HPNonStopRDFSystemManagement ManualforJ …

1 HP NonStop RDF System ManagementManual for J-series and H-series RVUs ( )HP Part Number: 529826-006 Published:June 2009 Edition: and subsequent J-series RVUs and and subsequent H-series RVUs Copyright2009 Hewlett-PackardDevelopmentCompany, , ,CommercialComputerSoftware,ComputerSoft wareDocumentation, ,Windows, ,Pentium, , ,OSF/1,UNIX,X/Open,andthe"X"devicearereg isteredtrademarks, ,OSF,theOSFlogo,OSF/1,OSF/Motif,andMotif aretrademarksoftheOpenSoftwareFoundation , ,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO, ,performance,oruseofthismaterial. 1990,1991,1992,1993 OpenSoftwareFoundation, : 1987,1988,1989 Carnegie-MellonUniversity. 1989,1990,1991 DigitalEquipmentCorporation.

2 1985,1988,1989,1990 EncoreComputerCorporation. 1988 FreeSoftwareFoundation,Inc. 1987,1988,1989,1990,1991 Hewlett-PackardCompany. 1985,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992 InternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation . 1988,1989 MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology. 1988,1989,1990 MentatInc. 1988 MicrosoftCorporation. 1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992 SecureWare,Inc. 1990,1991 SiemensNixdorfInformationssystemeAG. 1986,1989,1996,1997 SunMicrosystems,Inc. 1989,1990, , , ,EdJames,SymmetricComputerSystems,Robert Elz. 1980,1981,1982,1983,1985,1986,1987,1988, of ContentsAbout This (RVUs).. Syntax EncouragesYour Introducing With System System Control ,AlternateKeyFiles, Control RDF (SingleSystem).

3 53 Online Dumpsofthe Access DDL Lost Transactions(ZLT).. Preparing the RDF Name (Data Communication) on the Backup and DDL Installing and Configuring TableofContentsSeparatingNonStopSQL (T0346) (T0347) (T0618) (T1226) ,Stop, (UsingINITTIMEO ption).. IndividualProcess Operating and Monitoring (withoutanINFile)..102 UsingRDFCOMF romaCommandFile(INfile).. for for RDF Error for TableofContentsProcess Logs (Collectors).. Critical Operations, Special Situations, and Error From File System Space State AuditedVolume Recovery Recovery , , , RDFT akeover Three Undo for Primary (BROWSE versusSTABLEA ccess).

4 , UPDATE to a DDL Maintaining the Shared ,Tables, Online Database (Step4,Method1).. #1 #2 #3 Without Relative (Step4,Method1)..177 Key-SequencedFileswithFRNL(Step4,Method2 )..178 RelativeFileswithCreate/Load(Step4,Metho d1)..178 RelativeFileswithFRNL(Step4,Method2).. (WithorWithoutPartitions).. , , , Phase Entering RDFCOM ,Syntax, State File File File State State State State State State State TableofContentsRDF State * RDF State State State State State TableofContentsOutput RDF State State State and State State State State State Entering RDFSCAN TableofContents10 Triple Triple ContingencyWithout Subvolume-Level and File-Level Character(*).

5 Subvolume Name ' Auxiliary Audit ,Stop-Update-to-Time, Expand Network (RCSV) Network (RDFNET) Network Control Phase 3 Validationand Master Network Master Process-Lockstep a AuxiliaryAudit AuxiliaryAudit Event TableofContents16 NonStop SQL/MXand Zero Lost Transactions (ZLT)..337 How It Remote Mirror ConfigurationRecord Takeover (ZLTP rocessing)..342 The (TakeoverProcessing)..343 ZLT Audit-Trail TMF Normal ZLT Takeover RDF CommandsQuick File File File Additional Reference the Operational Using and RemovingRDF of Figures1-1 RDF RDF Receiver SynchronizedDatabasesBefore Starting SynchronizedDatabases, ListofFiguresList of Tables1-1 RDF Hardware Software RDFCOMU tility RDF RecoveryFromFileModificationFailures(RDF E vent700).

