ETERNUS SF XL-DATA/MV V13 User's Guide

2.4.1.4 The Initialization Configuration File

About the Initialization Configuration File

The initialization configuration file stores the device information required for the initialization (by the mftfdvini command) of the disk to a data transfer volume.
This file must be kept in the /etc/mftf/ini directory. The name of the file normally used is mftfdvini.conf.

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The mftfdvini.conf file is stored in the "/etc/mftf/ini" directory when installing the XL-DATA/MV product. The following file content is an example of a UNIX server to IA server relationship.
Use the information to make the corrections, then use the file.

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Syntax

The syntax of this file is as follows:

"#" at the start of a line	=	comment
<xxxx>	=	start of an information block
</xxxx>	=	end of an information block
name = value	=	assigns a value (value) to the specified parameter (name). If the value is omitted, the default value is assigned.

Multiple parameters cannot be specified in a single line.
Specifying more than one parameter on a single line is a syntax violation.
The elements of any given line may be aligned as required by insertion of spaces and/or tabs before, between and after them.

Information Blocks

There are two types of information blocks in this file.

The client information block ... <Client System>
The server information block ... <Server System>

*The specification letter is not case sensitive.

The relationship between the client information block and the server information block is shown on the diagram to the right.
The client information block specifies information for one client.
The server information block contains information for this client and the server in the data transfer.

Initialization Information

Initialization information is explained in each of the information blocks.

[The Client Information Block]

CLNAME=client system name     (required)

Specifies the client system name within 15 characters.
Only one can be specified in the client information block.
Refer to the "initialization command remarks" regarding the client system name.

[The Server Information Block]

SVNAME=server system name     (required)

Specifies the server system name within 15 characters.
Only one can be declared in the server information block. The same server system name cannot overlap within the same client information blocks.
Refer to the "initialization command remarks" regarding the server system name.

[PATH= full path device name (for UNIX servers)   |
DRIVE= physical drive name (for IA servers) ]

Specifies the device information for the server system of the data transfer volume within 64 characters.
For UNIX servers, assign the full path device name to PATH.
For IA servers, assign the physical drive name of the device to DRIVE.
Both PATH and DRIVE cannot be specified together.

For Solaris	:	Specify the special file name (e.g., /dev/rdsk/c1t1d2s2) with the partition number "s2," which refers to the entire volume.
For HP-UX	:	Specify the character device file name (e.g., /dev/rdsk/c1t1d2).
For Linux	:	Specify the character device file name (e.g. /dev/raw/raw2) whose block device name was bound by the raw command.
For IA servers	:	Specify the physical drive name (PHYSICALDRIVEn) of the system.

Example

The following is an example of an initialization configuration file when implementing data transfers between a UNIX server (node = unix01) and an IA server (computer name = WIN01):

# UNIX -- Windows declaration
<Client System>
    CLNAME=unix01
    <Server System>
        SVNAME=WIN01
    </Server System>
</Client System>
# Windows -- UNIX declaration
<Client System>
    CLNAME=WIN01
    <Server System>
        SVNAME=unix01
        PATH=/dev/rdsk/c1t2d3s2
    </Server System>
</Client System>