IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Changing replication rules for individual client nodes

Client-node replication rules apply to every file space that belongs to a client node. To replicate data according to a client node rule for a data type, the replication rule that applies to the data type in a file space must be set to DEFAULT.

About this task

Rules for client nodes are either normal priority or high priority. In a replication process that includes both normal-priority and high-priority data, high-priority data is replicated first. If you issue the REPLICATE NODE command for two or more clients, all high priority data for all file spaces in the specified nodes is processed before normal priority data.

Before you select a rule, consider the order in which you want the data to be replicated. For example, suppose that a client node contains active backup data and archive data. Replication of the active backup data is a higher priority than replication of the archive data. To prioritize the active backup data, specify the ACTIVE_DATA_HIGH_PRIORITY replication rule for backup data. Specify the ALL_DATA rule for archive data.

You can specify the following rules:

ALL_DATA
Replicates backup, archive, or space-managed data. The data is replicated with a normal priority.
ACTIVE_DATA
Replicates only the active backup data. The data is replicated with a normal priority.
Attention:
  • If you specify ACTIVE_DATA, inactive backup data that belongs to the client node is not replicated.
  • If the replication rule for backup data in any file spaces that belong to the client node is DEFAULT, inactive backup data in those file spaces on the target replication server is deleted.
ALL_DATA_HIGH_PRIORITY
Replicates backup, archive, or space-managed data. The data is replicated with a high priority.
ACTIVE_DATA_HIGH_PRIORITY
Replicates only the active backup data in client nodes. The data is replicated with a high priority.
Attention:
  • If you specify ACTIVE_DATA_HIGH_PRIORITY, inactive backup data that belongs to the client node is not replicated.
  • If the replication rule for backup data in any file spaces that belong to the client node is DEFAULT, inactive backup data in those file spaces on the target replication server is deleted.
DEFAULT
Replicates data according to the server rule for the data type.

For example, suppose that you want to replicate the archive data in all client nodes that are configured for replication. Replication of the archive data is a high priority. One method to accomplish this task is to set the file-space and client-node replication rules for archive data to DEFAULT. Set the server rule for archive data to ALL_DATA_HIGH_PRIORITY.

NONE
Data is not replicated. For example, if you do not want to replicate the space-managed data in a client node, specify the NONE replication rule for space-managed data.
To display the replication rules that apply to all file spaces that belong to a node, issue the QUERY NODE command and specify FORMAT=DETAILED.
Remember: File spaces are not displayed for client nodes that are registered on the source replication server but that have not completed store operations. File spaces are created only after the client stores data to the source replication server. Replication rules for data types in file spaces are automatically assigned values of DEFAULT.

To change replication rules for a node, issue one or more of the following commands on the source replication server:

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