CLI Guide

Create Remote Replication
NOTE: This command is valid only with Fibre Channel storage arrays.
Description
This command creates both the primary virtual disk and the secondary virtual disk for a remote
replication pair. This command also sets the write mode (Synchronous or Asynchronous) and the
synchronization priority.
Syntax
create remoteReplication primary=
”primaryVirtualDiskName”
secondary=”secondaryVirtualDiskName”
(remoteStorageArrayName=”storageArrayName” |
remoteStorageArrayWwn=”wwID”)
[remotePassword=”password”
syncPriority=(highest | high | medium | low |
lowest)
autoResync=(enabled | disabled)
writeOrder=(preserved | notPreserved)
writeMode=(synchronous | asynchronous)]
Parameters
Parameter Description
primary
The name of an existing virtual disk on the local
storage array that you want to use for the primary
virtual disk. Enclose the primary virtual disk name in
double quotation marks (“ ”).
secondary
The name of an existing virtual disk on the remote
storage array that you want to use for the
secondary virtual disk. Enclose the secondary
virtual disk name in double quotation marks (“ ”).
remoteStorageArrayName
The name of the remote storage array. Enclose the
remote storage array name in double quotation
marks (“ ”).
remoteStorageArrayWwn
The World Wide Identifier (WWID) of the remote
storage array. Enclose the WWID in double
quotation marks (“ ”).
remotePassword
The password for the remote storage array. Use
this parameter when the remote storage array is
password protected. Enclose the password in
double quotation marks (“ ”).
syncPriority
The priority that full synchronization has relative to
host I/O activity. Valid values are highest, high,
medium, low, or lowest.
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