Creating snapshots based on the current redo log - assure_mimix - 6.0

Assure MIMIX for AIX Guide

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Assure MIMIX for AIX Guide
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You can create a snapshot based on the current redo log. You can use this snapshot for data mining and object repair on the production server.

  1. On the recovery server, make sure all snapshot file systems are unmounted before trying to release the snapshot.

    rtumnt -C <Context ID>

  2. Make sure no snapshots already exist on the recovery server.

    scrt_ra -C <Context ID> -W

  3. On the recovery server, enter the following command to create a snapshot based on the current redo log:

    scrt_ra -C <Context ID> -X

    You should see output similar to the following:

    Making SNAP /dev/rsnc1lif_bk_1, 66.306
    Making SNAP /dev/rsnc1lif_bk_2, 66.310
    Making SNAP /dev/rsnc1lif_bk_3, 66.314
    Making SNAP /dev/rsnc1dbmf_bk_1, 66.318
    Making SNAP /dev/rsntestlv, 66.450
    Making SNAP /dev/rsnrtlog, 66.454
    Making SNAP /dev/rtestlv, 66.448
    Making SNAP /dev/rrtlog, 66.452
    Snap Devs (read only, raw)     Minor rj wj   Snap level     Vdev level    Vdevs (read/write, block)
    ------------------------------ ----- -- -- --------------
    /dev/rsnc1lif_bk_1               304 ON --             10              0  N/A
    /dev/rsnc1lif_bk_2               308 ON --             10              0  N/A
    /dev/rsnc1lif_bk_3               312 ON --             10              0  N/A
    /dev/rsnc1dbmf_bk_1              316 ON --             10              0  N/A
    /dev/rsntestlv                   448 ON ON             10             10  /dev/testlv
    /dev/rsnrtlog                    452 ON ON             10             10  /dev/rtlog
  4. Mount the volumes on the recovery server. Enter the following command:

rtmnt -C <Context ID>

You should see output similar to the following:

Determining Filesystems to mount...
fsck -fp -y /dev/rtestlv
log redo processing for /dev/rtestlv
syncpt record at 7028
end of log 7028
syncpt record at 7028
syncpt address 7028
number of log records  = 1
number of do blocks = 0
number of nodo blocks = 0
/dev/rtestlv (/test): ** Unmounted cleanly - Check suppressed
Mounting /test...