Geographic Edition Configuration and Administration Tasks

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The following table lists administration tasks for your Geographic Edition configuration.

Note - For procedures to create partnerships, heartbeats, protection groups, sites, and multigroups, see Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Installation and Configuration Guide and the Geographic Edition manual for your data replication product.

Table 2-2 Geographic Edition Administration Tasks

Task	Description and Documentation
Switch over services to the partner cluster. You can switch over individual protection groups or multigroups.	See the procedures to switch over a protection group from primary to secondary in the Geographic Edition manual for your data replication product. You can also use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager GUI. To switch over multiple protections groups that are configured in a multigroup, see How to Switch Over a Multigroup.
Take over services from primary to secondary during a disaster. You can take over services for an individual cluster or for a multigroup.	See the procedures to force immediate takeover of services by a secondary cluster in the Geographic Edition manual for your data replication product. You can also use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager GUI. To take over multiple protection groups that are configured in a multigroup, see How to Take Over a Multigroup.
Recover from a takeover.	Perform data recovery and error repair outside of the Geographic Edition infrastructure. See the Geographic Edition documentation for the data replication product you are using. Resynchronize the partner clusters. See Resynchronizing a Protection Group. You can also use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager GUI.
Start an individual protection group or a multigroup.	To start an individual protection group, see How to Activate a Protection Group or use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager GUI. To start a multigroup, see How to Start All Protection Groups in a Multigroup.
Stop an individual protection group or a multigroup.	To stop an individual protection group, see How to Deactivate a Protection Group. You can also use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager GUI. To stop a multigroup, see How to Stop All Protection Groups in a Multigroup.
Delete a multigroup	See Deleting a Multigroup.
Delete a site.	See Deleting a Site.
Delete a protection group or a data replication component.	See Deleting Protection Groups and Data Replication Components. You can also use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager GUI.
Delete a partnership.	See Leaving or Deleting a Partnership. You can also use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager GUI.
Disable the Geographic Edition software.	See How to Disable the Geographic Edition Software.
Uninstall the Geographic Edition software.	See the Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Installation and Configuration Guide .