Users Guide

Remove an RDM Replication

Remove an RDM replication after the replication is no longer needed.

Steps

1. Select the virtual machine with the RDM from which you want to remove a replication.

2. Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Replications/Live Volume > Remove.

The Remove Replication/Live Volume wizard starts.

3. Select the replications to remove.

4. Click Next.

The Remove Options page opens.

5. Specify removal options for the replications.

6. Click Next.

The Ready to Complete page opens.

7. Click Finish.

Related reference

Replication Delete Options

Select Replications

Live Volume Operations

The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin enables you to add, modify, and remove Live Volumes for datastores and RDMs. You can also

configure automatic failover and restore features.

Add a Live Volume to a Datastore or RDM

Use the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin to add Live Volumes to datastores and RDMs.

Adding a Live Volume to a Datastore

Use the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin to add Live Volumes to datastore.

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:

• Live Volume, Asynchronous

• Live Volume, Synchronous — High Availability

• Live Volume, Synchronous — High Consistency

6. Specify the replication settings and a target location.

7. Click Next.

The Live Volume Settings page opens.

8. (Optional) Select from the drop-down list of Secondary QoS Definitions.

9. (Optional) Clear the option labeled Automatically Swap Primary Storage Center.

10. If you keep the checkbox enabled for Automatically Swap Primary Storage Center, click Advanced.

The Advanced options are shown. Modify the values for the following options:

• Min. data written to secondary before swap

• Min. % of I/O on secondary before swap

• Min. time as primary before swap

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