Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Hitachi TrueCopy

Administering Data Replication in a Hitachi TrueCopy Protection Group

This section summarizes the steps for configuring Hitachi TrueCopy data replication in a protection group.

Table 1–1 Administration Tasks for Hitachi TrueCopy Data Replication

Task 

Description 

Review configuration requirements and guidelines, and perform an initial configuration of the Hitachi TrueCopy software. 

See Initial Configuration of Hitachi TrueCopy Software.

Create a protection group that is configured for Hitachi TrueCopy data replication. 

See How to Create and Configure a Hitachi TrueCopy Protection Group That Does Not Use Oracle Real Application Clusters or How to Create a Protection Group for Oracle Real Application Clusters.

Add a device group that is controlled by Hitachi TrueCopy. 

See How to Add a Data Replication Device Group to a Hitachi TrueCopy Protection Group.

Add an application resource group to the protection group. 

See How to Add an Application Resource Group to a Hitachi TrueCopy Protection Group.

Replicate the protection group configuration to a secondary cluster. 

See How to Replicate the Hitachi TrueCopy Protection Group Configuration to a Secondary Cluster.

Test the configured partnership and protection groups to validate the setup.  

Perform a trial switchover or takeover and test some simple failure scenarios. See Chapter 3, Migrating Services That Use Hitachi TrueCopy Data Replication.

Activate the protection group. 

See How to Activate a Hitachi TrueCopy Protection Group.

Check the runtime status of replication. 

See Checking the Runtime Status of Hitachi TrueCopy Data Replication.

Detect failure. 

See Detecting Cluster Failure on a System That Uses Hitachi TrueCopy Data Replication.

Migrate services by using a switchover. 

See Migrating Services That Use Hitachi TrueCopy Data Replication With a Switchover.

Migrate services by using a takeover. 

See Forcing a Takeover on a System That Uses Hitachi TrueCopy Data Replication.

Recover data after forcing a takeover. 

See Recovering Services to a Cluster on a System That Uses Hitachi TrueCopy Replication.

Detect and recover from a data replication error. 

See Recovering From a Hitachi TrueCopy Data Replication Error.