Administrator Guide

Run Replication On Demand
After a replication is created, you can replicate a NAS volume on demand. You can run replication only from the source FluidFS
cluster.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Replications tab.
5. In the Replication Status area, click Start Manual Replication. The Start Manual Replication dialog box appears.
6. Click OK.
Schedule Replication
After a replication is created, you can schedule replication for a NAS volume to run regularly. You can schedule replication only from
the source FluidFS cluster.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Replication tab.
5. In the Replication Schedules area, click Create Replication Schedule. The Create Replication Schedule dialog box appears.
6. In the Name eld, type a name for the replication schedule.
7. Specify when to run replication.
• To run replication based on a period of time, select the Based on period of time check box and type the frequency in
minutes, hours, days, or weeks.
• To run replication based on day and time, select the Based on day and time check box and select the day(s) and time(s).
8. Click OK.
Change a Replication Schedule
Change the frequency that replication runs for a replication schedule.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Replication tab.
5. Select a replication schedule and click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
6. Specify when to run replication.
• To run replication based on a period of time, select the Based on period of time check box and type the frequency in
minutes, hours, days, or weeks.
• To run replication based on day and time, select the Based on day and time check box and select the day(s) and time(s).
7. Click OK.
Delete a Replication Schedule
Delete a replication schedule if you no longer want replication to run regularly. You can delete a replication schedule only from the
source FluidFS cluster.
1. Click the Storage view select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Replications tab.
5. Select a replication schedule and click Delete. The Delete dialog box appears.
6. Click OK.
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