Dell POWERVAULT MD3600I - Manual (Page 12)

Replication Repository Virtual Disks .....................................................................................................................194
RAID Levels For Replication Repository Virtual Disks ..........................................................................................194
Primary And Secondary Virtual Disk Pairs ...........................................................................................................194
Using Remote Replication (Legacy) With Other Features ....................................................................................195
Storage Partitioning With Remote Replication (Legacy) ......................................................................................195
Snapshot Virtual Disk With Remote Replication (Legacy) ....................................................................................195
Virtual Disk Copy With Remote Replication (Legacy) ...........................................................................................195
Virtual Disk Expansion With Remote Replication (Legacy) ..................................................................................196
Required Switch Zoning Configurations ...............................................................................................................196
Zoning Guidelines for Remote Replication (Legacy) .............................................................................................196
Switch Cascading .................................................................................................................................................197
Journaling File Systems And Remote Replication (Legacy) .................................................................................197
Prerequisites For Setting Up And Managing Remote Replication (Legacy) .........................................................197
Activating The Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature And Creating Replication Virtual Disks .............197
Activating And Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks From The Storage Array ......................................197
Activating And Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks From An Existing Disk Group ...............................198
Creating A Remote Replication (Legacy) ..............................................................................................................198
Selecting The Secondary Virtual Disk ..................................................................................................................199
Setting The Write Mode ........................................................................................................................................199
Setting Synchronization Priority And Synchronization Method ...........................................................................200
Completing The Remote Replication (Legacy) ......................................................................................................200
RAID Controller Module Ownership/Preferred Path ............................................................................................201
Viewing Information About A Remote Replication (Legacy) Or Replication Repository (Legacy) Virtual Disk ....201
Viewing The Storage Array Profile .................................................................................................................201
Viewing The Properties Pane .........................................................................................................................202
Viewing Logical Elements Of The Secondary Virtual Disk .............................................................................202
Viewing The Physical Components Or Logical Elements Of The Primary Virtual Disk ..................................202
Virtual Disk Status Icons ................................................................................................................................203
Changing Write Mode And Consistency Group Membership ........................................................................203
Resynchronizing Virtual Disks ........................................................................................................................204
Normally Synchronized Virtual Disks .............................................................................................................204
Changing Synchronization Priority And Method ............................................................................................205
Unsynchronized Virtual Disks ........................................................................................................................205
Automatically Resynchronizing Virtual Disks .................................................................................................206
Manually Resynchronizing Virtual Disks ........................................................................................................206
Reversing Roles Between The Primary And Secondary Virtual Disks ...........................................................206
Promoting The Secondary Virtual Disk Or Demoting The Primary Virtual Disk .............................................207
Suspending A Remote Replication (Legacy) ..................................................................................................207
Resuming A Remote Replication (Legacy) .....................................................................................................207
About Resumed Remote Replications ............................................................................................................208
Testing Communication Between The Primary And Secondary Virtual Disks ...............................................208
Deleting A Virtual Disk From A Replicated Pair In A Storage Array ..............................................................209