IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Previewing node replication results

Preview results before you start a replication process.

Procedure

To preview results, complete one of the following steps:

To display the following information, issue the REPLICATE NODE command and specify PREVIEW=YES:
- The names of client nodes to be replicated
- The number of files to be replicated, deleted, or updated
- The estimated time to complete the process
- The tape volumes to be mounted
For example, to display the estimated time to complete the replication process for a defined group of nodes, NODEGRP1, issue the following command:
```
replicate node nodegrp1 preview=yes
```
To display a list of files to be replicated, issue the REPLICATE NODE command and specify PREVIEW=YES LISTFILES=YES. For example, to display a list of files to be replicated for NODEGRP1, issue the following command:
```
replicate node nodegrp1 preview=yes listfiles=yes
```
Specifying the LISTFILES parameter signifies that the WAIT parameter is set to YES and that you cannot the issue the WAIT parameter from the server console.

Remember: Information is displayed only if the following conditions are true:

Data types in file spaces are enabled for replication. For example, suppose that a file space contains backup and archive files and that replication of backup data is enabled. Replication of archive data is disabled. In this case, only information about backup files is displayed.
Client nodes are enabled for replication.
If the controlling replication rule is a server rule, the server rule must be enabled.