About the SnapMirror log report

The SnapMirror log report enables you to view the SnapMirror log file event contents. In order to view the log, you must first enable the log reporting mechanism.

What checking data transfer history shows you   

When you click on Report, the first line states where the current SnapMirror Log File contents are kept: in /etc/log/snapmirror.

The SnapMirror log file also shows you

• The start time and the end time of the SnapMirror logging process

• The start time, end time, and size of each transfer

• Any abnormal termination and restart of a transfer

• Other SnapMirror-related activities

What you can do with the information recorded   

You can use the raw information provided to do the following:

• Calculate the average transfer size.

• Calculate the average transfer time.

• Look at the number of successful transfers and the failure rate.

• Tune the schedule.

• Create a notifier for aborted transfers.

• Monitor performance on a per-volume level.

• Be assured that things are working as planned.