Quantum DXi V1000 User Manual

Quantum DXi-Series Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide
6-67081-05 Rev B
April 2012
38 Replication CLI Commands
• Deleting an OST Target Mapping
• Getting an OST Target Mapping
Initiating a Cartridge
Based, File/Directory
Based, or Namespace
Replication
syscli --replicate vtl --name <VTL_name> --barcode <barcode> |
--namespace [--disbleok]
This CLI command allows the admin user to initiate a replication the for a
specified VTL. If the --barcode option is specified, only the cartridge with
specified barcode on the specified VTL will have replication initiated. The VTL
must have cartridge base replication enabled in order to replicate a cartridge. If
the --namespace option is specified, namespace replication is initiated for the
whole specified VTL. If the --disableok option is specified, no error will be
returned if the cartridge base replication is not enabled.
syscli --replicate nas --name <NAS_share_name> [ --path
<directory_path_or_filename_to_the_share> | --namespace ] [--disableok]
This CLI command allows the admin user to initiate a replication for NAS share
or an individual directory or file on the specified NAS share. The share must have
the file/directory based replication enabled in order to replicate a directory or a
file. If the --namespace options is specified, namespace replication is initiated
on the whole NAS share. If the --disableok option is specified, no error will be
returned if the file/directory base replication is not enabled.
Locking a VTL or NAS
Share
syscli --lock vtl --name <VTL_name> [--wait]
syscli --lock nas --name <NAS_share_name> [--wait]
This CLI command allows the admin user to lock or unlock the specified VTL or
share on a replication target so that cartridge or file/directory based replication
recovery requests are queued. No recovery will occur until the VTL or share is
unlocked.
If the --wait option is not specified when locking, the CLI will not wait and will
return right away if the VTL or share is already locked. If the --wait option is
specified, this CLI command will wait if there is a lock in place and will return
when the lock is obtained.
Unlocking a VTL or NAS
Share
syscli --unlock vtl --name <VTL_name> [--force]
syscli --unlock nas --name <NAS_share_name> [--force]
This CLI command allows the admin user to unlock the specified VTL or share on
a replication target that was locked from the previous lock CLI command.
If the --force option is specified, the lock will be forced to be unlocked on the
VTL or share.
Getting VTL or NAS
Share Lock Status
syscli --getstatus vtllock --name <VTL_name>
This CLI command allows the CLI admin to retrieve the status of the lock for the
specified VTL.

Quantum DXi V1000 Specifications

General

Brand	Quantum
Model	DXi V1000
Category	Storage
Language	English