Cisco Headend System Release 3.2 Guida All'Installazione
Re-Enable the Disk Mirroring Function
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Monitoring the Disk-Mirroring Process
The syncwait utility allows engineers to monitor the progress of the disk mirroring
process. Follow these instructions to run the syncwait utility.
1 Open another xterm window on the DNCS.
2 Type syncwait.ksh and then press Enter. The system displays a message stating
process. Follow these instructions to run the syncwait utility.
1 Open another xterm window on the DNCS.
2 Type syncwait.ksh and then press Enter. The system displays a message stating
the percentage of the mirror-synchronization process that is complete.
3 When the system displays the following message, the disk mirroring process is
complete; type n (for no) and then press Enter. The syncwait utility exits.
No Resync in progress …
Continue monitoring status? (n,y, or q)
No Resync in progress …
Continue monitoring status? (n,y, or q)
4 Type q and then press Enter to exit from the monitoring process.
5 Type metastat | more and then press Enter. The system displays the status of
5 Type metastat | more and then press Enter. The system displays the status of
all of the metadevices on the DNCS.
Note: Press the Spacebar, if necessary, to page through all of the output.
Note: Press the Spacebar, if necessary, to page through all of the output.
6 Examine the output from the metastat command for the following two
conditions, and then go to step 7:
The designation ok appears in the State column next to each metadevice.
No Hot Spare indicates In Use.
7 Are both of the conditions described in step 6 true?
If yes (to both conditions), go to step 8; disk mirroring was successfully
enabled.
enabled.
If no (to either or both conditions), call Cisco Services for help in resolving
the issues with disk mirroring.
the issues with disk mirroring.
8 In the xterm window from which you ran the mirrstate –a command, type eject
cdrom and then press Enter. The system ejects the DBDS Maintenance CD.
9 Type exit and then press Enter to close the xterm window.