Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
Convert a Single Volume to a Live Volume
To convert a single volume to a Live Volume, create the Live Volume from the Storage view.
Prerequisites
The Live Volume requirements must be met. See Live Volume Requirements.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center that hosts the volume you want to replicate.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation tree, select the volume.
5. In the right pane, click Convert to Live Volume.
If one or more QoS definitions exist, the Convert to Live Volume wizard appears.
If a Quality of Service (QoS) definition has not been created, the Create Replication QoS wizard appears. Use this
wizard to create a QoS definition before you configure a Live Volume.
NOTE: Live Volume QoS settings are only enforced on the primary Storage Center and are not enforced on the
secondary Storage Center until it becomes the primary Storage Center.
6. Select the secondary Storage Center for the Live Volume, then click Next.
The wizard advances to the next page.
If Fibre Channel or iSCSI connectivity is not configured between the local and remote Storage Centers, a dialog box
appears. Click Yes to configure iSCSI connectivity between the Storage Centers.
7. (Optional) Modify Live Volume default settings.
In the Replication Attributes area, configure options that determine how replication behaves.
In the Destination Volume Attributes area, configure storage options for the destination volume and map the
destination volume to a server.
In the Live Volume Attributes area, select a QoS node for the secondary Storage Center, configure the automatic swap
role policy, enable automatic failover and automatic restore, or enable reporting of non-optimized paths.
In the Managed Replications area, configure a managed replication that replicates the Live Volume primary volume to a
third Storage Center.
8. Click Finish.
The volume is converted to a Live Volume and begins to replicate to the secondary Storage Center.
Related concepts
Live Volume Requirements on page 518
Live Volume Types on page 518
Managed Replications for Live Volumes on page 524
Convert Multiple Volumes to Live Volumes
To convert multiple volumes to Live Volumes, create the Live Volumes from the Replications & Live Volumes view.
Prerequisites
The Live Volume requirements must be met. See Live Volume Requirements on page 518.
Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. On the Live Volumes tab, click Create Live Volumes. The Create Live Volumes wizard opens.
3. Select the Storage Center that hosts the volumes you want to convert, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next
page.
4. Select the secondary Storage Center for the Live Volumes, then click Next
The wizard advances to the next page.
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Storage Center Replications and Live Volumes