6 1225-2 RecoveryFromFileOpenFailures(RDFE vent705)..1235-3 RecoveryFromFileCreationFailures(RDFE vent739)..1238-1 OperationalLimitsforRDF/IMP,IMPX, RDF Metrics Reportedby of Examples1-1 Chain ListofExamplesAbout This DocumentTheRemoteDatabaseFacility(RDF)su bsystemenablesusersatalocal(primary)syst emtomaintainacurrent,onlinecopyoftheirda tabaseononeormoreremote(backup)systems, ,generatedattheprimarysystembytheNonStop TransactionManagementFacility(TMF)produc t, , , ,update9( )forRDFIMP,RDF/ ,followedbydirectionsforinstalling,confi guring, , , Release Version Updates (RVUs) , AudienceThismanualcontainsinformationfor everyoneresponsibleforRDFinstallation,ma nagement,andoperationsonHPIntegrityNonSt op systems.

7 Systemmanagers Systemoperators Databaseadministrators Systemanalysts ApplicationdesignersBeforereadingthisman ual, ,seetheTMFmanualslistedin RelatedInformation .Additionally,itisessentialtonotethatthr oughoutthismanualthephrasesNonStopSQLpro ductsandNonStopSQLrefertotheNonStopSQL/ and ChangedInformation in This EditionBesidesminorcorrectionsandclarifi cationsthroughoutthemanual,thesignifican tnewandchangedinformationcontainedinthis manualareorganisedinthefollowingmanner:N ew features in the RDF manual. Addedinformationonthenewoptionofautomati cdeletionofRDFcontrolfilesduringinitiali zationin InitializingRDF (page79)and INITIALIZERDF (page212).

8 Addednewsectionon ManagingMultipleRDFE nvironmentsfromOneRDFCOMS ession (page104). Addedinformationonaltering UPDATEROPEN (page117).SupportedReleaseVersionUpdates (RVUs) 23 AddedinformationonrunningaTAKEOVER commandusinganOBEY file/INFilein IssuingtheTAKEOVERC ommandinanObeyFile (page142)and TAKEOVER (page255). AddedinformationaboutFASTUPDATEMODEin NearRealTimeReadAccesstoUpdatesonthePrim arySystem (page149)and SETRECEIVER (page232). Addedinformationonsupportforlongfilename sin ProcessFileNames (page358). AddedthefigureforTriplecontingencyunder UsingZLTtoAchievethesameProtection (page276). AddedinformationonSubvolume/FileLevelREP LICATEPURGE optioninChapter11 Subvolume-LevelandFile-LevelReplication.

9 Addedthesection INCLUDEPURGEandEXCLUDEPURGE (page281). AddedanewEMSevent931thatdisplaystheANSI nameofaSQL/MXobjectonwhichaSHAREDACCESSD DL operationwasperformed. AddedFastTAKEOVERG uidelinesin HowtoPlanfortheFastestMovementofBusiness OperationstoYourBackupSystemAfterTakeove r (page144).Updates in the RDF manual UpdateddescriptionofAUDITTRAILBUFFER attributein ConfiguringTMFforRDFO perationsonthePrimarySystem (page60). UpdatedinformationonOnlinedumpsandconfig urationofUPDATEROPEN modein ConfiguringTMFforRDFO perationsontheBackupSystem (page61). UpdatedrecommendednumberofAuditedfilespe rvolumein AuditedFilesPerVolumeonPrimarySystem (page62).

10 UpdateddetailsonPROTECTED modein UPDATEROPENA ttribute (page86). Addedthesection DedicatedImageTrailsorImageTrailsonUpdat eVolumes (page89). Addedthesection UsingScriptsforEasyandFastRDFI nitializationandConfiguration (page103). AddedandupdatedTable4-5 RDFS tates in RDFS tates (page113). Updated MainSTATUSRDFD isplay (page114). Updatedeffectsandworkaroundfor ExceedingtheMaximumNumberofConcurrentFil eOpens (page125). Updatedsignificanceofauditpinningoperati onandprecautionsin AuditTrailsPinnedbyRDFonthePrimarySystem (page131). AddedsignificanceoftakingTMFandonlinedum psonbackupsystemwithrespecttobusinesscon tinuityin TMFandOnlineDumpsontheBackupSystem (page154).