Basic VERITAS Volume Replicator™ 4.1 Commands: Veritas Education Quick Reference

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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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Basic VERITAS Volume Replicator 4.1 Commands

Create identical kernel memory parameters on the

Modify memory parameters online (not persistent)

Examine VVR memory usage on all hosts in the

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 \

Set replication parameters

Synchronize the secondary

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

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

STATUS AND VERIFICATION

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

Display RVG and associated volume information

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

vrstat V S R M n number rvg

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

Verify online data

vxmake g dg cache cache_obj_name cachevolname=cachevol \

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

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