(replication assistance) is a host-based utility for Microsoft Windows platforms. Use the SMrepassist utility before and after you create a on the Windows operating system. Run the SMrepassist utility to make sure that all of the memory-resident data for file systems on the is removed and that the driver recognizes signatures and file system partitions.
You can also use this utility to resolve duplicate signature problems for .
From a command line window on a host that operates the Microsoft Windows operating system, type this command.
SMrepassist -f [filesystem-identifier]
where -f removes all of the memory-resident data for the file system indicated by [filesystem-identifier]. The [filesystem-identifier] shows a unique file system in this syntax:
drive-letter: [mount-point-path]
The file system identifier can include only a drive letter or a drive letter and a mount point. This example shows a file system that includes only a drive letter:
SMrepassist -f E:
An error message appears in the command line when the utility cannot distinguish between these items: