Sun StorageTek Availability Suite 4.0 Remote Mirror Software Administration Guide
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1. Introduction to Remote Mirror Software
Overview of Remote Mirror Software
Features of the Remote Mirror Software
Remote Mirror Software Enhanced Features
Disk-Based Asynchronous Queues
Multiple Asynchronous Flusher Threads
Remote Mirror Software Architecture
What Kind of Volumes Can Be Used?
How Many Volumes Can Be Configured?
Groups in a Clustered Environment
Network Protocols and TCP/IP Connection
Firewalls and Remote Mirror Software
One-to-Many, Many-to-One, and Multihop Volume Sets
Order-Dependent Writes and Volume Set Grouping
2. Replication and Synchronization Modes
Reverse Update Synchronization
Choosing Update or Full Resynchronization
Choosing Automatic or Manual Resynchronization
Using the Remote Mirror Software With the Point-in-Time Copy Software
3. Preparing to Use the Software
Increasing the Default Number of Volumes Allowed
Using More Than 64 Volume Sets
Increasing the Storage Volume Device Limit
To Increase the Storage Volume Limit
Setting the Bitmap Operation Mode
Restricted Access To Volume Sets
Commands and I/O Group Operations
Failed Operations in an I/O Group
Commands and Sun Cluster Operations
Mounting and Unmounting Replicated Volumes
dsbitmap Bitmap Sizing Utility
4. Using the Remote Mirror Software
Establishing Volume Copies for the First Time
To Synchronize the Volumes During Update
To Resynchronize Primary and Secondary Volumes
When Not To Resynchronize Volumes
Resynchronizing Volumes Manually
To Rehearse a Primary Volume or Site Failure
To Rehearse a Secondary Volume or Site Failure
Handling Primary Volume Failures
Recovering From a Primary Site Disaster
Restoring a Primary Site From the Secondary Site
Swapping the Remote Mirror Hosts
To Disable the Software at Site-A
To Change the Site-B Secondary Host to the Primary Host
From Which Host Are Commands Issued?
Enabling and Disabling Volume Sets
Adding and Deleting Point-in-Time Copy Software Volumes
Stopping Replication and Starting Logging
Synchronizing and Updating Volume Sets
Restarting an Initial Synchronization
Performing a Reverse Copy or Update After a Primary Volume or Network Link Failure
Starting a Full Synchronization
Starting an Update Resynchronization
Waiting for Synchronization to Finish Executing
Reconfiguring or Modifying a Volume Set
Changing the Bitmap Volume in a Volume Set
Moving a Volume Set to a Different I/O Group
To Remove Volume Sets From an I/O Group
To Move Volume Sets to Another I/O Group
Changing the Replication Mode of a Volume Set
To Remove Volume Sets From an I/O Group and Change the Replication Mode
Updating the Volume Set Information
Updating the Disk Cluster Tag Name
Displaying Volume Set Information
Displaying Volume Set and I/O Group Status
Listing of Volume Sets and I/O Group Names
Enabling or Disabling Autosynchronization
Using Autosynchronization with Sun Cluster
Setting the Asynchronous Queue
Asynchronous Mode and the Queue
To Display the Current Queue Size
Sample Output For a Correctly-Sized Queue
Sample Output for an Incorrectly-Sized Queue
Setting the Number of Asynchronous Threads
A. dsstat and Storage Cache Statistics
Report Master and Shadow Volume Point-in-Time Copy Software Statistics
Report Network Statistics for the Remote Mirror Software
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