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The Sun StorageTek Availability Suite 4.0 Point-in-Time Copy Software Administration Guide is intended for use by the administrator of the system on which the Point-in-Time Copy software is installed, or by qualified Sun technical personnel.
The Sun StorageTek Availability Suite 4.0 Point-in-Time Copy software is a point-in-time snapshot facility that runs in a Solaris OS. A point-in-time snapshot, also called a point-in-time copy, is an instantly available, time-fixed, replicated view of a momentarily quiesced volume.
In order to fully use the information in this document, you must have thorough knowledge of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS).
This book contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1 describes the Sun StorageTek Availability Suite 4.0 Point-in-Time Copy software in functional detail.
Chapter 2 discusses various operational considerations for the Sun StorageTek Availability Suite 4.0 Point-in-Time Copy software.
Chapter 3 discusses configuration considerations when using Sun StorageTek Availability Suite 4.0 Point-in-Time Copy software with other data services software.
Chapter 4 contains examples showing how to configure, enable, and use the Point-in-Time Copy software. The command-line interface (CLI) commands are covered in functional order.
Chapter 5 describes the Point-in-Time Copy software's CLI and provides the syntax of the CLI commands.
Appendix A describes usage of the dsstat command, which enables you to track the I/O statistics of the Point-in-Time Copy software.
Glossary defines terms used in this book.
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