My problem:
symrdf -f devs.txt -sid xxxx -rdfg 2 split fails with error: unable to acquire the Symmetrix device lock
or
symdev -sid xxxx -lock 9 list command shows that some devices in the meta have lock 9 but the head and others do not.
Unable to release the lock 9 on the individual meta members using the command symdev release -sid xxxx -lock 9
How to fix the problem:
Issue the command symdg -force release groupname -lock 9
The response will be Device group 'groupname' locks released for BCV Devices even if there are no SRDF bcv's, and the result will be that the meta members have the lock 9 released.
Check the state of the RDF devices now (symrdf -f devs.txt -sid xxxx -rdfg 2 query) to ensure that they are in a proper state for the split since the previous presence of the lock 9 infers that there was an issue that occurred during an API operation.
try this
SvarSlett"symdev -lock release -sid xxx" (-nop) for both symms. (This will release locks for all devices, once done, you are good to go.)
P.S : If you havent tried the EMC SRDF-CE Software for clustering using Symmetrix VMAX / VMAXe arrays, try it ! Its awesome for geographically dispersed HA clustering !!!
Regards
Sinu Chacko