CLI cookbook: triggering immediate execution of a replication spec

This topic describes how to use the command-line interface to trigger an immediate execution of a replication spec in the Delphix Engine.

Procedure

1. Switch to the replication spec context and list the specs on the system.

   CODE

   delphix> cd replication/spec
   delphix replication spec> ls
   Objects
   REFERENCE           TARGETHOST               
   REPLICATION_SPEC-1  exampleHost.mycompany.com
   
   Operations
   create

2. Select the replication spec to execute.

   CODE

   delphix replication spec> select REPLICATION_SPEC-1
   delphix replication spec "exampleHost.mycompany.com">

3. Execute the spec.

   CODE

   delphix replication spec "exampleHost.mycompany.com"> execute
   delphix replication spec "exampleHost.mycompany.com" execute *> commit
       Dispatched job JOB-7
       REPLICATION_SEND job started.
       Connecting to target "exampleHost.mycompany.com".
       Preparing replication update.
       Starting incremental replication update.
       Sending metadata.
       Sending data for "Untitled".
       Sending data for "Untitled/redsox1".
       Transfer completed in 0:00:01, sent 1.39MB (1.39MB/s).
       Committing serialization state.
       REPLICATION_SEND job completed successfully.