Configuring the Fire Drill Service Group

This section describes how to configure a fire drill service group using the Fire Drill Configuration wizard. Note that you can also use the text-based wizard, available at /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/fdsetup-srdf.

Prerequisites

  Make sure the application service group is configured with an SRDF resource.

  Make sure the infrastructure to take snapshots is properly configured between the source and target arrays. This involves associating and BCVs and synchronizing them with the source.

  When using Gold or Silver configuration, make sure you have TimeFinder for SRDF installed and configured at the target array.

  For the Gold configuration, you must use VERITAS Volume Manager to import and deport the storage.

  When taking snapshots of R2 devices, BCV's must be associated with the RDF2 device group and fully established with the devices.

  When taking snapshots of non-replicated devices, create a Symmetrix device group with the same name as the VxVM disk group, with the same devices as in the VxVM disk group and with BCVs associated.

  For non-replicated devices:

• You must use VERITAS Volume Manager
• You must use the Gold configuration without the option to run in the Bronze mode. This means the RequireSnapshot attribute must be set to 1.