3.6.0 Matrix Server Command Reference (5697-7083, December 2007)

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NOTE: Matrix Server must be stopped on all nodes when mpimport is used.

Database corruption can occur if the utility is executed while Matrix

Server is running on a node. mpimport fails if Matrix Server is

running on the current node; however, it does not check the other

nodes.

mpimport does not check for the physical presence of the disks or subdevices

that it is importing and, for example, allows the devices to be imported even if

they are not physically visible on the server. Consequently, successfully

completion of the utility does not mean that the imported disks are valid.

The options are:

mpimport <uid> [<uid> ...]

Import the set of disks corresponding to the specified UIDs.

mpimport --local <devname> [<devname> ...]

Import the set of disks corresponding to the specified local disknames.

mpimport -p <psdname> <uid>

Import the disk indicated by <uid> and assign the specified psdname to it.

mpimport -p <psdname> --local <devname>

Import the disk indicated by the specified local diskname and assign

psdname to it.

mpimport [-s] [-M] -F [<psdname>|<psvname>...]

Import the specified psd or psv devices. If no devices are specified, import

all disks and dynamic volumes listed in the default mpdump backup file.

If -s is specified, “strict” importing is done; only those disks and dynamic

volumes that can be imported using the psdname indicated in inputfile will

be imported. If -s is not specified, disks and dynamic volumes will be

imported with alternate names if necessary. The -M option recreates the

membership partitions from scratch based on the contents of the backup

file.

mpimport [-s] [-M] -f <inputfile> [<psdname>|<psvname>...]

Import the specified psd or psv devices. If no devices are specified, import

the disks and dynamic volumes listed in inputfile. The inputfile must be in

the format generated by mpdump. If -s is specified, “strict” importing is

done; only those disks and dynamic volumes that can be imported using