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Use the vxrds addbunker command to add a Bunker to an existing RDS without interrupting replication from the Primary to the Secondary.
On the Bunker node, create only the Bunker Replicator Log volume. You do not require to create the data volumes. Make sure that the Bunker Replicator Log is of the same size and has the same name as the Primary Replicator Log. The vxrds addbunker command takes care of creating the Bunker Secondary RVG and establishing the required RLINKs. To create the RLINKs with the names of your choice between the Primary and Bunker Secondary RVG use the vxrds addbunker command with the prlink and srlink attributes.
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Adding the Bunker RVG fails if the Replicator Log sizes differ. The Bunker Replicator Log must be of the same size and the same name as the Primary Replicator Log. |
Syntax forvxrds addbunker command command:
vxrds [-g <diskgroup>] [-bdg <diskgroup>] addBunker <local_rvg><pri_host> <Bunker_host> [attribute=value..]
Example:
vxrds -g dg1 -bdg Bunker_dg addBunker local_rvg london london1protocol=storage
where dg1 is the Primary disk group and Bunker_dg is the Bunker disk group.
The following table describes the attributes that you can specify with vxrds addbunker command.
Table: Attributes for vxrds addbunker command