Administrator Guide
Steps
1 Select a datastore to replicate.
2 Select Actions > Dell Storage Actions > Replications/Live Volume > Add.
The Add Replication/Live Volume wizard starts.
3 Select the target (destination) Storage Center.
4 Click Next.
The Replication Options page opens.
5 Specify one of the following replication types:
• Replication, Asynchronous
• Replication, Synchronous—High Availability
• Replication, Synchronous—High Consistency
6 Specify other replication settings and a target location as in Replication Options
7 Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
8 Click Finish.
Related links
Replication Options
Storage Center for Replication
Replicating an RDM
Use the vSphere Web Client Plugin to create an RDM replication.
Prerequisites
If you are using iSCSI connections for replications, the following conditions must be met:
• The destination Storage Center must be dened as an iSCSI Remote System on the source Storage Center.
• The source Storage Center must be dened as an iSCSI Remote Connection on the destination Storage Center.
See the Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide for instructions on conguring iSCSI connections between Storage Centers.
• At least one Quality of Service (QoS) denition must be set up on the source Storage Center for replication.
See the Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide for instructions on creating QoS denitions.
Steps
1 Select the virtual machine with the RDM to replicate.
2 Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Replication/Live Volume > Add.
The Add Replication/Live Volume wizard starts.
3 Select the RDM to replicate.
4 Click Next.
The Storage Center page opens.
5 Select the target (destination) Storage Center.
6 Click Next.
The Replication Options page opens.
7 Specify one of the following replication types:
• Replication, Asynchronous
• Replication, Synchronous—High Availability
• Replication, Synchronous—High Consistency
8 Specify other replication settings and a target location as in Replication Options.
9 Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
10 Click Finish.
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