Administrator Guide

Attribute Description
Passwords are case sensitive and can include up to 254 ASCII characters.
Delegated space Amount of space to delegate to the partner. Required only if the group stores replicas from the
partner. See About Delegated Space and Replica Reserve.
NAS conguration If you are replicating NAS containers, the replication partner must have a compatible NAS
conguration.
Requirements for NAS Container Replication Partners
NAS container replication partners must meet the following requirements:
• Both inbound and outbound replication must be enabled for both replication partners.
• Source and destination NAS clusters must be running the same FS Series rmware versions.
NOTE: If you partner two clusters for replication, one with antivirus enabled and the other without antivirus enabled, any
SMB shares that were congured on the original container with antivirus enabled are not restored to the promoted
replica that does not have antivirus enabled. You will have to manually create the same shares that were on the original
on the promoted replica container to be able access their data on the replica container.
You can replicate containers between clusters running dierent hardware. For example, you can replicate from an FS7500 cluster to
an FS7610 cluster.
You cannot use the Manual Transfer Utility to facilitate NAS container replication.
NOTE: The requirements for NAS container replication are not validated when you create the replication partnership.
Congure a Volume for Replication
When you have congured at least one replication partner that has delegated space to the group, you can congure volumes for
replication.
For information about conguring a replication partner, see Congure a Replication Partner.
The following prerequisites and considerations apply to volume replication:
• Thin clones — You cannot congure a thin clone for replication until you replicate the template volume to which the thin clone is
attached.
• Template volumes — A template volume is read-only and cannot be failed back from the secondary group. Keeping the failback
snapshot is not necessary for this type of volume.
• Gather the volume replication attributes.
• You cannot enable synchronous replication on a volume for which traditional replication is congured, and you cannot enable
traditional replication on a volume for which synchronous replication is congured.
To congure a volume for replication:
1. Click Volumes.
2. Expand Volumes and then select the volume name.
3. In the Activities panel, click Congure replication to open the Congure Volume Replication wizard.
4. Provide the requested information in each step of the wizard and click Next.
Refer to the online help resources that are available in the user interface to view descriptions of individual elds.
5. When you complete the nal wizard step, review the information and click Finish.
After you nish the volume replication conguration, you can choose to create a replica (see Create a Replica). To verify that a
replica has been created:
1. Click Replication and select a partner name.
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