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AndyC3

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November 7th, 2006 03:00

Celerra Business Continuity - NFS Replication

We have set up replication of our NFS environment to our BCP site so our data is replicated offsite every 10 minutes.

What is the preferred way of copying across the Exports and Quota data to the remote site too?

Many thanks

Duane_Olson

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November 17th, 2006 06:00

THere is a file in /nas/server/slot_x called export. THis file contains all the export information for that data mover. Copy the lines you need from this file (do not mess with the one that exports / to the 192.168.1.x, etc.). Open the same file on your target side. Insert the lines. As root , rebuild the configuration file by using the following command:
/nas/sbin/build_config /nas/server/slot_x /nas/dos/slot_x (substitue the slot number in for the x)
Now issue the server_export server_x -all command. This command will read the export file, and as long as the mountpoints on the DR box are identical to the source, the filessytems will be exported.

CAUTION

This should ONLY be done by a qualified EMC person. If you do not do the build_config command correctly, you will can cause the datamvoers to not work.

AndyC3

4 Posts

November 13th, 2006 04:00

Hi,

Thanks for the reply but as this is NFS we aren't using VDMs.

In the NetApp world there is an exports file that can be copied across to a BCP box, I am trying to find the Celerra equivalnet file.

Thanks

Andy

sscss0

15 Posts

November 13th, 2006 11:00

try /nas/server/server_x/export

I can't guarantee this will work if you just copy it into another datamover. Your mileage may vary. If it works, let us know.

Thanks

sscss0

15 Posts

November 17th, 2006 10:00

Duane,

Will this work on the export.shares file as well? I have a few hundred CIFS shares to move and using server manager takes forever.

Duane_Olson

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January 31st, 2007 07:00

Unfortunately, no. THe export.shares file has a CRC check attached to it, and inserting/deleting data will not work. If you copy it to the new frame, it will have an invalid CRC as well, and will not work(It may work, but will constantly have an error saying something like "the database is corrupt".

You can use the sharedup.exe to copy shares from one system to another though.

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