Local means that the SYMAPI server you’re working on has direct access to gatekeepers on the array. Remote means that the SYMAPI server can see/control the array via an SRDF link from one of the local arrays. You can do pretty much anything on a remote array that you can on a local array.
 Hi,  What does the attachment mean in the output of symcfg.exe? (for ex, please see below for sample output)   Is the management of both local and remote arrays same - or, some commands/features wont work for storage arrays which are attached remote?  C:\Program Files\EMC\SYMCLI\bin>symcfg.exe list                                  S Y M M E T R I X                                         Mcode    Cache      Num Phys  Num Symm     SymmID       Attachment  Model     Version  Size (MB)  Devices   Devices       {sid1}      Local       VMAX-1    5876      120320         5      5604      {sid2}      Remote      DMX3-6    5773       16384         0       875      {sid3}      Remote      VMAX-1SE  5876       28672         0      3816      {sid4}      Remote      VMAX-1SE  5876       28672         0      4160  Best regards, 
What does [remote and local] attachment refers to in the output of symcfg list?