Dell POWERVAULT MD3600I - Manual (Page 188)

Activating Remote Replication Premium Features
Activating Remote Replication automatically reserves specific ports on each RAID controller module for data replication.
After the port is reserved, any non-replication related I/O request to that port is rejected. Only RAID controller modules
configured for Remote Replication can communicate with the reserved ports.
The Remote Replication premium feature must be activated on both the local and storage arrays.
NOTE: Perform the activation steps below on the local storage array first and then repeat them on the remote
storage array.
1. In the AMW of the local storage array, select the Storage & Copy Services tab.
2. Select Copy Services → Remote Replication → Activate.
3. If both Remote Replication and Remote Replication (Legacy) premium features are supported on your storage array,
select Remote Replication.
NOTE: If you want to activate Remote Replication (Legacy), see Premium Feature- Remote Replication
(Legacy) for activation and configuration details.
4. If you had selected standard Remote Replication, click Finish.
The Premium feature activation is complete.
5. If you had selected Remote Replication (Legacy), in the Create Repositories window, select where the replication
repository virtual disks for the Remote Replication (Legacy) feature must reside. Select one of the following:
– Free capacity on existing disk pool or disk group — If this option is selected, a corresponding disk pool or
disk group must be selected.
– Unconfigured capacity on a new disk pool or disk group — If this option is selected, choose either Disk
Pool or Disk Group.
– Click Next.
The Create Disk Pool wizard or the Create Disk Group wizard is displayed.
6. Click OK.
The Remote Replication Activated window is displayed. The system performs when the Remote Replication
premium feature is activated:
– Logs out all hosts currently using the highest numbered Fibre Channel host port on the RAID controller
modules.
– Reserves the highest numbered Fibre Channel host port on the RAID controller modules for replication data
transmissions.
– Rejects all host communication to this RAID controller module host port as long as the replication feature is
active.
– If the Remote Replication (Legacy) feature has been activated, the two replication repositories are created.
NOTE: Repeat these steps to activate the remote replication premium features on the remote storage array.
Deactivating Remote Replication
Deactivating the Remote Replication premium feature removes RAID controller module port restrictions.
NOTE: Before deactivating the Remote Replication premium feature, delete all existing Remote Replication groups
and replicated virtual disk pairs from the local and remote storage arrays.
To deactivate the Remote Replication feature:
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