The bpschedreq -read_stunit should work every time if you run it when there
are
no active backups. I don't believe it will work if there is a bpsched
-mainempty
active.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Wei [mailto:wei AT colltech DOT com]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 3:17 PM
To: curtis AT colltech DOT com
Cc: BM128506 AT exchange.DAYTONOH.NCR DOT com; pascal.violero AT airbus DOT fr;
veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] How to add or remove a slave server without
bpschedreq -read_stunit *sometimes* works, but not all the time.
> From veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu Thu Jun 29 13:29:25 2000
>
> My biggest problem that I've found is when one creates a new storage
> unit. I have never been able to add a new storage unit and get backups to
> go that storage unit without a stop/start. Otherwise, you just get a
> "storage unit unavailable" message. How do you get around that problem?
>
> At 12:03 PM 6/29/00 -0400, Martin, Barbara wrote:
> >I am surprised to learn that Veritas does not officially support adding
or
> >removing a slave with the master and all other slaves active. I have
done
> >this several times. Once with a Veritas consultant on site. As long as
> >there are no current backups running on the slave to be removed and you
have
> >no backups scheduled to go to that slave, there are no problems with
> >removing the slave. The same for adding a slave, which is even easier
since
> >you cannot configure backups to the new slave until after the slave is
> >active. I have never had to stop all backups on the master and other
> >slaves. I have the adding of a new slave procedure documented. Please
> >contact me if you want further information.
> >
> >Barb Martin
> >Voice: (937)445-3674
> >VoicePlus: 622-3674
> >FAX: (937)445-3398
> >mailto:barbara.martin AT DaytonOH.NCR DOT COM
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Pascal VIOLERO AI/DI-TA [SMTP:pascal.violero AT airbus DOT fr]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 3:34 AM
> > > To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> > > Subject: [Veritas-bu] How to add or remove a slave server without
> > > stopping master and all others slaves
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Veritas indicate to us that it's mandatory to stop all
slave
> > > servers and master to add a new slave
> > > server in the configuration, so all backups are stopped.
> > >
> > > Do you know if a solution exist (as is not supported by
> > > veritas) to add or remove a slave without stopping master
> > > and
> > > others slaves, and if it's possible without stopping
current
> > > backup.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------
> > > Pascal Violero (AI/DI-T)
> > > Phone : 05.61.9(3.28.03)
> > > Email : pascal.violero AT airbus DOT fr
> > > Fax : 05.61.9(3.35.67)
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