Pausing the RLINK

Last published : Jun 12, 2026
Use the vxrlink pause command to pause updates to the RLINK until you run the vxrlink resume command. New updates are logged while the RLINK is paused, and are applied once the RLINK is resumed.
On the Primary host, if the DCM is replayed on the RLINK to be paused, the replay pauses until the Secondary is resumed.
On the Secondary host, the - c <checkpoint> option is valid and can be used to mark a point at which a backup of the Secondary has been taken. This checkpoint is later used for restoring the Secondary. To delete this checkpoint you can use the vxrlink checkdelete command.
Note: The-woption is used on the Secondary host for pausing the Secondary in special cases, to force the Secondary RLINK into the FAIL state. You may need to do this before restoring the Secondary from an online backup.
Syntax for vxrlink pause command
vxrlink [-c <checkpoint>|-w] [-g <diskgroup>] [-r <rvg>] pause
<rlink>
Example
vxrlink -g vvrdg -r rvg pause rlink
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Deleting the Secondary checkpoint