UnplannedSyncTargetWorkloadSwitchUsingSRDF/Star_sym001

Unplanned Synchronous Target Workload Switch Using SRDF/Star

Overview
This procedure provides the steps required to switch the SDRF/Star protection from the primary
workload site (SiteA) to the synchronous target site (SiteB) in response to an unplanned event.
This procedure is based on content from the following EMC technical documentation:

EMC Solutions Enabler Symmetrix SRDF Family CLI

White Paper: Implementing EMC SRDF/Star Composite Groups on Open Systems
Applied Technology
EMC Solutions Enabler Using SYMCLI to Implement SRDF/Star Technical Notes

These documents can be obtained from the EMC Powerlink website at:
http://Powerlink.EMC.com

Note: For this procedure, the primary workload site is named SiteA, the synchronous target
site is SiteB, and the asynchronous target site is SiteC, as shown in the following illustration:

1.

Log in to the control server for the synchronous target site (SiteB) and
change the Star state to PathFail for both the 1 st Target site and the 2nd
Target site by executing commands similar to the following:
symstarcgtrain125disconnecttripsiteSiteC
symstarcgtrain125disconnecttripsiteSiteB

Once this is done, verify that the state is PathFail for both the 1 st Target site and the 2nd Target
site by executing a command similar to the following:
UnplannedSyncTargetWorkloadSwitchUsingSRDF/Star_sym001

symstarcgtrain125query

When this command is executed, you should see output similar to the following:
SiteName:SiteB
WorkloadSite:SiteA
1stTargetSite:SiteB
2ndTargetSite:SiteC
CompositeGroupName:train125
CompositeGroupType:RDF2
WorkloadDataImageConsistent:Yes
SystemState:
{
1st_Target_Site:PathFail
2nd_Target_Site:PathFail
STAR:Tripped
ModeofOperation:Concurrent
}
LastActionPerformed:Disconnect_SiteB
LastActionStatus:Successful
LastActionTimestamp:05/25/2010_12:57:02
STARInformation:
{
STARConsistencyCapable:Yes
STARConsistencyMode:STAR
SynchronousTargetSite:SiteB
AsynchronousTargetSite:SiteC
DifferentialResyncAvailable:Yes
R2Recoverable:Yes
AsynchronousTargetSiteDatamostCurrent:No
}
...

2.

Note the value associated with the Asynchronous Target Site Data most Current line of the
output.
Based on the value obtained for the Asynchronous Target Site Data in Step
1, determine which data will be kept during the switch.
Typically, the data at SiteB is most recent and the query output indicates this with a value of No.
In this case, the keep_data argument for the switch command will indicate SiteB. In the event
the line above displays Yes, the keep_data argument would be SiteC.
Switch the workload to the synchronous target site (SiteB) choosing which data will be kept, by
executing a command similar to the following (from the appropriate switch site SiteB or SiteC):
symstarcgtrain125switchsiteSiteBkeepSiteB

When this command is executed, you should see a message similar to the following:
ASTARSwitchoperationis
inprogressforcompositegrouptrain125.Pleasewait...
Switch_SiteB.................................................Started
UnplannedSyncTargetWorkloadSwitchUsingSRDF/Star_sym001

...
Switch_SiteB.................................................Done

3.

Protect the site with SRDF/A and verify that the site is protected by
executing a set of commands similar to the following:
symstarcgtrain125connectsiteSiteC
symstarcgtrain125protectsiteSiteC
symstarcgtrain125query

When these commands are executed, you should see output similar to the following:
SiteName:SiteB
WorkloadSite:SiteB
1stTargetSite:SiteA
2ndTargetSite:SiteC
CompositeGroupName:train125
CompositeGroupType:RDF1
WorkloadDataImageConsistent:Yes
SystemState:
{
1st_Target_Site:Disconnected
2nd_Target_Site:Protected
STAR:Unprotected
ModeofOperation:Concurrent
}
LastActionPerformed:Protect_SiteC
LastActionStatus:Successful
LastActionTimestamp:05/25/2010_13:07:08
}
...

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