NAME¶

dpm-replicate - replicate a file given the SURL or the PFN

SYNOPSIS¶

dpm-replicate [ --f_type file_type ] [ --space_token s_token ] [ --lifetime file_lifetime ] [ --help ] file

DESCRIPTION¶

dpm-replicate replicates a file given the SURL or the PFN.

file_type

indicates the type of file desired for the new replica. It can be V (for Volatile), D (for Durable) or P (for Permanent).

file_lifetime

specifies the requested file lifetime of the new replica relative to the current time. It can be "Inf" (for infinite) or expressed in years (suffix 'y'), months (suffix 'm'), days (suffix 'd'), hours (suffix 'h') or seconds (no suffix). If specified the file_type and file_lifetime must be compatible.

s_token

specifies that the new replica should be allocated within a space identified by the given token.

EXAMPLE¶

	dpm-replicate --f_type P /dpm/cern.ch/home/dteam/afile

	dpm-replicate --f_type V lxb1921.cern.ch:/storage/dteam/2005-12-14/afile.38215.0

EXIT STATUS¶

This program returns 0 if the operation was successful or >0 if the operation failed.

SEE ALSO¶

dpm(1), dpm_get(3), dpm_put(3)