Displaying replication statistics – Dell PowerVault DR2000v User Manual

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4.

To start the scheduled replication process, click Start, and click OK to start replication (or click Cancel to display

the Replication page).
The Successfully started replication dialog is displayed.

Editing Replication Bandwidth, Encryption, and Cascaded Replica Settings

To edit the replication settings, bandwidth rate, encryption, and/or add cascaded replica for a DR Series system,

complete the following steps.

NOTE: When editing replication settings, only the bandwidth, encryption, and remote container’s IP address/host

name settings can be changed; or, a Cascaded Replica can be added.

1.

Select Storage Replication.
The Replication page is displayed.

2.

Select the replication relationship for which you want to edit settings, and then click Edit.
The Edit Replication dialog is displayed.

3.

Select the Bandwidth speed rate.

Click Kbps (Kilobytes per second), and type a value in the Rate box to set a rate in Kbps.

Click Mbps (Megabytes per second), and type a value in Rate box to set a rate in Mbps.

Click Gbps (Gigabytes per second), and type a value in Rate box to set a rate in Gbps.

Click Default (not limited) to choose an unlimited replication bandwidth rate.

NOTE: The minimum allowed replication bandwidth setting that you can configure is 192 Kbps.

4.

Select the Encryption selection as either None, 128 bit, or 256 bit.

5.

Change the replica container as needed.

6.

Change or add a cascaded replica as needed.

7.

Click Save Replication to save your changes.

Displaying Replication Statistics

To display the statistics for an existing replication relationship, complete the following:

1.

Select Storage → Replication.
The Replication page is displayed.

2.

Select the replication relationship for which you want to display replication statistics, and then click Display

Statistics, The Replication Statistics page is displayed, which contains the following information:

Source —>Replica — Indicates the Source->Replica replication segment.

Replica—>Cascaded Replica — Indicates the Replica->Source replication segment if one exists.

Hostname — Displays the hostname of the source or target.

Container—Displays the container on the related host for the replication.

Status—Displays the percentage of the active replication in progress, if applicable.

3.

To sort a column on this page, click a column heading by which you want to sort. Only one column can be sorted at

a time, and sorting can be either ascending and descending. If you set a sort order, the sort will be remembered the

next time you return to the Replication Statistics page.

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