How do I enable main database backup file synchronization?

Purpose

Perform the procedure to enable the main servers in a redundant NFM-P system to synchronize the main database backup file sets. After a database backup, if database backup file synchronization is enabled, the NFM-P automatically copies the database backup file set to the standby database station.

Note: The procedure applies only to a redundant NFM-P system.

Note: Before you perform the procedure, you must ensure that there is sufficient network bandwidth between the main database stations for a database copy operation. See the NSP NFM-P Planning Guide for information about the bandwidth requirements of database backup file synchronization.

Note: You must perform the procedure first on the standby main server station, and then on the primary main server station.

Steps
 
1 

Log in to the main server station as the root user.

2 

Open a console window.

3 

Enter the following:

# samconfig -m main ↵

The following is displayed:

Start processing command line inputs...

<main> 

4 

Enter the following:

<main> configure redundancy database backup-sync ↵

The prompt changes to <main configure redundancy database>.

5 

Enter the following:

<main configure redundancy database> exit ↵

The prompt changes to <main>.

6 

Enter the following:

<main> apply ↵

The configuration change is applied.

7 

Enter the following:

<main> exit ↵

The samconfig utility closes.

8 

Enter the following to switch to the nsp user:

# su - nsp ↵

9 

Navigate to the /opt/nsp/nfmp/server/nms/bin directory.

10 

Enter the following:

bash$ ./nmsserver.bash read_config ↵

The main server puts the configuration change into effect. The NFM-P automatically copies subsequent main database backup file sets from the primary database station to the standby database station.

11 

Close the console window.

End of steps