Administrator Guide

Add Replication for a NAS Volume
Adding replication creates a replication relationship between a source NAS volume and a target NAS volume. After adding replication, you
can set up a replication policy to run according to a set schedule or on demand.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. Click Create Replication. The Create Replication wizard starts.
If Inline Data Reduction for Replication Optimization is enabled, NAS volume replication will try to optimize network utilization by
reducing the amount of data copied. Dell recommends either Conditional Compression or Deduplication and Conditional
Compression as the inline data reduction method because it dynamically enables compression for in-flight data based on system
utilization. This option is completely independent of normal FluidFS data reduction (dedupe and compression). Data that is already
reduced is rehydrated and then reduced in-flight on its way to the remote destination.
5. Select a remoteFluidFS cluster, a policy from Snapshot Retention Policy at the destination, and a node from Limit Replication
Bandwidth According to QoS node (if enabled), and then click Next.
The Select Remote NAS Volume page opens.
6. Specify a target NAS volume using one of the following options:
• Select an existing NAS volume on the target FluidFS cluster.
• Create a NAS volume on the target FluidFS cluster.
Click Create Remote Volume. The Create NAS Volume dialog box opens. In the Name field, type a name for the NAS volume.
In the Size field, type a size for the NAS volume that is the same size or larger than the source NAS volume. In the Folder field,
select a parent folder for the NAS volume. Click OK to close the dialog box, then select the newly created NAS volume.
7. Click Finish.
Delete Replication for a NAS Volume
Deleting replication for a NAS volume is similar to disabling replication for a NAS volume in that it does not disrupt replication operations
for other NAS volumes or the replication partnership between the source and target FluidFS clusters. After deleting replication, the target
NAS volume becomes a standalone, writable NAS volume. You can delete replication from either the source or target FluidFS cluster.
Prerequisites
• The target NAS volume must be promoted to a standalone NAS volume.
• You must remove replication schedules for the replication.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. Click the Replications tab.
5. In the Replication Status area, click Delete.
The Delete dialog box opens.
6. Click OK.
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.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. Click the Replications tab.
5. In the Replication Status area, click Manual Start.
The Start Manual Replication dialog box opens.
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