Examples; Obey; Where Issued; Security Restrictions - HP NonStop RDF J-series RVUs Management Manual

• If you include the TIMESTAMP option in the INITIALIZE RDF command, use the following
guidelines to determine when you must restore the backup database:
— If you are going to start RDF with UPDATE ON, restore the database to the backup
system before you start RDF.
— If you are going to start RDF with UPDATE OFF, you do not have to restore the database.
However, if the need for an RDF takeover arises, you must then restore the database
on the backup system before you issue the TAKEOVER command.
• In any event, if you plan to enable updating on the backup system as part of the new
configuration, ensure that the primary and backup databases are logically identical before
entering the INITIALIZE RDF command. For more information about database
synchronization, see

Examples

The following INITIALIZE RDF command, issued on the primary system, \LON, initializes the
subsystem to 2:30 pm, January 12, 2004:
]INITIALIZE RDF, BACKUPSYSTEM \CHI, TIMESTAMP 12JAN2004 14:30
Do you wish to proceed? [Y/N]
Please wait while RDF searches for the specified timestamp.
TMF shutdown at 12JAN2004 14:30 has been found. RDF will
start at RBA: 376275 MAT file: $AUDIT.ZTMFAT.AA000414
Do you still wish to start at this point? [Y/N] Y
The following INITIALIZE RDF command, issued on the primary system \LON after TMF was
stopped, deleted, and reconfigured, initializes RDF at once, without prompting you to confirm
your request:
]INITIALIZE RDF, BACKUPSYSTEM \CHI, SUFFIX 2 !
In the first example, the RDF control subvolume is implicitly named LON while in the second
example it is explicitly named LON2.

OBEY

The OBEY command executes a series of commands entered in a command file.
OBEY [\system.][$volume.][subvolume.]file
system
identifies the system on which the command file is stored.
volume
identifies the disk volume on which the command file is stored.
subvolume
identifies the subvolume on which the command file is stored.
file
identifies the command file, which contains one or more valid RDFCOM commands.

Where Issued

Primary or backup system.

Security Restrictions

None; anyone can enter the OBEY command.

RDF State Requirement

You can enter the OBEY command at any time, whether or not RDF has been started.
"Understanding Database States" (page
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157).
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