Dell PowerVault MD3820f - Manual (Page 11)

Display The Multipath Device Topology Using The Multipath Command ................................197
Create A New fdisk Partition On A Multipath Device Node ...................................................... 198
Add A New Partition To Device Mapper .....................................................................................198
Create A File System On A Device Mapper Partition ................................................................. 198
Mount A Device Mapper Partition .............................................................................................. 199
Ready For Use ..............................................................................................................................199
Linux Host Server Reboot Best Practices .........................................................................................199
Important Information About Special Partitions ..............................................................................199
Limitations And Known Issues ......................................................................................................... 200
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................201
14 Configuring Asymmetric Logical Unit Access............................................ 203
ALUA Performance Considerations ................................................................................................. 203
Automatic Transfer Of Ownership ...................................................................................................203
Native ALUA Support On Microsoft Windows And Linux ................................................................203
Enabling ALUA On VMware ESXi ......................................................................................................204
Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESXi 5.x ......................................................................................204
Verifying ALUA On VMware ESXi ......................................................................................................204
Verifying If Host Server Is Using ALUA For MD Storage Array ........................................................ 204
Setting Round-Robin Load Balancing Policy On ESXi-Based Storage Arrays ................................205
15 Premium Feature—Remote Replication....................................................... 207
About Asynchronous Remote Replication .......................................................................................207
Remote Replicated Pairs And Replication Repositories .................................................................. 207
Types Of Remote Replication .......................................................................................................... 208
Differences Between Remote Replication Features ..................................................................208
Upgrading To Asynchronous Remote Replication From Remote Replication (Legacy) ......... 208
Remote Replication Requirements And Restrictions ...................................................................... 209
Restrictions On Using Remote Replication ............................................................................... 209
Setting Up Remote Replication ........................................................................................................209
Activating Remote Replication Premium Features ..........................................................................209
Deactivating Remote Replication .....................................................................................................210
Remote Replication Groups .............................................................................................................. 211
Purpose Of A Remote Replication Group ...................................................................................211
Remote Replication Group Requirements And Guidelines ........................................................211
Creating A Remote Replication Group ....................................................................................... 211
Replicated Pairs ................................................................................................................................. 212
Guidelines for Choosing Virtual Disks in a Replicated Pair ........................................................212
Guidelines For Choosing Virtual Disks In A Replicated Pair .......................................................212
Creating Replicated Pairs ............................................................................................................ 213
Removing A Replicated Pair From A Remote Replication Group ..............................................214