NAME

Set-DcsReplicationInitializationType

SYNOPSIS

Changes the initialization type for a replication.

SYNTAX

Set-DcsReplicationInitializationType   -Replication <Object>   -Type <String>   [ -Connection <String> ]   [ -PipelineVariable <String> ]

Set-DcsReplicationInitializationType   -VirtualDiskGroup <Object>   -Type <String>   [ -Connection <String> ]   [ -PipelineVariable <String> ]

DESCRIPTION

Changes the initialization type for a replication. The initialization type can be set for active replications on the local server group.

PARAMETERS

-Replication<Object>
AsyncReplicationData object, VirtualDiskData object, Async Replication ID, virtual disk name, or virtual disk ID that identifies the active local source virtual disk in the replication. The AsyncReplicationData object can be obtained with Get-DcsReplication and the VirtualDiskData object can be obtained with Get-DcsVirtualDiskData.

Required: true
Position: 1
Default value:
Accept pipeline input: true (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: false

-Type<String>
Use this parameter to specify the initialization type. Valid values are "online" or "offline".

Required: true
Position: 2
Default value:
Accept pipeline input: false
Accept wildcard characters: false

-Connection<String>
Alias of the connection to the server group. If not specified, the default connection is used.

Required: false
Position: named
Default value:
Accept pipeline input: false
Accept wildcard characters: false

-PipelineVariable<String>

Required: false
Position: named
Default value:
Accept pipeline input: false
Accept wildcard characters: false

-VirtualDiskGroup<Object>
VirtualDiskGroupData object, name or ID that identifies a virtual disk group. Use this parameter to set the replication initialization type for all eligible virtual disks in the virtual disk group. Eligibility may not apply to all virtual disks in the group. The VirtualDiskGroupData object can be obtained with Get-DcsVirtualDiskGroup.

Required: true
Position: 1
Default value:
Accept pipeline input: false
Accept wildcard characters: false

INPUTS

AsynchReplicationData or VirtualDiskData : Object that identifies the replication or local source virtual disk in a replication.

OUTPUTS

AsynchReplicationData : Object that identifies the replication.

NOTES

Also see Start-DcsReplicationOfflineInitialization, Stop-DcsReplicationOfflineInitialization, Get-DcsReplication, Get-DcsVirtualDisk.

EXAMPLES


-------------- Example 1 Sets the initialization type for a replication specified by virtual disk name --------------
Set-DcsReplicationInitializationType -Replication "Virtual disk 1" -Type offline
		

Sets the initialization type to offline for the local replication virtual disk named "Virtual disk 1".

FirstServerId:84972D6B-7E71-4616-BDA1-57ECEAF3FFC4
FirstVirtualDiskId:2ecb9cd180354c20873d1fee7399e700
SecondServerId:ef23cc60-9003-452d-a291-3dd29aa1f403:2AB62361-B9B9-4A38-B246-3EACF3B19B3A
SecondVirtualDiskId:fbc7abc4b680468e9d3b5f0ff828d858
IsActiveSide:True
ReplicationState:Active
FailureStatus:NoFailure
TransferStatus:Enabled
Paused:False
CheckpointSnapshotId:V.{91E63003-CA79-11E0-A962-00155D11E921}-00000028--V.{91E63003-CA79-11E0-A962-00155D11E921}-00000029
AutoAsyncReplicationLicense:Enabled
OfflineInitializationSupported:True
InitializationType:Offline
OfflineInitializationBuffer:
OfflineInitStatus:NoOfflineInit
InitializationFailureStatus:NoFailure
Id:96e8b662-3897-43de-ae28-5e3e80e1e218
Caption:Virtual disk 1
ExtendedCaption:Virtual disk 1 on SSV3
Internal:False
   

-------------- Example 2 Sets the initialization type for all replications by piping objects --------------
Get-DcsReplication -ShowOnlyLocalSide | Set-DcsReplicationInitializationType -Type offline
		

The cmdlet Get-DcsReplication is invoked with the switch parameter ShowOnlyLocalSide to obtain all AsyncReplicationData objects for the local server group. The objects are piped to Set-DcsReplicationInitializationType with the Type parameter set to offline. This causes the initialization type to be set as offline for all replication virtual disks in the local server group.

FirstServerId:84972D6B-7E71-4616-BDA1-57ECEAF3FFC4
FirstVirtualDiskId:2ecb9cd180354c20873d1fee7399e700
SecondServerId:ef23cc60-9003-452d-a291-3dd29aa1f403:2AB62361-B9B9-4A38-B246-3EACF3B19B3A
SecondVirtualDiskId:fbc7abc4b680468e9d3b5f0ff828d858
IsActiveSide:True
ReplicationState:Active
FailureStatus:NoFailure
TransferStatus:Enabled
Paused:False
CheckpointSnapshotId:V.{91E63003-CA79-11E0-A962-00155D11E921}-00000028--V.{91E63003-CA79-11E0-A962-00155D11E921}-00000029
AutoAsyncReplicationLicense:Enabled
OfflineInitializationSupported:True
InitializationType:Offline
OfflineInitializationBuffer:
OfflineInitStatus:NoOfflineInit
InitializationFailureStatus:NoFailure
Id:96e8b662-3897-43de-ae28-5e3e80e1e218
Caption:Virtual disk 1
ExtendedCaption:Virtual disk 1 on SSV3
Internal:False
   
FirstServerId:84972D6B-7E71-4616-BDA1-57ECEAF3FFC4
FirstVirtualDiskId:ff69cf72849c49bdb319bb2b61970306
SecondServerId:ef23cc60-9003-452d-a291-3dd29aa1f403:2AB62361-B9B9-4A38-B246-3EACF3B19B3A
SecondVirtualDiskId:fc9535748c98442b9d23f9aea0a8067f
IsActiveSide:True
ReplicationState:Active
FailureStatus:NoFailure
TransferStatus:Enabled
Paused:False
CheckpointSnapshotId:V.{91E63003-CA79-11E0-A962-00155D11E921}-00000002--V.{91E63003-CA79-11E0-A962-00155D11E921}-00000027
AutoAsyncReplicationLicense:Enabled
OfflineInitializationSupported:True
InitializationType:Offline
OfflineInitializationBuffer:
OfflineInitStatus:NoOfflineInit
InitializationFailureStatus:NoFailure
Id:647f5c8e-90ce-439f-adc9-c96a1ec4213d
Caption:Virtual disk 2
ExtendedCaption:Virtual disk 2 on SSV3
Internal:False