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Basic VERITAS Volume Replicator 4.1 Commands

INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION
Action
Install VVR on both the primary system and all
secondary systems
Add a license on all systems (can also be done
during installvvr execution)
Configure a network connection between the
primary and secondary systems

Command Line
installvvr
vxlicinst k license_key
/etc/hostname.device
/etc/hosts
vi /kernel/drv/vxio.conf

Create identical kernel memory parameters on the

primary and secondary systems

Modify memory parameters online (not persistent)

vol_max_rdback_sz=value;
vol_max_nmpool_sz=value;
vol_rvio_maxpool_sz=value;
vol_min_lowmem_sz=value;
vxtune
vxtune
vxtune
vxtune

vol_max_rdback_sz value
vol_max_nmpool_sz value
vol_rvio_maxpool_sz value
vol_min_lowmem_sz value

/usr/sbin/vxstart_vvr
OR
Start the daemons

/etc/rc2.d/S96vradmind
/etc/rc2.d/S94vxnm-vxnetd
/etc/rc2.d/S96vxrsyncd

Examine VVR memory usage on all hosts in the

replicated data set (RDS)

vrstat M rvgname

ESTABLISHING REPLICATION
Action

Command Line
vxdisksetup i disk_access_name

Initialize a disk and create a disk group

vxdg init dg disk_media_name=disk_access_name

Add an initialized disk to a disk group

vxdg g dg adddisk disk_media_name=disk_access_name

Create a data volume

vxassist g dg make datavol size layout=value

Add a DCM log to a data volume

vxassist g dg addlog datavol logtype=DCM

Create an SRL volume

vxassist g dg make srlvol size layout=value

Create a primary RVG

vradmin g dg createpri rvg datavol srlvol

Create a secondary RVG and the RLINKs

vradmin g dg addsec rvg prihost sechost prlink=to_sechost \

srlink=to_prihost

Set replication parameters

vradmin
vradmin
vradmin
vradmin

Synchronize the secondary

vradmin g dg [-full] [-c ckpt] syncrvg rvg sechost

Start replication

vradmin g dg [-f] [-a] [-c ckpt] startrep rvg sechost

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srlprot=value
latencyprot=value
synchronous=value
bandwidth_limit=value

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STATUS AND VERIFICATION

Action

Command Line

List replicated data set (RDS) configuration

vradmin [g dg] l printrvg

Display replication status of an RDS

vradmin g dg l repstatus rvg

Display RLINK and replication parameters

vxprint g dg -lP

Display RVG and associated volume information

vxprint g dg -lV

Display information about data volumes in an RDS

vxrlink g dg printvol rvg

Display RLINK network information

vxrlink g dg [i interval] stats rlink

Check primary RLINK status

vxrlink g dg status prlink

Collect and display consolidated statistics across

all hosts in an RDS

vrstat V S R M n number rvg

MANAGING REPLICATION
Action

Command Line

Pause replication to a secondary system

vradmin g dg pauserep rvg sechost

Resume replication to a secondary system

vradmin g dg resumerep rvg sechost

Migrate replication to a secondary system

vradmin g dg migrate rvg newpri

Takeover primary role on a secondary system

vradmin g dg takeover rvg

Use fast failback on the new primary system

vradmin g dg [wait] fbsync rvg

vxsnap g dg prepare datavol (On both replication sites)
vxassist g dg make cachevol size (On both replication sites)

Verify online data

vxmake g dg cache cache_obj_name cachevolname=cachevol \

autogrow=yes (On both replication sites)
vradmin g dg [-k cache] verifydata rvg sechost \
cache=cache_obj_name

Change an RLINK IP Address

vradmin g dg changeip rvg newpri_ip newsec_ip

Resize the primary SRL

vradmin g dg resizesrl rvg size

STOPPING AND REMOVING REPLICATION

Action

Command Line

Stop replication to a secondary system

vradmin g dg stoprep rvg sechost

Delete a secondary RVG from an RDS

vradmin g dg delsec rvg sechost

Delete a primary RVG

vradmin g dg [-f] delpri rvg

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