Dell POWERVAULT MD3600I - Manual (Page 11)

Ready For Use ................................................................................................................................................178
Linux Host Server Reboot Best Practices .............................................................................................................178
Important Information About Special Partitions ...................................................................................................179
Limitations And Known Issues ..............................................................................................................................179
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................................180
14 Configuring Asymmetric Logical Unit Access..................................................................181
ALUA Performance Considerations ......................................................................................................................181
Automatic Transfer Of Ownership ........................................................................................................................181
Native ALUA Support On Microsoft Windows And Linux .....................................................................................181
Enabling ALUA On VMware ESX/ESXi ..................................................................................................................181
Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX 4.1 (Update 1 And Update 2) .................................................................181
Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX/ESXi 5.0 .................................................................................................182
Verifying ALUA On VMware ESX/ESXi .................................................................................................................182
Verifying If Host Server Is Using ALUA For MD Storage Array ............................................................................182
Setting Round-Robin Load Balancing Policy On ESX/ESXi-Based Storage Arrays .............................................183
15 Premium Feature—Remote Replication............................................................................185
About Asynchronous Remote Replication ............................................................................................................185
Remote Replicated Pairs And Replication Repositories .......................................................................................185
Types Of Remote Replication ................................................................................................................................186
Differences Between Remote Replication Features ......................................................................................186
Upgrading To Asynchronous Remote Replication From Remote Replication (Legacy) .................................186
Remote Replication Requirements And Restrictions ............................................................................................187
Restrictions On Using Remote Replication ....................................................................................................187
Setting Up Remote Replication .............................................................................................................................187
Activating Remote Replication Premium Features ...............................................................................................188
Deactivating Remote Replication .........................................................................................................................188
Remote Replication Groups ..................................................................................................................................189
Purpose Of A Remote Replication Group .......................................................................................................189
Remote Replication Group Requirements And Guidelines .............................................................................189
Creating A Remote Replication Group ...........................................................................................................189
Replicated Pairs ....................................................................................................................................................190
Guidelines for Choosing Virtual Disks in a Replicated Pair ............................................................................190
Guidelines For Choosing Virtual Disks In A Replicated Pair ..........................................................................190
Creating Replicated Pairs ...............................................................................................................................191
Removing A Replicated Pair From A Remote Replication Group ...................................................................192
16 Premium Feature—Remote Replication (Legacy)...........................................................193
Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................193
Switchable Host Access Configuration Required With Remote Replication (Legacy) ........................................193
Activating Remote Replication (Legacy) ...............................................................................................................194