME=<Name> To Set the Name/Re-name to the Exadata
Storage Cell CellCLI> ALTER CELL NAME=UAEXACELL1 Cell UAEXACELL1 successfully altered CellCLI>
ALTER CELL flashCacheMode=WriteBack To Modify the flashcache mode to writeback from
writethrough. To perform this,You need to drop the flashcache & Stop the cellsrv .Then you need to
create the new Flashcache CellCLI> DROP flashcache Flash cache UAEXACELL1_FLASHCACHE successfully
dropped CellCLI> CellCLI> ALTER CELL SHUTDOWN SERVICES CELLSRV

Stopping CELLSRV services…

The SHUTDOWN of CELLSRV services was successful. CellCLI> CellCLI> ALTER CELL
flashCacheMode=WriteBack Cell UAEXACELL1 successfully altered CellCLI> CellCLI> CREATE FLASHCACHE

celldisk=”FD_00_uaexacell1,FD_01_uaexacell1″,

size=500M ALTER CELL interconnect1=<Network_Interface> To set the network interface for cell
stroage. CellCLI> ALTER CELL INTERCONNECT1=eth1 A restart of all services is required to put new
network configuration into effect. MS-CELLSRV communication may be hampered until restart.Cell
UAEXACELL1 successfully altered ALTER CELL LED OFF The chassis LED is turned off. CellCLI> ALTER CELL
LED OFF ALTER CELL LED ON The chassis LED is turned on. CellCLI> ALTER CELL LED ON

ALTER CELL smtpServer='<SMTP_SERVER>’

Set the SMTP server CellCLI> ALTER CELL

smtpServer=’myrelay.unixarena.com’

ALTER CELL smtpFromAddr='<

myaddress@mydomain.com>’

Set the Email From Address CellCLI> ALTER CELL

smtpFromAddr=’uacell@unixarena.com’

ALTER CELL

smtpToAddr='<myemail@mydomain.com>’

Send the alrets to this Email Address CellCLI> ALTER CELL

smtpToAddr=’lingeshwaran.rangasamy@gmail.com’

ALTER CELL smtpFrom='<myhostname>’

Alias host name for email

CellCLI> ALTER CELL smtpFrom=’uaexacell1′

ALTER CELL smtpPort=’25’

Set the SMTP port

CellCLI> ALTER CELL smtpPort=’25’

ALTER CELL smtpUseSSL=’TRUE’

Make the smtp to use SLL

CellCLI> ALTER CELL smtpUseSSL=’TRUE’

ALTER CELL

notificationPolicy=’critical,warning,clear’

Send the alrets for critical,warning and clear CellCLI> ALTER CELL

notificationPolicy=’critical,warning,clear’

ALTER CELL notificationMethod=’mail’

Set the notification method as email

CellCLI> ALTER CELL notificationMethod=’mail’

 ALTER CELLDISK <existing_celldisk_name>

name='<new_cell_name>’,

comment='<comments>’

Modify’s the celldisk name

CellCLI> ALTER CELLDISK CD_DISK00_uaexacell1

name=’UACELLD’, comment=’Re

-named for

UnixArena’

CellDisk UACELLD successfully altered ALTER CELLDISK ALL HARDDISK FLUSH Dirty blocks for all
harddisk will be flushed CellCLI> ALTER CELLDISK ALL HARDDISK FLUSH

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