mkdrfile

Creates a new system-metadata disaster-recovery dump file.

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>>-mkdrfile--+--------+--+-----+--file_name--------------------><
             +- -?----+  '- -f-'
             +- -h----+
             '- -help-'

Parameters

–? | –h | –help
Displays a detailed description of this command, including syntax, parameter descriptions, and examples. If you specify a help option, all other command options are ignored.
–f
Overwrites the system-metadata disaster-recovery dump file if a file with the specified name already exists.
file_name
Specifies the name of the new system-metadata disaster-recovery dump file. This name can be up to 256 characters in length.The created file can be found in the /usr/tank/server/DR directory.

Prerequisites

You must have Backup, Operator, or Administrator privileges to use the command.

You must be logged in to the operating system on the engine hosting the master metadata server to run this command.

Description

This command is used in conjunction with the builddrscript command to create a set of recovery scripts that are used to recreate the system metadata in the event of a disaster. The builddrscript command is run against the system-metadata disaster-recovery file created by the mkdrfile command.

Example

Create a dump file The following example creates a disaster-recovery dump file named dr1:
sfscli> mkdrfile dr1
Disaster recovery file dr1 was created successfully.

Parent topic: Administrative commands

Related concepts
Fileset considerations for backup and restore

Related tasks
Backing up using the file-based (API) method
Creating a recovery file

Related reference
builddrscript
lsdrfile
rmdrfile
startmetadatacheck
stopmetadatacheck

Related information
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