Administrator Guide
Change the Replication Type for a Live Volume
The replication type used by a Live Volume can be changed with no service interruption.
Prerequisites
• The source and destination Storage Centers must be running version 6.5 or later.
• If the Live Volume manages a synchronous replication, the replication type for the Live Volume must be asynchronous.
Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. On the Live Volumes tab, select the Live Volume, then click Edit Settings. The Edit Live Volume dialog box appears.
3. In the Type area, select Asynchronous or Synchronous.
4. Click OK.
Related link
Live Volume Types
Change the Synchronization Mode for a Synchronous Live Volume
The synchronization mode for a synchronous Live Volume can be changed with no service interruption.
Prerequisite
The source and destination Storage Centers must be running version 6.5 or later.
Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. On the Live Volumes tab, select the Live Volume, then click Edit Settings. The Edit Live Volume dialog box appears.
3. In the Sync Mode area, select High Availability or High Consistency.
4. Click OK.
Related link
Synchronous Replication
Synchronous Replication Modes
Add a Managed Replication to a Live Volume
Add a managed replication to a Live Volume to replicate the primary volume to a third Storage Center.
Prerequisite
The primary, secondary, and managed replication destination Storage Centers must meet the managed replication requirements.
Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. On the Live Volumes tab, select the Live Volume, then click Add Managed Replication. The Managed Replication Settings
wizard appears.
3. Select a destination Storage Center for the managed replication, then click Next.
• The wizard advances to the next page.
• If Fibre Channel or iSCSI connectivity is not congured between the local and remote Storage Centers, a dialog box appears.
Click Yes to congure iSCSI connectivity between the Storage Centers.
4. (Optional) Modify managed replication default settings.
• In the Replication Attributes area, congure options that determine how replication behaves.
– The Transport Type and QoS Node options are congured independently for the primary Storage Center and the
secondary Storage Center.
• In the Destination Volume Attributes area, congure storage options for the destination volume.
5. Click Finish.
The managed replication is created and begins replicating to the destination Storage Center.
Storage Center Replications and Live Volumes
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