Database FlashSnap snapshot status details


Database FlashSnap snapshot status details
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To view snapshot status information from the GUI, click on a specific snapplan in the object tree. The snapshot status can be seen on the right side of the window in the Snapplan State field. For information regarding the various status values, see the following table:

Table:

Snapshot status (as seen in the Snapplan State field)

Completed Operations

Allowed Operations

init_full

Modify/Validate Snapplan (successful)
Resync Snapshot (successful)
Reverse Resync Snapshot with the commit option (successful)

Create Snapshot

snapshot_start

Create Snapshot (failed)

If the Create Snapshot operation failed, contact your system administrator for help. You can use the VxVM utilities to create a snapshot and resynchronize the snapshot volumes, then use the Create Snapshot operation with the Force snapshot creation option for the subsequent snapshot.

snapshot_end

Create Snapshot (successful)

Resync Snapshot
Reverse Resync Snapshot with the begin option
Create Snapshot Database with the Create database option

resync_start

Resync Snapshot (failed)

If the Resync Snapshot operation failed, contact your system administrator for help. You can use the VxVM utilities to resynchronize the snapshot volumes, then use the Create Snapshot operation with the Force snapshot creation option for the subsequent snapshot.

reverse_resync_begin_start

Reverse Resync Snapshot with the begin option (failed)

Contact VERITAS support.

reverse_resync_begin_end

Reverse Resync Snapshot with the begin option (successful)

Reverse Resync with the commit option
Reverse Resync with the abort option

reverse_resync_abort_start

Reverse Resync Snapshot with the abort option (failed)

Contact VERITAS support.

reverse_resync_abort_end

Reverse Resync Snapshot with the abort option (successful)

Reverse Resync Snapshot with the begin option
Resync Snapshot
Create Snapshot Database with the Restart database option

reverse_resync_commit_start

Reverse Resync Snapshot with the commit option (failed)

Contact VERITAS support.

restartdb_start

Start Up Snapshot Database with the Restart database option (failed)

Try to start the snapshot database manually.

restartdb_end

Create Snapshot Database with the Restart database option (successful)

Shut Down Database with the unmount option

restartdb_end

Create Snapshot Database with the Restart database option (successful)

Unmount Snapshot Database with the unmount option

mountdb_start

dbed_vmclonedb -o mountdb command failed from the CLI

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

Recover the snapshot database manually, then run the dbed_vmclonedb -o update_status command from the CLI

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

mountdb_end

dbed_vmclonedb -o mountdb command from the CLI was successful

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

Umount Database FlashSnap
dbed_vmclonedb -o update_status command from the CLI

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

recoverdb_start

Create Snapshot Database with the Restart database option (failed)

Recover the snapshot database manually, then run the dbed_vmclonedb -o update_status command from the CLI

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

recoverdb_start

Create Snapshot Database with the Restart database option (failed)

Recover the snapshot database manually, then run the db2ed_vmclonedb -o update_status command from the CLI

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

recoverdb_end

Create Snapshot Database with the Restart database option (successful)

Shut Down Database with the umount option

recoverdb_end

Create Snapshot Database with the Restart database option (successful)

Unmount Snapshot Database with the umount option

umount_start

dbed_vmclonedb -o umount command failed from the CLI

Verify that your file system(s) are not busy and retry the command.

umount_start

db2ed_vmclonedb -o umount command failed from the CLI

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

Verify that your file system(s) are not busy and retry the command.

umount_end

dbed_vmclonedb -o umount command from the CLI was successful

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

Start Up Snapshot Database with the restart database option
Resync Snapshot
Reverse Resync Snapshot with the begin option

umount_end

db2ed_vmclonedb -o umount command from the CLI was successful

Note:

This option is not supported in the GUI.

Restart Snapshot Database with the restart database option
Resync Snapshot
Reverse Resync Snapshot with the begin option