QoreStor 6.1.0 - Command Line Reference Guide

Description

Displays the current status of all existing replication containers (and respective roles) in the QoreStor.

Syntax

replication --show [--air]
	[--name <name>]
	[--role <source | target>]
	[--verbose]
	[--limits]

Where

--air       Auto Image replication enabled.
--name      Name of container.
--role      Role of container.
--verbose   Display more details.
--limits    Replication speed limits.

Result

Container Name		Replication Role		Status
backup			 Source, Target			 Enabled
acme-59		 Source				 Enabled
acmeStorage1		 Source				 Enabled
acmeStorage2 		 Source				 Enabled
acmeStorage3		 Target				 Enabled

Description

Adds a new replication link to a container on the QoreStor, for which you need to define its name, role, peer IP address/hostname , peer name, peer group name, user name on the peer system, and encryption level to apply. The peer group name is the name of the remote container’s group to replicate to/from, and this parameter is applicable only if a remote container is not present.

There are three options for encryption:

• none,
• aes128 (Advanced Encryption Standard) which uses128-bit cryptographic keys
• aes256 (using 256-bit AES cryptographic keys).

If the username is a domain login (for example, domain\username), ensure that '\' characters and spaces are either escaped or in quotes.

Syntax

replication --add --name <name>
	--role <source | target>
	--peer <ip address | hostname>
	[--peer_name <name>]
	[--peer_group_name <name>]
	[--replication_traffic <ip address | hostname>]
	[--encryption <none || aes256>]
	[--username <user name>]
	[--air]	

Where

--name                  Name of container to replicate.
--role                  Role of container.
--peer                  Peer appliance IP address/name of replication network interface(s).
--peer_name             Name of remote container to/from replicate.
--peer_group_name       Name of remote container's group to/from replicate. Only applicable if remote container is not present
--replication_traffic   IP address/name of local dedicated replication network interface(s).
--encryption            Type of encryption to use on the wire.
--username              Username on peer system.
--air			Auto Image replication enabled.

Result

Enter password foradministrator@10.250.240.192:
Replication entry created successfully.
Replication Container          : backup
Replication Role               : Source
Replication Target             : 10.250.240.192
Replication Target IP          : 10.250.240.192
Replication Target Mgmt Name   : 10.250.240.192
Replication Target Mgmt IP     : 10.250.240.192
Replication Local Data Name    : QS2K-01
Replication Local Data IP      : 10.250.208.232
Replication Target Container   : backup
Replication Enabled            : Yes
Replication Compression Enabled: Yes
Replication Encryption         : AES 128-bit

Description

Updates an existing replication link to a container in a QoreStor and allows you to change the corresponding role, peer IP address or host name, the encryption being used, and user name based on the QoreStor CLI command options you specify.

Syntax

replication --update --name <name>
	--role <source | target>
	[--peer <ip address | hostname>]
	[--replication_traffic <ip address | hostname>]
	[--encryption <none || aes256>]
	[--username <user name>]

Where

--name                  Name of the replication container to update.
--role                  Current replication role of container.
--peer                  Peer appliance IP address/name of replication network interface.
--replication_traffic   IP address/name of dedicated replication network interface.
--encryption            Type of encryption to use on the wire.
--username              Username on peer system.

Result

Replication on backup is enabled and cannot be updated, please stop it first.

When replication is enabled on the container, you must first disable it before you can update it. To disable replication on a container, enter the QoreStor CLI replication --stop command and define the container name and role:

replication --stop --name <name> --role <source | target>

Disables replication on a container:

replication --stop --name backup --role source
Replication configuration updated successfully.
Replication Container           : backup
Replication Role                : Source
Replication Target System       : acme-85
Replication Target System IP    : 10.25.192.5
Replication Target Container    : acme85-S2
Replication Enabled             : No
Replication Compression Enabled : Yes
Replication Encryption          : AES 128-bit

Description

Deletes an existing replication link to a container in a QoreStor.

Syntax

replication --delete --name <name> --role <source | target> [--force]

Where

--name    Name of container.
--role    Role of container.
--force   Delete configuration even if peer container is unreachable. Replication must be stopped first even with force option.

If you attempt to delete a container that already has replication enabled, this displays the following message:

Replication on acme-59-replica is enabled and cannot be deleted, please stop it first.

Deletes the existing replication link to a container.

replication --delete --name acme-59-replica --role source

Result

Successfully deleted replication entry.