User's Manual

7.7
Recovery Manager Commands
3PAR Recovery Manager 3.0.2 for Microsoft SQL Server User’s Guide
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RMSql create -s SQLServer -d test
The following command will create a snapshot for the database test on Virtual SQL
server(SQLVirtualServer) on a cluster.
RMSql create -s SQLVirtualServer -d test
The following command will create a Remote Copy snapshot for the database test on Virtual
SQL server(SQLVirtualServer) on a cluster to a secondary site server SecondaryServer.
RMSql create -s SQLVirtualServer -d test -rc Secondaryserver
NOTE: Use quotes ("") for names that include spaces.
NOTE: VSS waits up to 10 seconds for the writers to freeze I/O, and this interval is
not configurable. In most cases 10 seconds is a sufficient window to successfully
create a virtual copy. However, in some circumstances under very heavy loads, 10
seconds may not be enough time and the virtual copy might fail on this attempt,
which is "by design." VSS does not automatically retry the shadow copy creation,
you must retry the virtual copy creation using the Recovery Manager GUI or
Command Line Interface.
NOTE: A backup document in XML format is created during the virtual copy
creation. The document contains the current up to date system information and
can be used for restore purposes.
NOTE: The snapshot volume set is limited up to 64 volumes which means each
database (database-level operation) or each instance (instance-level operation)
can spread over up to 64 volumes.