Viewing a Summary of the RDSs

The Summary view appears when you log on to VRW. The Summary view displays information about the RDSs present on the selected hosts, such as the replication status, RVG status, and the names of the Primary and Secondary hosts. The Alerts section in the lower region of the Summary view displays configuration errors in the RDSs, if any. Each line in the Alerts section displays the RDS name along with a brief description of the problem with the configuration.

Using the Summary View

To display the Summary view while you are in another VRW view, click Summary of RDSs on the top right corner. The Summary view looks like this:

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Selecting Hosts

The upper right corner of each view in VRW displays two drop-down lists: Profiles and Hosts. The Profiles list displays the profiles defined for that user. Profiles are used to define a customized list of hosts for which that user can manage and view RDS and RVG data.

When you select a profile, the host list is populated with the hosts defined in that profile and the keyword All. When All is selected (the default), VRW displays RDS information for all the hosts defined in the current profile. Select a host from the drop-down host list to filter the view, showing only RDSs on that host. Selecting a host also redirects the connection to that host. For more information about profiles and the host list, see User Profiles for Central Managing of Hosts.

Note If any of the RVGs in an RDS are on a host in the profile, VRW displays information about all RVGs in that RDS. Although some of the RVGs may not reside any host in the host list, they can be viewed and modified as needed.

Information Displayed in the Summary View

The upper region of the view shows the following:

The links About, Logout, Support, and Help, as described in Using Links in the VRW Views.
Profiles and Hosts drop-down lists, for managing multiple hosts, as described in Selecting Hosts.
The type of the view, Summary of RDSs, displays in the top-right corner, below the navigation links.
The menu bar in the Summary view provides options to start the VVR task wizards, which enable you to configure and administer the RDS. For details, see Menus Available from the Summary View.

The Summary view displays the following information:

RDS	The RDS icon and the name of the RDS. The RDS icon indicates the state of the RDS configuration. For the descriptions of the RDS configuration state indicator, see RDS Configuration State Icons. The RDS name is a navigation link to the RDS view.
RVG
Primary:	Displays Primary RVG icon and the name of the Primary host. If the Primary has not been configured correctly, this field is blank and the word unknown is displayed in the replication status column. For information about the Primary RVG indicators, see Conventions for Primary I/O States or Secondary RVG Configuration States.
Secondary:	Displays the Secondary RVG icon and the name of the Secondary host. For more information about the Secondary RVG icons, see Conventions for Primary I/O States or Secondary RVG Configuration States.
RVG Status
Primary:	Shows the state of the RVG. If the Primary has not been configured correctly, this field is blank and the word unknown is displayed in the replication status column. See Primary RVG States.
Secondary:	Shows the Data Status of the Secondary RVG. See Secondary RVG Data Status.
Replication Status	The replication status to the Secondary in text format. The value of the replication status field. Paused by user; paused due to network disconnection, etc. The replication status n/a means that the RDS is configured incorrectly and the Primary is not known. A text message also displays if a Secondary does not exist. See Replication Status.

Conventions for the RDS Icons

The icon that overlays the RDS icon indicates whether the Primary and the corresponding Secondary are configured correctly. The following table shows the icons for the two cases. If either the Primary or any of the Secondaries are not configured correctly, the error icon will appear.

RDS Configuration State Icons

Icon

Description

Displays when the RDS does not have any configuration errors.

Displays when the RDS has some configuration errors. Refer to the VERITAS Volume Replicator Administrator's Guide for more details of the list of possible mis-configurations in an RDS.

Conventions for the RVG Icons

Different icons indicate the different RVG states that are displayed under different conditions. The following table explains the meaning of the icons that overlay the host icon to indicate the different states.

Conventions for Primary I/O States or Secondary RVG Configuration States

Icon	Description
	Primary RVG. Displays when the Primary RVG is enabled for I/O and there are no configuration errors in the Primary RVG.
	Primary RVG. Displays when the Primary RVG is not enabled for I/O or there are configuration errors in the Primary RVG.
	Secondary RVG. Configuration is correct. Displays when replication to this secondary is possible, that is, if the Secondary is configured correctly. In the case where a Primary RVG is an acting Secondary (that is, a Primary-Primary configuration), a Primary RVG icon displays with its I/O state overlaid.
	Secondary RVG. Configuration has an error. Displays when replication to this Secondary is not possible, that is, if the Secondary is not configured correctly.

