If you want to know how much data has been copied to the mirror or whether a filer is using resources for replicating data, you can use the vol snapmirror status command at any time to check the status of data replication.
SnapMirror must be enabled before you can check the status of data replication. Otherwise, the following error message is displayed:
Snapmirror is turned off.
Follow this step to check the status of data replication.
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Enter the vol snapmirror status command.
ResultThe filer displays a message showing whether a transfer is in progress or how much data replication has been completed. |
The following examples describe how the vol snapmirror status command displays the status of data replicating.
The following display shows that currently no data is being copied from the vol0 volume to the vol1 volume on filerA:
Source Dest Status
filerA:vol0 filerA:vol1 Idle
The following display shows that the filer has just begun transferring data from the vol0 volume to the vol1 volume on filerA:
Source Dest Status
filerA:vol0 filerA:vol1 Transferring
The following display shows that the filer finished transferring 26% of the data from the vol0 volume to the vol1 volume on filerA:
Source Dest Status
filerA:vol0 filerA:vol1 Transferring (26% complete)
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