Administrator Guide

Change the Type for a Replication
A replication can be changed from synchronous to asynchronous or asynchronous to synchronous 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 Replications tab, select the replication, then click Edit Settings. The Edit Replication Settings dialog box appears.
3 In the Type area, select Asynchronous or Synchronous.
4 Click OK.
Related link
Replication Types
Change the Synchronization Mode for a Synchronous Replication
The synchronization mode for a synchronous replication can be changed with no service interruption. The replication temporarily becomes
unsynchronized when the synchronization mode is changed.
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 Replications tab, select the replication, then click Edit Settings. The Edit Replication Settings dialog box appears.
3 In the Sync Mode area, select High Availability or High Consistency.
4 Click OK.
Related links
Synchronous Replication
Synchronous Replication Modes
Include Active Snapshot Data for an Asynchronous Replication
The Active Snapshot represents the current, unfrozen volume data.
1 Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2 On the Replications tab, select the replication, then click Edit Settings. The Edit Replication Settings dialog box appears.
3 Select or clear the Replicate Active Snapshot check box then, click OK.
Enable or Disable Deduplication for a Replication
Deduplication reduces the amount of data transferred and enhances the storage eciency of the remote Storage Center by copying only
the changed portions of the snapshot history on the source volume, rather than all data captured in each snapshot.
1 Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2 On the Replications tab, select the replication, then click Edit Settings. The Edit Replication Settings dialog box appears.
3 Select or clear the Deduplication check box, then click OK.
Storage Center Replications and Live Volumes
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