Veritas Volume Replicator Windows add-on users guide for Veritas Operations Manager 4.0

108 Pages·2011·1.01 MB·English

by  Symantec Corporation

Veritas Volume Replicator
Windows add-on users guide
for Veritas Operations
Manager
4.0
VeritasVolumeReplicatorWindowsadd-onusersguide
for Veritas Operations Manager
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Contents
Technical Support
............................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1 About Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR)
......................... 11
AboutVeritasVolumeReplicator(VVR)........................................... 11
OverviewofVeritasVolumeReplicator............................................ 11
Available Documentation .............................................................. 12
Chapter 2 AboutusingVeritasOperationsManager(VOM)for
VVR operations
.............................................................. 13
UsingtheVeritasOperationsManagerconsoleforperformingVVR
operations ............................................................................ 13
FeaturesoftheVeritasOperationsManagerwebconsole.....................14
Supportedwebbrowsers................................................................15
Managingconnections ................................................................. 15
ConnectingtotheVeritasOperationsManagerserver ..................15
LayoutoftheVeritasOperationsManagementconsole .......................17
Header................................................................................. 17
Tabs .................................................................................... 17
LeftPaneorTaskPane(Treeview)............................................ 18
RightPaneorContentPane(tabularview)...................................19
Statuspane........................................................................... 19
ExitingtheVeritasOperationsManagerconsole.......................... 19
Chapter 3 About monitoring VVR replication using the web
console
........................................................................... 21
AboutmonitoringVVRreplicationusingtheVOMwebconsole............ 21
InterpretingtheinformationintheVVRviews.................................. 22
ManagingtheSummaryview ...................................................22
ManagingtheReplicatedDataSet(RDS)view..............................23
InterpretingtheinformationinVeritasOperationsMangerweb
consoleforaVVRhost...................................................... 49
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Chapter 4 About administering the Replicated Data Set
tasks
................................................................................. 53
AboutadministeringtheReplicatedDataSettasks.............................53
Adding Volumes .......................................................................... 54
AddingthePrimaryReplicatedVolumeGroup...................................56
PrerequisitesforsettinguptheRDS.......................................... 56
CreatingthePrimaryReplicatedVolumeGroup...........................56
Addingasecondaryhost ...............................................................59
AddingBunkerRVG......................................................................65
DeletingVVRObjects.................................................................... 69
Removingdatavolumes.......................................................... 69
Deletingthereplicateddataset ................................................70
DeletingtheprimaryRVG .......................................................71
DeletingthesecondaryRVG .................................................... 72
Chapter 5 About administering the RVG
........................................... 73
AboutadministeringtheRVG.........................................................73
EnablingordisablingdataaccesstotheRVGdatavolumes..................74
DisablingDataAccess ............................................................ 74
EnablingDataAccess ............................................................. 75
Expandingthedatavolumes ..........................................................75
ExpandingtheReplicatorLog.........................................................76
Shrinkingthedatavolumes........................................................... 77
AddingorremovingtheDCMlogsfromthedatavolume..................... 77
RemovingDCMlogfromthedatavolumes ................................. 78
AddingDCMlogtothedatavolumes..........................................78
Resynchronizingthesecondaryhosts........................................ 78
AssociatingordissociatingtheReplicatorLogVolume ....................... 79
DissociatingtheReplicatorLogvolume ..................................... 80
AssociatingtheReplicatorLogvolume.......................................80
Chapter 6 About administering replication
...................................... 81
Startingreplication...................................................................... 81
StoppingReplication.................................................................... 82
Pausingreplication.......................................................................83
PausingSecondaryfromthePrimary ........................................ 84
Pausingthesecondaryhost......................................................84
Resumingreplication.................................................................... 85
Resumingthesecondaryhostfromtheprimary ..........................85
Resumingreplicationfromthesecondaryhost............................ 85
Changingthereplicationsettings....................................................86
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ManagingCheckpoints.................................................................. 89
CreatingtheprimaryRVGCheckpoint....................................... 90
Endingthecheckpoint............................................................ 91
Deletingthecheckpoint.......................................................... 91
Convertingtheprimarytoasecondary.............................................92
MigratingtheprimaryRole............................................................92
Takingovertheprimaryrole..........................................................94
Generalnotesontakeoveroperation.........................................94
PerformingtakeoverinamultipleBunkersetup.......................... 95
Performingtakeoverwithfast-failback...................................... 95
Performingtakeoverwithoutusingfast-failback..........................97
Creatingsnapshotsforthedatavolumes ......................................... 97
Reattachingthesnapshotsbacktotheoriginalvolumes................98
RecoveringtheRVG..................................................................... 99
RestoringtheSecondary.............................................................. 100
Chapter 7 About administering Bunker replication
...................... 101
AboutadministeringBunkerreplication......................................... 101
StoppingReplication................................................................... 102
StartingReplication.................................................................... 102
PausingandResumingReplication................................................ 103
ChangingReplicationSettings...................................................... 104
AssociatingordissociatingtheReplicatorLog................................. 104
AssociatingtheReplicatorLogVolume .................................... 104
DissociatingtheReplicatorLogvolume ................................... 105
ExpandingtheReplicatorLog....................................................... 105
ActivatingorDeactivatingtheBunker............................................105
Activatingthebunker ...........................................................106
Deactivatingthebunker ........................................................106
Deletingthebunkersecondary......................................................106
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