Mirror Start

Command

MIRROR START

Description

Initiates the mirror process

Syntax

MIRror START <con_id> [DIFFERENT [,NEWER] ,CHECKSUM | NOCHECKSUM] [ORPHANS |NOORPHANS] [CALCulate | NOCALCulate] [CLEARRESTOREREQUIRED]

Options

• con_id—Connection ID assigned to the source/target connection
• DIFFERENT—Mirrors only those files that are different based on the file date, time, and/or size
• NEWER—Mirrors only those files that are newer on the source than on the target
• CHECKSUM—Mirrors only those blocks that are different based on block checksum comparisons
• NOCHECKSUM—Does not perform a checksum comparison when mirroring files
• ORPHANS—Moves or deletes orphan files on the target
• NOORPHANS—Does not move or delete orphan files on the target
• CALCulate—Calculate the size of the replication set prior to mirroring
• NOCALCulate—Does not calculate the size of the replication set prior to mirroring
• CLEARRESTOREREQUIRED—Clears the restore required flag and initiates the mirror

Examples

• mirror start 1 different, newer
• mir start 2 different, checksum orphans calc

Notes

The default settings for this command are noorphans and calculate.