Description

The snapmirror initialize-ls-set command initializes and updates a set of load-sharing mirrors. This command is usually used after the snapmirror create command is used to create a SnapMirror relationship for each of the destination volumes in the set of load-sharing mirrors. The initial transfers to empty load-sharing mirrors are baseline transfers done in parallel. During a baseline transfer Data ONTAP takes a Snapshot copy on the source volume to capture the current image of the source volume and transfers all of the Snapshot copies on the source volume to each of the destination volumes.

After the snapmirror initialize-ls-set command successfully completes, the last Snapshot copy transferred is made the exported Snapshot copy on the destination volumes.

The parameter that identifies the set of load-sharing mirrors is the source volume. Data and Snapshot copies are transferred from the source volume to all up-to-date destination volumes in the set of load-sharing mirrors.

Use the snapmirror initialize command to add and initialize a new destination volume to an existing set of load-sharing mirrors.

This command is not supported on Infinite Volume snapmirror relationships.

This command is only supported for SnapMirror relationships with the field "Relationship Capability" showing as "Pre 8.2" in the output of the snapmirror show command.

Parameters

{  -source-path | -S {<[vserver:]volume>|<[[cluster:]//vserver/]volume>} - Source Path

|  [-source-cluster <Cluster name>] - Source Cluster

   -source-vserver <vserver name> - Source Vserver

   -source-volume <volume name>  } - Source Volume

[-foreground | -w [true]] - Foreground Process

Examples

To initialize the group of load-sharing mirrors for the source endpoint //vs1.example.com/dept_eng, type the following command:

cluster1::> snapmirror initialize-ls-set -source-path
       //vs1.example.com/dept_eng

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