Configure replication panel options
Use this wizard panel to configure replication.
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Table: Configure replication panel options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| RVG name | Enter a name for the primary replicated volume group (RVG). |
| Rules for RVG names: | |
| - A valid replicated data set (RDS) name must contain only alpha-numeric characters, underscores, dashes, or periods. | |
| - The length of the name must be between 1 and 31 characters long. | |
| - The name cannot begin with a dash or a period, or end with a period. | |
| Volume | Select one or more data volumes or volume sets to be |
| replicated. The selected data volumes are associated to the primary | |
| RVG. | |
| Note: All of the data volumes used by the application MUST be included in the same RVG. | |
| Name | Displays the name of the volume. |
| File System | Displays the file system name. |
| State | Displays the health of the volume. |
| Size | Displays the total size of the volume. |
| Replicate? | Select the check box if you want to replicate using that particular volume. |
| Secondary host | Click Select host , to select a host from the existing list. |
| Configuration consistency check results | Displays the results of the consistency check that is run to match the available objects on the primary RVG with the secondary. |
| Disk group with the same name is available. | |
| Primary RVG object | Displays the available objects on the primary RVG. |
| Match found on secondary | Displays the result of the consistency check that is run to find a match on the primary RVG. |
| Create matching volume on Disk group | Select this option to automatically create the volumes on secondary disk group. |
| Create VCS Configuration | Select the checkbox if you want to create VCS configuration on the host. |
| This option is enabled only if VCS is installed on the host, and you have the privileges to create VCS configurations. | |
| If you select this option, you need to create resources for VCS configurations. | |
| Storage Replicator Log (SRL) | Select the volume that is to be configured as the SRL. |
| New | Select to add a new volume as the SRL. |
| Use existing | Select to use an existing volume as the SRL. |
| Size | If you are adding a new volume as the SRL, specify the SRL size. The SRL size must be at least 110MB. |
| Stripe layout | If you are adding a new volume as the SRL, select the check box if you want use the stripe layout. This option is available only when the disk group has more than one disk. |
| Manually Select Disk | Click to manually select the disks. |
| Primary name/IP | Enter a host name or specify the IP address that can be used for replication. The Secondary host name must be resolvable and reachable from the primary host. For example, London. If you entered the IP address, it must be reachable from the primary host. |
| A valid Host name must contain only alpha-numeric characters, underscores, | |
| dashes, or periods. The length of the name must be between 1 and 31 characters long. It cannot begin with a dash or a period, or end with a period. | |
| Secondary name/IP | Enter a host name or specify the IP address that can be used for replication. The Secondary host name must be resolvable and reachable from the primary host. |
| For example, London. If you entered the IP address, it must be reachable from the primary host. | |
| A valid Host name must contain only alpha-numeric characters, underscores, | |
| dashes, or periods. The length of the name must be between 1 and | |
| Primary RLink | Enter the primary RLink name. |
| A valid RLink name must contain only alpha-numeric characters, underscores, dashes, or periods. The length of the name must be between 1 and 31 characters long. | |
| It cannot begin with a dash or a period, or end with a period. | |
| Secondary RLink | Enter the Secondary RLink name. |
| Replication modes | For a UNIX/Linux host, select one of the following\: |
| - Synchronous-Override | |
| - Asynchronous | |
| For a Windows host, select one of the following: | |
| - Synchronous-Override | |
| - Synchronous | |
| - Asynchronous | |
| Protocol | Select one of the following\: |
| - UDP/IP | |
| - TCP/IP | |
| SRL Protection | Select one of the following\: |
| - AutoDCM | |
| - DCM | |
| - Override | |
| - Fail | |
| - Off | |
| Latency protection | Select one of the following\: |
| - Off | |
| - Override | |
| Low Mark | Displays the number of updates in the SRL before the protection becomes inactive and updates succeed. |
| High mark | Specifies the maximum number of waiting updates in the SRL before the protection |
| becomes active and updates stall or fail. | |
| Set bandwidth limit | Select the check box to specify the bandwidth limit for the replication. |
| Start replication | Starts the replication process to configure replication between primary and secondary. |