PRIMECLUSTER Global Disk Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.1 (Solaris(TM) Operating System)
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Chapter 6 Backing Up and Restoring> 6.6 Backing Up and Restoring through an External Server> 6.6.1 Backing Up and Restoring a Logical Volume with No Replication

6.6.1.6 Backing Up

2) Stopping the services

Exit all applications accessing the application volume Volume1 in the primary domain on Node1 and Node2.

When Volume1 is used as a file system, it should be unmounted.

 

3) Stopping the application volume

To write-lock volume Volume1, inactivate Volume1 on Node1 and Node2 in the primary domain. Execute the following command on Node1 or Node2.

# sdxvolume -F -c Class1 -v Volume1 -e allnodes

 

4) Viewing the configuration of the application volume

On Node1 or Node2 in the primary domain, view the configuration of application volume Volume1 that is the backup target.

# sdxinfo -c Class1

OBJ    NAME    TYPE     SCOPE       SPARE
------ ------- -------- ----------- -----
class  Class1  shared   Node1:Node2     0
OBJ    NAME     TYPE  CLASS   GROUP   DEVNAM  DEVBLKS  DEVCONNECT       STATUS
------ ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- ---------------- -------
disk   Disk1   stripe Class1  Group1  c1t1d1  8380800  Node1:Node2      ENABLE
disk   Disk2   stripe Class1  Group1  c2t1d1  8380800  Node1:Node2      ENABLE
disk   Disk3   stripe Class1  Group1  c3t1d1  8380800  Node1:Node2      ENABLE
disk   Disk4   stripe Class1  Group1  c4t1d1  8380800  Node1:Node2      ENABLE
OBJ    NAME    CLASS   DISKS                     BLKS      FREEBLKS SPARE
------ ------- ------- ------------------------  --------- -------- -----
group  Group1  Class1  Disk1:Disk2:Disk3:Disk4   32964608  31850496    *
OBJ    NAME    CLASS   GROUP   SKIP JRM  1STBLK   LASTBLK   BLOCKS   STATUS
------ ------- ------- ------- ---- ---  -------- --------  -------- --------
volume *       Class1  Group1  *    *          0    65535      65536 PRIVATE
volume Volume1 Class1  Group1  *    *      65536  1114111    1048576 STOP
volume *       Class1  Group1  *    *    1114112 32964607   31850496 FREE
OBJ    CLASS   GROUP   DISK    VOLUME  STATUS
------ ------- ------- ------- ------- --------
slice  Class1  Group1  *       Volume1 STOP


If application volume Volume1 belongs to a stripe group, also pay attention to the stripe width.

# sdxinfo -G -c Class1 -o Group1 -e long

OBJ    NAME    CLASS   DISKS                   BLKS     FREEBLKS SPARE MASTER TYPE    WIDTH
------ ------- ------- ----------------------- -------- -------- ----- ------ ------  -----
group  Group1  Class1  Disk1:Disk2:Disk3:Disk4 32964608 31850496 *     *      stripe  256

 

5) Creating a shadow volume for backup

On backup server Node3, create a backup volume (shadow volume) in the same configuration as the application volume found in step 4). The following settings are necessary on the backup server.


Application volume data may be damaged if data is written into a shadow volume in incorrect configuration. Be sure to confirm that the shadow volume configuration is correct in step 5-4).

5-1) Registering shadow disks

Register disks c1t1d1, c2t1d1, c3t1d1, and c4t1d1 with shadow class Class2, and name them Disk1, Disk2, Disk3, and Disk4 respectively.

# sdxshadowdisk -M -c Class2 -d c1t1d1=Disk1,c2t1d1=Disk2,c3t1d1=Disk3,c4t1d1=Disk4


5-2) Creating a shadow group

Connect shadow disks Disk1, Disk2, Disk3, and Disk4 to stripe type shadow group Group1.

# sdxshadowdisk -C -c Class2 -g Group1 -d Disk1,Disk2,Disk3,Disk4 -a type=stripe,width=256


5-3) Create a shadow volume.

Create shadow volume Volume1 to shadow group Group1.

# sdxshadowvolume -M -c Class2 -g Group1 -v Volume1 -s 1048576


5-4) Viewing the shadow volume configuration

Using the sdxinfo command, confirm that the group configuration and the volume configuration are correct based on group information in the DISKS field, volume information in the 1STBLK field and in the BLOCKS field and so on.

# sdxinfo -c Class2

OBJ    NAME    TYPE     SCOPE       SPARE
------ ------- -------- ----------- -----
class  Class2  shared   Node3           0
OBJ    NAME    TYPE   CLASS   GROUP   DEVNAM  DEVBLKS  DEVCONNECT    STATUS
------ ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- ------------- -------
disk   Disk1   stripe Class2  Group1  c1t1d1  8380800  Node3         ENABLE
disk   Disk2   stripe Class2  Group1  c2t1d1  8380800  Node3         ENABLE
disk   Disk3   stripe Class2  Group1  c3t1d1  8380800  Node3         ENABLE
disk   Disk4   stripe Class2  Group1  c4t1d1  8380800  Node3         ENABLE
OBJ    NAME    CLASS   DISKS                     BLKS     FREEBLKS SPARE
------ ------- ------- ------------------------  -------- -------- -----
group  Group1  Class2  Disk1:Disk2:Disk3:Disk4   32964608 31850496     *
OBJ    NAME    CLASS   GROUP   SKIP JRM  1STBLK   LASTBLK   BLOCKS   STATUS
------ ------- ------- ------- ---- ---  -------- --------  -------- --------
volume *       Class2  Group1  *    *          0    65535      65536 PRIVATE
volume Volume1 Class2  Group1  *    *      65536  1114111    1048576 ACTIVE
volume *       Class2  Group1  *    *    1114112 32964607   31850496 FREE
OBJ    CLASS   GROUP   DISK    VOLUME  STATUS
------ ------- ------- ------- ------- --------
slice  Class2  Group1  *       Volume1 ACTIVE


For a stripe volume, see also the stripe width.

