When creating an off-host clone database in a non-VCS environment, you must make sure that the secondary host has access to the SFDB repository located on the primary host. Because there is no cluster file system to ensure this shared access, you must establish access by copying the primary host's .odbc.ini file to the secondary host.
To share an off-host SFDB repository in a non-VCS environment
Copy the DNS file /etc/vx/vxdbed/.odbc.ini
from the primary host (where the repository exists and is mounted) to the corresponding location on the secondary host. Use a remote file copy utility such as rcp, tcp, or scp to make this copy.
For example, to use rcp from the primary host:
# rcp /etc/vx/vxdbed/.odbc.ini second_host:/etc/vx/vxdbed