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Marcin Przepiorowski edited this page Jan 26, 2023 · 2 revisions

SYNOPSIS

dx_ctl_namespace   [-engine|d <delphix identifier> | -all ]
                   -namespacename namespace
                   -action delete|failover
                   [-skip]
                   [-smart yes|no]
                   [-help|?]
                   [-debug ]

DESCRIPTION

Control a replicated namespace - delete or failover

ARGUMENTS

Delphix Engine selection - if not specified a default host(s) from dxtools.conf will be used.

  • -engine|d Specify Delphix Engine name from dxtools.conf file

  • -all Display databases on all Delphix appliance

  • -configfile file Location of the configuration file. A config file search order is as follow:

  • configfile parameter

  • DXTOOLKIT_CONF variable

  • dxtools.conf from dxtoolkit location

  • -namespacename namespace Specify a namespace name for action

  • -action delete|failover Specify an action to run with namespace name

    - delete - to delete an existing namespace

    - failover - to failover an existing namespace

OPTIONS

  • -skip To skip confirmation - handle with care
  • -smart yes|no Use Delphix smart failover
  • -help Print this screen
  • -debug Turn on debugging

Example

Failover namespace

dx_ctl_namespace -d replica -action failover -namespacename ip-10-110-215-98-1
Going to failover namespace - ip-10-110-215-98-1
Are you sure (y/(n)) - use -skip to skip this confirmation
y
Failing over replicated namespace ip-10-110-215-98-1
Waiting for all actions to complete. Parent action is ACTION-11
Namespace failed over

Failover namespace skipping confirmation and using a smart failover option

dx_ctl_namespace -d replica -action failover -namespacename ip-10-110-215-98-3 -skip -smart yes
Going to failover namespace - ip-10-110-215-98-3
Failing over replicated namespace ip-10-110-215-98-3
Waiting for all actions to complete. Parent action is ACTION-30
Namespace failed over

Deleting namespace

dx_ctl_namespace -d replica -action delete -namespacename ip-10-110-215-98-3
Going to delete namespace - ip-10-110-215-98-3
Are you sure (y/(n)) - use -skip to skip this confirmation
y
Deleting replicated namespace ip-10-110-215-98-3
Waiting for all actions to complete. Parent action is ACTION-31
Namespace deleted

Delphix

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