# sdxinfo -G -c Class2 -o Group1 -e long

OBJ    NAME    CLASS   DISKS                   BLKS     FREEBLKS SPARE MASTER TYPE    WIDTH
------ ------- ------- ----------------------- -------- -------- ----- ------ ------  -----
group  Group1  Class2  Disk1:Disk2:Disk3:Disk4 32964608 31850496 *     *      stripe  256

 

6) Backing up to tape

On backup server Node3, back up data from the shadow volume to tape. In the following examples, data in shadow volume Volume1 is backed up to a tape medium of tape device /dev/rmt/0.


For details on the backup methods, see the manuals of file systems to be backed up and used commands.

In a GFS Shared File System
Back up through the method as described in step 6a).

6a) When backing up data held in a raw device with the dd(1M) command

# dd if=/dev/sfdsk/Class2/rdsk/Volume1 of=/dev/rmt/0 bs=32768


6b) When backing up a ufs file system with the tar(1) command

6b-1) Mount the ufs file system on shadow volume Volume1 on /mnt1, a temporary mount point, in the read only mode.

# mkdir /mnt1
# mount -F ufs -o ro /dev/sfdsk/Class2/dsk/Volume1 /mnt1


6b-2) Back up data held in the file system to tape.

# cd /mnt1
# tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 .

6b-3) Unmount the file system mounted in step 6b-1).

# cd /
# umount /mnt1
# rmdir /mnt1


6c) When backing up a ufs file system with the ufsdump(1M) command

# ufsdump 0ucf /dev/rmt/0 /dev/sfdsk/Class2/rdsk/Volume1

6d) When backing up the sfxfs file system (GFS Local File System or SynfinityFile file system) with tar(1) command

6d-1) Activate shadow volume Volume1 in the read and write access mode (rw).

# sdxshadowvolume -F -c Class2 -v Volume1
# sdxshadowvolume -N -c Class2 -v Volume1 -e mode=rw


6d-2) Reconfigure the partition information of the sfxfs file system on shadow volume Volume1.

# sfxadm /dev/sfdsk/Class2/rdsk/Volume1

6d-3) Mount the sfxfs file system on shadow volume Volume1 on /mnt1, a temporary mount point, in read only mode.

# mkdir /mnt1
# mount -F sfxfs -o ro /dev/sfdsk/Class2/dsk/Volume1 /mnt1


6d-4) Back up data held in the file system to tape.

# cd /mnt1
# tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 .


6d-5) Unmount the file system mounted in step 6d-3).

# cd /
# umount /mnt1
# rmdir /mnt1


6e) When backing up the sfxfs file system (GFS Local File System or SynfinityFile file system) with the sfxdump(1M) command

6e-1) Activate shadow volume Volume1 in the access mode for write and read (rw).

# sdxshadowvolume -F -c Class2 -v Volume1
# sdxshadowvolume -N -c Class2 -v Volume1 -e mode=rw


6e-2) Reconfigure the partition information of the sfxfs file system on shadow volume Volume1.

# sfxadm /dev/sfdsk/Class2/rdsk/Volume1


6e-3) Back up data held in the file system to tape.

# sfxdump 0ucf /dev/rmt/0 /dev/sfdsk/Class2/rdsk/Volume1

 

7) Removing the shadow volume

After the backup process is complete, remove the shadow volume to prevent improper access to it. The following procedure must be performed on backup server Node3.

7-1) Stopping the shadow volume

Stop shadow volume Volume1.

# sdxshadowvolume -F -c Class2 -v Volume1

7-2) Removing the shadow volume

Remove shadow volume Volume1.

# sdxshadowvolume -R -c Class2 -v Volume1


7-3) Removing the shadow group

Remove shadow group Group1.

# sdxshadowgroup -R -c Class2 -g Group1


7-4) Removing the shadow disks

Remove shadow disks Disk1, Disk2, Disk3, and Disk4.

# sdxshadowdisk -R -c Class2 -d Disk1
# sdxshadowdisk -R -c Class2 -d Disk2
# sdxshadowdisk -R -c Class2 -d Disk3
# sdxshadowdisk -R -c Class2 -d Disk4

 

8) Resuming the services

Resume the services in the primary domain. The following procedure must be performed on the node that runs the services.

8-1) Activating the application volume

Activate application volume Volume1.

# sdxvolume -N -c Class1 -v Volume1


8-2) Reconfiguring the partition information of the sfxfs file system

When application volume Volume1 is used as the sfxfs file system, reconfigure the partition information.

# sfxadm /dev/sfdsk/Class1/rdsk/Volume1


8-3) Resuming the services

When the file system on application volume Volume1 was unmounted in step 2), mount it again.

Start the applications using Volume1.



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