HP Storage Mirroring Software - Manual (Page 94)

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Controlling a mirror manually
Identify the connection ID by locating the number in the left column below the target machine name and use one of the
following commands for the appropriate mirror control:
! Mirror Stop
! Mirror Start
Command MIRROR STOP
Description Stops a paused mirror
Syntax MIRROR STOP < con_id | * >
Options ! con_id —Connection ID assigned to the source/target connection
! *—Specifies all connection IDs
Examples ! mirror stop 1
! mirror stop *
Command MIRROR START
Description Initiates the mirror process
Syntax MIRROR START < con_id > [CLEAN | DIFFERENT [,NEWER] ,CHECKSUM]
[ORPHANS |NOORPHANS] [CALCULATE]
Options ! con_id —Connection ID assigned to the source/target connection
! CLEAN —Deletes all files in the specified target path prior to mirroring
! DIFFERENT —Mirrors only those files that are different based on the file date, time, and/or size
! NEWER —Mirrors only those files that are newer on the source than on the target
! CHECKSUM —Mirrors only those blocks that are different based on block checksum comparisons
! ORPHANS —Removes orphan files on the target
! NOORPHANS —Does not remove orphan files on the target
! CALCULATE —Calculate the size of the replication set prior to mirroring
Examples ! mirror start 1 different, newer
! mirror start 3 clean
! mirror start 2 different, checksum
Notes ! In order to use the clean option, you must have the cleaner program setting enabled. For
detailed information, see the cleaner option in the table Storage Mirroring Text Client program
settings on page 14-11.
! By default, orphan files will not be removed and the size of the replication set database will be
calculated.