About configuring replication


About configuring replication
Prev	Setting up replication	Next

You can configure and administer Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR) using one of the following interfaces:

Command Line Interface (CLI)

You can use the command line interface of VVR to configure, administer, and monitor VVR in a distributed environment.

The Veritas Volume Replicator Administrator's Guide (this guide) gives instructions on configuring, administering, and monitoring VVR using the Veritas product installer.

This topic explains how to set up a Replicated Data Set (RDS) using the command-line interface. VVR enables you to set up replication either when the data volumes are zero initialized or contain valid data. Make sure you follow the best practices or recommendations described to ensure successful configuration of VVR. Detailed examples are also available on how to configure and set up a simple VVR configuration. Read this information before you start setting up replication.

See Examples for setting up a simple Volume Replicator configuration.

Before setting up a Replicated Data Set, decide how you plan to lay out your VVR configuration.

To configure and set up replication, perform the following tasks in the order presented below.

Synchronizing the Secondary and starting replication

Note:

The procedure to set up replication is the same either when the application is running or stopped, unless noted otherwise.