beautypg.com

Resuming remote replication – Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I User Manual

Page 66

background image

Follow the steps below to suspend replication:

1.

In the Remote Replication Groups table, select the Remote Replication group you want to suspect replication on.

2.

In the Replicated Pairs table, select the replicated pair you want to suspend.

3.

Click Suspend Replication.

4.

Select the confirmation box.

5.

Click OK.
The Remote Replication Groups table shows the status of the Remote Replication group as suspended.

Figure 67. Suspended Remote Replication Group

The Replicated Pairs table no longer shows the replicated pair.

To show the replicated pair in the Replicated Pairs table, select the asynchronous Remote Replication group in

the Remote Replication Groups table.

The Replicated Pairs table shows the primary and secondary virtual disks and the repository status of the

replicated pair.

Figure 68. Primary and Secondary Volumes and Repository Status

Resuming Remote Replication

Remote Replication can be resumed only when all members of the Remote Replication group are in the Optimal status.

The resume operation can be performed only by the storage array that contains the virtual disk in the primary role for the

asynchronous Remote Replication group.

Follow the steps below to resume remote replication:

1.

In the All Storage Arrays folder, select the storage array that contains the Remote Replication group to resume

mirroring.

2.

In the Remote Replication Groups table, select the asynchronous Remote Replication group to resume mirroring.

3.

In the Replicated Pairs table, select the replicated pair to resume.

4.

Click Resume Remote Replication.

5.

Select the confirmation check box.

6.

Click OK.
The Remote Replication Groups table shows the asynchronous Remote Replication group status as Optimal. The
Replicated Pairs table no longer shows the mirrored pair.
To show the replicated pair in the Replicated Pairs table, select the Remote Replication group in the Remote
Replication Groups table. The Replicated Pairs table shows the primary and secondary virtual disks and the
repository status of the replicated pair.

66