Administrator Guide

Troubleshoot Networking Problems..........................................................................................................................657
Troubleshoot Replication Issues............................................................................................................................... 658
Troubleshoot System Issues.....................................................................................................................................660
Part V: Storage Center Disaster Recovery..................................................................... 663
33 Remote Storage Centers and Replication QoS.......................................................... 665
Connecting to Remote Storage Centers........................................................................................................................ 665
Connecting Storage Centers Using Fibre Channel................................................................................................... 665
Connecting Storage Centers Using iSCSI................................................................................................................ 665
Creating and Managing Replication Quality of Service Denitions..................................................................................667
Create a QoS Denition............................................................................................................................................667
Rename a QoS Denition......................................................................................................................................... 667
Change the Link Speed for a QoS Denition............................................................................................................ 667
Enable or Disable Bandwidth Limiting for a QoS Denition.......................................................................................668
Modify the Bandwidth Limit Schedule for a QoS Denition......................................................................................668
Delete a QoS Denition............................................................................................................................................668
34 Storage Center Replications and Live Volumes..........................................................669
Storage Center Replications...........................................................................................................................................669
Replication Types..................................................................................................................................................... 669
Replication Requirements.........................................................................................................................................670
Replication Behavior When a Destination Volume Fails..............................................................................................671
Replicating a Single Volume to Multiple Destinations.................................................................................................671
Replication on SCv2000 Series Controllers.............................................................................................................. 672
Replication Icons...................................................................................................................................................... 672
Simulating Replications.............................................................................................................................................672
Replicating Volumes................................................................................................................................................. 673
Migrating Volumes to Another Storage Center.........................................................................................................675
Modifying Replications............................................................................................................................................. 676
Monitoring Replications............................................................................................................................................678
Managing Cross-Platform Replication............................................................................................................................ 679
Cross-Platform Replication Requirements................................................................................................................ 679
Managing Replications Between PS Series Groups and Storage Centers.................................................................679
Managing Replication Schedules...............................................................................................................................681
Portable Volume Disks....................................................................................................................................................683
Portable Volume Requirements................................................................................................................................ 683
Portable Volume Process......................................................................................................................................... 684
Types of Portable Volume Disks............................................................................................................................... 684
Requirements for Dell USB Disks..............................................................................................................................684
Requirements for Dell RD1000 Disk Bays................................................................................................................. 684
Portable Volume Nodes............................................................................................................................................685
Using Portable Volume Disks to Transfer Replication Data....................................................................................... 685
Managing Replication Baselines and Portable Volume Disks..................................................................................... 687
Storage Center Live Volumes..........................................................................................................................................691
Behavior of Volume QoS Settings in Live Volume Operations................................................................................... 691
Live Volume Requirements........................................................................................................................................691
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