RDF System Management Manual (RDF 1.7)

Contents
HP NonStop RDF System Management Manual—529826-003
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2. Preparing the RDF Environment
Triple Contingency 1-29
Loopback Configuration (Single System) 1-31
Online Product Initialization 1-31
Online Database Synchronization 1-31
Online Dumps 1-31
Subvolume- and File-Level Replication 1-32
Shared Access DDL Operations 1-32
EMS Support 1-32
SMF Support 1-32
RTD Warning Thresholds 1-33
Process-Lockstep Operation 1-33
Support for Network Transactions 1-33
RDF and NonStop SQL/MX 1-33
Zero Lost Transactions (ZLT) 1-34
Monitoring RDF Entities With ASAP 1-34
2. Preparing the RDF Environment
Configuring Hardware for RDF Operations 2-1
Primary System Configuration 2-1
Backup System Configuration 2-1
Disk Volume Limit 2-2
Volume-to-Volume Mapping 2-2
Data Communication (Expand) Resources 2-3
Preparing Software and Database Files for RDF Operations 2-5
Mixed-Product Installation 2-5
Configuring TMF for RDF Operations 2-6
Preparing Databases for RDF Protection 2-7
Specifying System Generation Parameters for an RDF Environment 2-9
Designing Transactions for RDF Protection 2-9
Using SMF With RDF 2-12
Configuring an SMF Environment on the Primary System 2-12
Configuring an SMF Environment on the Backup RDF System 2-13
3. Installing and Configuring RDF
Preparing the Primary System 3-1
Stopping the Software 3-2
Preparing the Tables and Files 3-2
Preparing the Backup System 3-3
Synchronizing the Primary and Backup Databases 3-4
Backing Up Application Programs and Files 3-9