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mirror_admin command

The mirror_admin command administers the Disk Mirroring feature.

Synopsis

mirror_admin setup|cleanup|repair|detach|replace

Description

You must stop the voice system before running the mirror_admin command.

Note:
The detach and replace parameters should be used only to replace a hard disk drive that has failed.

Parameters for the mirror_admin command are described in the following table:

Parameter

Description

setup

Verifies that the disks have identical geometries. Sets up disk mirroring by creating the state database replicas (disk configuration and state information) and configuring the submirrors. Synchronizes the primary and secondary disks by copying data from the primary disk to the secondary disk.

cleanup

Reverses the setup process by detaching and removing the submirrors and returning the disk configuration to its original (not mirrored) state.

repair

Checks the status of all submirrors and synchronizes the disks if maintenance is needed.

detach

Detaches the specified submirror. You will be asked to specify the submirror to detach after you run the mirror_admin detach command. This command should be used only to detach the submirrors from a failed hard disk drive.

replace

Creates default partitions on the specified disk and synchronizes the disks. You will be asked to specify the disk to replace after you run the mirror_admin replace command.

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