Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility

Preface

Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility provides procedures for administering EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility data replication with Sun^TM Cluster Geographic Edition software. This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. This document is not to be used as a planning or presales guide.

The instructions in this book assume knowledge of the Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS) and Sun Cluster software, and expertise with the volume manager software that is used with the Sun Cluster software.

Related Books

Information about related Sun Cluster Geographic Edition topics is available in the documentation that is listed in the following table. All Sun Cluster Geographic Edition documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com.

Topic	Documentation
Overview	Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Overview Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2 2/08 Documentation Center
Glossary	Sun Java Enterprise System Glossary
Hardware administration	Individual hardware administration guides
Software installation	Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Installation Guide
System administration	Sun Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Hitachi TrueCopy Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility
Command and function references	Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Reference Manual

For a complete list of Sun Cluster documentation, see the release notes for your Sun Cluster software at http://docs.sun.com.

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or administer a Sun Cluster Geographic Edition configuration. This document might not contain complete information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information:

Online documentation for the Solaris software system
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Solaris OS man pages

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Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	`#`