Administrator Guide

Create Multiple Replications

Create multiple replications to copy several volumes from a Storage Center to another Storage Center.

Prerequisite

The replication requirements must be met.

Steps

1 Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.

2 On the Replications tab, click Replicate Volumes.

• If one or more QoS denitions exist, the Create Replication wizard appears.

• If a Quality of Service (QoS) denition has not been created, the Create Replication QoS wizard appears. Use this wizard to

create a QoS denition before you congure replication.

NOTE: If the volume is a replication destination, Replication QoS settings are enforced. If the volume is a Live Volume

secondary, the Replication QoS settings are not enforced.

3 Select the Storage Center that hosts the volumes you want to replicate, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.

4 Select the remote Storage Center to which you want to replicate the volumes, then click Next.

• The wizard advances to the next page.

• If Fibre Channel or iSCSI connectivity is not congured between the local and remote Storage Centers, a dialog box appears. Click

Yes to congure iSCSI connectivity between the Storage Centers.

5 Select the check box for each volume that you want to replicate, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.

6 (Optional) Modify replication default settings.

• In the Replication Attributes area, congure options that determine how replication behaves.

• In the Destination Volume Attributes area, congure storage options for the destination volume.

7 Click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.

8 Review the replications.

a (Optional) If you want to modify a replication before it is created, select it, then click Edit Settings.

b Click Finish. The volumes begin to replicate to the remote Storage Center.