Replicating Data in an Availability Suite Protection Group (Task Maps)

This section summarizes the tasks for configuring and administering Availability Suite data replication in a protection group.

Table 1-1  Configuration Tasks for Availability Suite Data Replication

Task Description Install the Availability Suite feature software. See How to Install Availability Suite Software. Perform an initial configuration of the Availability Suite feature. See Installation and Configuration of Availability Suite Software. Create a protection group that is configured for Availability Suite data replication. See How to Create and Configure an Availability Suite Protection Group. Add a device group that is controlled by Availability Suite. See How to Add a Data Replication Device Group to an Availability Suite Protection Group. Add an application resource groups to the protection group. See How to Add an Application Resource Group to an Availability Suite Protection Group. Replicate the protection group configuration to a secondary cluster. See How to Replicate the Availability Suite Protection Group Configuration to a Partner Cluster. Activate the protection group. See How to Activate a Protection Group in Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide . Verify the protection group configuration. Perform a trial switchover or takeover and test some simple failure scenarios before bringing your system online. See Chapter 4, Migrating Services That Use Availability Suite Data Replication. Check the runtime status of replication. See Checking the Runtime Status of Availability Suite Data Replication.

Table 1-2  Administration Tasks for Availability Suite Data Replication

Task Description Detect failure. See Detecting Cluster Failure in Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide . Migrate services by using a switchover. See Migrating Replication Services by Switching Over Protection Groups in Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide . Migrate services by using a takeover. See Forcing a Takeover on Systems That Use Availability Suite. Recover data after forcing a takeover. See Recovering Availability Suite Data After a Takeover.