Time Finder/Mirrors(BCV)

Up to! 995, to perform backup operations on standard volumes, the application and
file system should be shutdown .So the downtime is mandatory. In order to
overcome the downtime and to achieve RTO=0,Split mirror tecnolo!y was
introduced.Which lead to the eneration of !"# s B"S#$%SS CO$T#$"&$C%
VO'"M%S(

B"S#$%SS CO$T#$"&$C% VO'"M%S)
I$ facilitates unplanned downtime
It provides dynamic, full imae copies of data
%ata protection and stand&by data for fast recovery
%ecision support
!ack&up
'arallel information(%ata )ccess
!"# device is used to create an additional mirror imae of a standard device in order
to provide the facilities mentioned above.
!usiness continuance is achieved throuh !"# devices, the standard stand&alone
Symmetri* devices that are specially confiured to be dynamic mirrors.
!"# devices should be synchroni+ed with standard devices to perform replication and
obtain point ,in time physical mirror copies.
(Ma*e s+re tat te si,e o- te BCV de.ice so+ld /e e0+al to te si,e o- te
Standard de.ice to wic it pairs wit)
1ow to create BCV de.ices2
"reate standard devices and should be confiured as unprotected.
-ap the device
"onvert the device
"ommit
%iscover the device
Update the #"- database
*The above procedure is run at the time of creation of devices
Types o- BCV Mirrorin!
.. -irrorin
/. -ulti !"#
0. "oncurrent !"#
1. 2emote -irrorin3S2%45
6 Type 1,2,&3 are performed in the local sym,where as type 4 is performed
across the syms.
Operations per-ormed on BCVs
1. %sta/lis) Synchroni+e the standard volume with the !"# volumes. $here
are two types of synchroni+ations full and incremental. $he first
synchroni+ation is always full and the rest are mostly incremental.
2. Split) $erminate relationship between !"# and Standard %evices. $here are
two types of splits instant split and consistent split. 4rom 7nenuity 5*89
instant split has become a default split.
3. Restore %urin the restore operation, data on the standard is replaced
with the data brouht from the !"# device. %urin this phase )pplications
must be stopped file system to be unmounted and should have volume
roups deactivated.
'&B S%SS#O$ "S#$3 SO'"T#O$ %$&B'%R S4MC'#
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"reate a device roup to manipulate mirror operations between standard device and
!"# in the symm.)dd the device pair to the roup, i.e, and Standard %evice and !"#
%evice pair. 'erform mirror operations. and view the data by usin volume
manaers disk roup. %elete the content in the Standard device and restore the data
from !"#.
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$he devices ,hosts and roups are addressed as below
Symm &/== Standard %evice& >>>9
'roduction host ,SU;= !"# %evice& >>/0
!ackup host & SU;5
%evice roup , mird
%isc roup & sund
Source
$aret
7)CR%&T% & 6%V#C% 3RO"5 &66 ST&$6&R6 &$6 BCV 6%V#C%S
a5 "reate a device roup of type reular<
Sun=? Symd create mird ,type reular
b5 )dd standard device to the device roup<
Sun=?symld , mird add dev >>>.
c5 )dd !"# to the roup
Sun=?symbcv , mird associate dev >>/0
8)$O9 F#$6 4O"R ST&$6&R6 6%V#C% #$ SO"RC% S"$: #F $OT &V&#'B'%
M&S; #T TO F#$6 #$ SO"RC% 1OST
a5 ;ow find the list of devices mapped to the host
Sun=? symin@
b5 "reate alias to wwn of host
Sun7
Sun5
0009
STD
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0023
BCV
Sun=? symmask ,sid /== ,wwn .>>>>>>>>> rename sun=(port>
c5 2efresh the database
Sun=? symmask refresh
d) -ap the standard device to source host
Sun=? symmask &sid /== ,awn sun=(port> add dev >>>9 ,dir .c ,p > ,nop
, Sun=? symmask &sid /== ,awn sun=(port> add dev >>>9 ,dir /c ,p > ,nop
Sun=? symmask &sid /== ,awn sun=(port> add dev >>>9 ,dir .5c ,p > ,nop
Sun=? symmask &sid /== ,awn sun=(port> add dev >>>9 ,dir .8c ,p > ,nop
e5 ;ow refresh the #"- database
Sun=?symmask refresh
f5 ;ow scan the devices
Sun=? symcf discover
Sun=? symmaskdb list database
(device should be seen in the database under sun7)
<)$O9 S%T"5 VO'"M% "$6%R T1% CO$TRO' OF VO'"M% M&$&3%R
a5 "heck the status of volume manaer<
sun=?v*dctl mode
sun=?v*dctl disable
sun=?v*dctl enable
b5 "onfiure the controller
sun=? v*dmpadm listctlr
sun=?v*dmpadm enable ctlrAc0
c5 Scan the discs
sun=? devfsadm ,"v
sun=?format3Identify the device and label it.$o identify check the device path by
e*ecutin symin@ command 5
B.9
Blabel
B@uit
d5 Initiali+e the disk