RVG Status

The RVG status field shows the current state of the Primary RVG and the data status for the Secondary RVG.

Primary RVG States

The following table shows the different values of the Primary RVG states and their meanings.

Primary RVG States

Value	Meaning
acting_secondary	This Primary RVG is currently the acting Secondary as part of the fast failback process. Writes to the data volumes in this RVG are disabled independent of whether the RVG is started or stopped.
disabled for I/O	Primary RVG is disabled for I/O, that is, the RVG is stopped.
enabled for I/O	Primary RVG is enabled for I/O, that is, RVG is started.
needs recovery	State after an import or reboot. The vxrvg recover rvg command clears this state.
passthru	The Primary RVG is in passthru mode because the Primary SRL is detached, missing, or unavailable. For more information on RVG PASSTHRU mode, see the VERITAS Volume Replicator Administrator's Guide.

Secondary RVG Data Status

The following table lists the values for the data status field and their meanings:

Secondary RVG Data Status

Value	Meaning
consistent, behind	Secondary data is consistent but not up-to-date with the Primary data. If the data status is "behind", the time stamp information is also shown. The time stamp information shows the hours, minutes, and seconds which the data writes are behind.
consistent, stale	The data on this Secondary is consistent. Replication to this Secondary has been stopped; the Primary RLINK is detached.
consistent, up-to-date	The Secondary data is consistent and is current or up-to-date with the Primary data. The Primary role can be migrated to this Secondary.
inconsistent	The data on the Secondary volumes is not consistent and the Secondary cannot take over.
needs recovery	State after an import or reboot. The vxrlink recover command clears this state.
N/A	Current state of the Secondary data cannot be determined. This may occur because of a configuration error on this Secondary. More information about the state can be found in the RLINK section of the Primary or Secondary RVG view.

Replication Status

The Replication Status field shows the current state of the replication between the Primary RVG and the Secondary RVG. The following table shows the values for this field and their meanings.

Replication Status

Value	Meaning
logging to DCM	DCM is active for this Secondary, that is, new updates on Primary are tracked using DCM for this Secondary. The following information may be displayed: needs dcm resynchronization---To continue replication, resynchronize the Secondary using DCM resynchronization. See Incrementally Synchronizing the Secondary After SRL Overflow. needs failback synchronization---To continue replication, start failback synchronization to this Secondary. See Failing Back Using Fast-Failback Synchronization. For more details, see the VERITAS Volume Replicator Administrator's Guide.
needs failback synchronization	This Primary RVG is acting as Secondary as part of the fast failback process. To continue replication, start failback resynchronization on the new Primary.
not replicating	Data is not being replicated to Secondary because Primary RLINK is in needs recovery state. Primary RLINK needs to be recovered before replication can resume.
paused by user	Replication to Secondary paused because of some administrative action that results in the following states: primary paused---Primary RLINK is paused. secondary paused---Secondary RLINK is paused.
paused due to error	Replication to Secondary paused because of the following errors: secondary config error---Secondary has some configuration error. secondary log error---Secondary SRL has an I/O error. See the VERITAS Volume Replicator Administrator's Guide for more information on interpreting RLINK flags.
paused due to network disconnection	Replication to Secondary is paused because of some network problem.
replicating	connected---Replication can take place if there are updates on the Primary data volumes.
resync in progress	Resynchronization to the Secondary is in progress. autosync---Resynchronization type is autosync. dcm resynchronization---Resynchronization after an SRL overflow. failback synchronization---Resynchronization using failback logging.
resync paused by user	Resynchronization to Secondary paused because of some administrative action that results in the following states: primary paused---Primary RLINK is paused. secondary paused---Secondary RLINK is paused.
resync paused due to error	Resynchronization to Secondary paused because of the following errors: secondary config error---Secondary has some configuration error. secondary log error---Secondary SRL has an I/O error. See the VERITAS Volume Replicator Administrator's Guide for more information on interpreting RLINK flags.
resync paused due to network disconnection	Resynchronization to Secondary is paused because of some network problem.
stopped	Replication to Secondary is stopped because of the following: primary detached---Primary RLINK is detached. secondary detached---Secondary RLINK is detached.
N/A	The replication status cannot be determined. More information about the replication status can be found in the Primary or Secondary RVG view.


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