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Opening the Consistency Groups view
From the GUI main menu, do one of the following:
1. In a metro node Local:
a. Select Provision Storage.
b. In the View by drop-down, select Consistency Groups.
2. In a metro node Metro:
a. Select Provision Storage.
b. In the Provision on drop-down, select the cluster of the consistency groups.
c. In the View by drop-down, select Consistency Groups.
Distributed Consistency Groups view
The Distributed Consistency Groups screen shows all distributed consistency groups. Note that distributed consistency groups
are used in metro node Metro configurations only. Use this view to quickly view information about a distributed consistency
group. By default, groups are sorted by name in ascending alphabetical order. The arrow in the default sort column indicates the
direction of the sort; ascending (
) or descending (
). You can sort columns of data, select one or more consistency groups in the list, and show or hide properties in the view.
The screen shows the following information about the distributed consistency groups:
Column
Description
Consistency Group The name of the consistency group.
Operational Status The overall status of the consistency group. If the consistency group is distributed
and status at both clusters is not the same, the status that is not OK displays. Click
the status link for detailed information about the status. If the consistency group is
distributed, the GUI displays the status at each cluster. Consistency group status
provides more information.
Detach Rule The detach rule that applies to the consistency group.
Volumes Indicates the number of volumes in the consistency group.
Additional tasks
You can do the following tasks from the Distributed Consistency Groups view:
● View distributed consistency group properties — Click the consistency group name to view the properties at the right side
of the screen in the properties panel.
● View properties of virtual volumes in a the group — Click the virtual volume name in the Components of Selected
Consistency Group panel on the right.
● Create a distributed consistency group — Click CREATE.
● Delete a group — Select a consistency group, and then click DELETE .
● Rename a consistency group — Click the consistency group name link to open its properties panel. Click Rename to change
the Consistency Group Name..
● Search for a group — Type the complete or partial group name in the Search text box, and then press Enter.
● Add or remove virtual volumes from the group — Select a consistency group in the list, go to VITRUAL VOLUMES tab in
the properties panel, and then click Add or Remove.
Opening the Distributed Consistency Groups view
From the GUI main menu, do one of the following:
1. In a metro node Local:
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Provisioning storage