sun=?v*disksetup ,i 7-">.C9
e5 Dist the device
sun=?v*disk list
f5create disk roup
sun=?v*d init sund disk.A7-">.C9
5 Import the disk rouip
sun=?v*d ,f" import sund
h5 "reate a volume
sun=?v*assist , sund make vol>. />>m
i5 Start the volume
sun=? v*vol , sund startall
E5$o check the disk roups in the volume maner
Sun=?v*disk &o allds list
k5 "reate a file system on the disk roup
sun=?newfs (dev(v*(rdsk(sund(vol>.
l5 "reate a mount point
Sun=? mkdir !"#
m5 -ount the volume
Sun=?mount (dev(v*(dsk(sund(vol>. (!"#
n5 7nter the directory
Sun=?cd !"#
o5 7nter the content in the folder
Sun=?cp (etc(r6 .
p5 %isplay the contents
Sun=? ls
=)$ow syncroni,e te .ol+mes
a5 7stablish the relation between standard device and !"#
sun=? symmir , mird est ,full
b5 ;ow check the status of device roup
sun=? symmir , mird @uery
sun=?symmir list
55 Split te relation
(To split the volume unmount the source; f it is a consistent split, need not
to unmount the volume!
a5Sun=?symmir , mird split ,consistent
"heck the status
b5 Sun=?symmir , mird @uery
O$ T1% Bac*+p 1OST S"$>
"nless the relation is split tar#et volume can$t be mounted on the tar#et
host
=5 -ount the !"# volume on the taret
a5 Scan for new disks
sun5? v*disk scandisks
b5 ;ow check the disk roups
sun5?v*disk ,o allds list
c5 Import the disk roup
sun5? v*d ," import sund
5 Start the volume
Sun5?v*vol , sund startall
h) "reate a mount point
Sun5? mkdir !"#
5 -ount the volume
Sun5?mount (dev(v*(dsk(sund(vol>. (!"#
h5 :pen the directory
sun5?cd !"#
I5 check the contents
Sun5?ls
(#F T1% 6&T& %?#STS T1% O5%R&T#O$ #S S"CC%SSF"')
Unmount the volumes on the taret for later sync cycles
Sun5?cd
Sun5?umount !"#
#ncremental mirror te .ol+mes
While !"# is split from standard volume, Some I(: may take place in the standard
volume, Which results in the invalid tracks on !"#,so it is re@uired to resync with
Standard device aain to have the tracks copied, so now perform incremental
establish and check the data on the taret volume.
O$ T1% SO"RC% S"$:
.5 )dd some data on source3Source has been already mounted on a directory
!"#5
a5 "heck the present workin directory
Sun=?pwd
b5 If the directory is not opened ,open the directory
Sun=?cd bcv
c5 )dd some data
Sun=?cp (etc(f6 .
d5 "heck the status of the mirror
Sun=?symmir , mird @uery 3Invalid tracks should be shown5
e5 ;ow synchroni+e incrementally 3"heck whether the taret is
unmounted5
Sun=?symmir , mird est 3!y default est does incremental copy of
tracks5
f5 "heck the mirror status
Sun=?symmir , sund @uery 3Invalid tracks should be Fero5
5 Split the volumes and check the tarets for data uprades
Sun=?symmir , mird split ,consistent
h5 "heck the status
Sun=?symmir , mird @uery
8) O$ T1% T&R3%T S"$> C1%C; T1% 6&T&
a5 -ount the volume
Sun5?mount (dev.(v*(dsk(sund(vol>. (bcv
b5 "hane to directory bcv
sun5? cd bcv
c5 ;ow check the data in the directory
Sun5? ls
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R%STOR% T1% 6&T% TO SO"RC% FROM T&R3%T
In the source volume entire data has been erased now restore the data from the
taret
O$ T1% SO"RC% VO'"M% S"$:
a5 "heck the present workin directory
Sun=?pwd 3if it is bcv leave it intact else5
b5 "hane the directory to !"#
Sun=?cd !"#
c5 2emove the content in the volume
Sun=?rm ,rf 6 .
d5 check the data
Sun=?ls 3It should not have any content5
e5 ;ow unmount the volume
Sun=?cd
Sun=?umount bcv
f5 ;ow deport the d
Sun=?v*d ," deport sund
C1%C; T1% ST&T"S O$ T1% T&R3%T S"$>
a5 Unmount the volume
Sun5? cd
Sun5?umount bcv
b5 %eport the volume
Sun5?v*d , deport sund
R%STOR% T1% 6&T& O$ T1% SO"RC% S"$:
a5 7*ecute restore command on the source
Sun=?symmir , mird restore
b5 "heck the status
Sun=?symmir , mird @uery 3Status should display restored5
c5 Import the disk roup
Sun=? v*d ," import sund
d5 Start the volume
Sun=?v*vol , sund startall
e5 -ount the volume
Sun=?mount (dev(v*(dsk(sund(vol>. (bcv
f5 "hane the directory
Sun=? cd !"#
5 "heck the content
Sun=?ls
#F T1% 6&T& #S &V&#'&B'% &$6 #S S#M#'&R TO T1% 5R%V#O"S 6&T& T1&T
9&S 6%'%T%6 B4 "S T1%$ T1% O5%R&T#O$ #S S"CC%SS
Clean +p
"heck the status of session I terminate
Sun=? symmir , mird @uery
Sun=? symmir , mird split
Sun=? symmir , mird @uery
Sun=? symmir , mird cancel

2emove standard devices from device roup mird
Sun=?symld , mird remove %7#>>.
Sun=?symbcv , mird remove dev >>/0
2emove device roup
Sun=?symd delete mird &force