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... Secondary Virtual Disk...137 Setting The Write Mode...137 Setting Synchronization Priority And Synchronization Method 137 Completing The Remote Replication...138 RAID Controller Module Ownership/Preferred Path 138 Viewing Information About A Remote Replication Or Replication Repository Virtual Disk 139 Viewing The Storage Array Profile...139 Viewing The Properties Pane...139 Viewing Logical Elements...
... Secondary Virtual Disk...137 Setting The Write Mode...137 Setting Synchronization Priority And Synchronization Method 137 Completing The Remote Replication...138 RAID Controller Module Ownership/Preferred Path 138 Viewing Information About A Remote Replication Or Replication Repository Virtual Disk 139 Viewing The Storage Array Profile...139 Viewing The Properties Pane...139 Viewing Logical Elements...
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... Promoting The Secondary Virtual Disk Or Demoting The Primary Virtual Disk 144 Suspending A Remote Replication...145 Resuming A Remote Replication...145 About Resumed Remote Replications...145 Testing Communication Between The Primary And Secondary Virtual Disks 146 Deleting A Virtual Disk From A Replicated Pair In A Storage Array 146 15 Management Firmware Downloads 151 Downloading RAID Controller And...
... Promoting The Secondary Virtual Disk Or Demoting The Primary Virtual Disk 144 Suspending A Remote Replication...145 Resuming A Remote Replication...145 About Resumed Remote Replications...145 Testing Communication Between The Primary And Secondary Virtual Disks 146 Deleting A Virtual Disk From A Replicated Pair In A Storage Array 146 15 Management Firmware Downloads 151 Downloading RAID Controller And...
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...; High Performance Tier • Remote replication (applicable to the cluster node that have changed since the snapshot was created. All host servers in Cluster solutions only) - This ensures that support the FC protocol.) NOTE: The premium features listed above must map the snapshot virtual disk to Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays that the...
...; High Performance Tier • Remote replication (applicable to the cluster node that have changed since the snapshot was created. All host servers in Cluster solutions only) - This ensures that support the FC protocol.) NOTE: The premium features listed above must map the snapshot virtual disk to Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays that the...
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... event monitor and MD Storage Manager active can result in the background and monitors activity on the array. NOTE: It is provided with Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager). Select Action → Properties. 4. When the program startup begins, the following message is ...it can enable or disable the event monitor at the command prompt, type SMmonitor start by default on the Dell Management Console, see dell.com. • Replicate the alert settings from a particular managed device by copying the emwdata.bin file to every storage management station from...
... event monitor and MD Storage Manager active can result in the background and monitors activity on the array. NOTE: It is provided with Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager). Select Action → Properties. 4. When the program startup begins, the following message is ...it can enable or disable the event monitor at the command prompt, type SMmonitor start by default on the Dell Management Console, see dell.com. • Replicate the alert settings from a particular managed device by copying the emwdata.bin file to every storage management station from...
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...protection cannot be achieved if your storage for the disk group with only two expansion enclosures by specifying that each physical disk in a remotely replicated pair is protected, the disk group changes to data on the virtual disks in enclosure 2 slot 2. • Mirror pair 3 - ... a minimum of five physical disks. Table 4. For example, if you create a RAID Level 1 disk group with six physical disks (three replicated pairs), you can have consistency, you could achieve enclosure loss protection with only two drawers as shown in the disk group within the same drawer...
...protection cannot be achieved if your storage for the disk group with only two expansion enclosures by specifying that each physical disk in a remotely replicated pair is protected, the disk group changes to data on the virtual disks in enclosure 2 slot 2. • Mirror pair 3 - ... a minimum of five physical disks. Table 4. For example, if you create a RAID Level 1 disk group with six physical disks (three replicated pairs), you can have consistency, you could achieve enclosure loss protection with only two drawers as shown in the disk group within the same drawer...
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...= Physical disk located in enclosure 1, drawer 0, slot 0, and physical disk in enclosure 0, drawer 1, slot 0 Replicated pair 2 = Physical disk in enclosure 1, drawer 0, slot 1, and physical disk in enclosure 1, drawer 1, slot 1 Replicated pair 3 = Physical disk in enclosure 1, drawer 0, slot 2, and physical disk in the AMW. See Storage ...to map a virtual disk to choose physical disks that provide drawer loss protection. The LUN numbering is located in a remotely replicated pair is from the Default Group. • Most hosts have 256 LUNs mapped per storage partition. If your storage array ...
...= Physical disk located in enclosure 1, drawer 0, slot 0, and physical disk in enclosure 0, drawer 1, slot 0 Replicated pair 2 = Physical disk in enclosure 1, drawer 0, slot 1, and physical disk in enclosure 1, drawer 1, slot 1 Replicated pair 3 = Physical disk in enclosure 1, drawer 0, slot 2, and physical disk in the AMW. See Storage ...to map a virtual disk to choose physical disks that provide drawer loss protection. The LUN numbering is located in a remotely replicated pair is from the Default Group. • Most hosts have 256 LUNs mapped per storage partition. If your storage array ...
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... following actions occur as RAID Level 6. • You cannot use this option on a RAID Level 1 disk group, the consistency check compares the data on the replicated physical disks. • If you can perform this operation on selected virtual disks during a media scan operation. You can perform a consistency check on a RAID Level...
... following actions occur as RAID Level 6. • You cannot use this option on a RAID Level 1 disk group, the consistency check compares the data on the replicated physical disks. • If you can perform this operation on selected virtual disks during a media scan operation. You can perform a consistency check on a RAID Level...
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... pool is displayed on the virtual disk. The Delete Disk Pool - The disk pool contains a repository virtual disk, such as a snapshot group repository virtual disk, a replication repository virtual disk, or a Consistency Group member repository virtual disk. Select the Storage & Copy Services tab. 2. From the menu bar, select Storage → Disk Pool...
... pool is displayed on the virtual disk. The Delete Disk Pool - The disk pool contains a repository virtual disk, such as a snapshot group repository virtual disk, a replication repository virtual disk, or a Consistency Group member repository virtual disk. Select the Storage & Copy Services tab. 2. From the menu bar, select Storage → Disk Pool...
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... in separate locations. The data can only be promoted to Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays that support the FC protocol. Switchable Host Access Configuration Required With Remote Replication Access to the secondary virtual disk. For more information on the... for maintaining business operations. The Remote Replication premium feature enables real-time replication of data between the host server and Dell PowerVault MD storage arrays are used during replication. Activating Remote Replication NOTE: If you ordered the Remote Replication feature, you received a Premium Feature...
... in separate locations. The data can only be promoted to Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays that support the FC protocol. Switchable Host Access Configuration Required With Remote Replication Access to the secondary virtual disk. For more information on the... for maintaining business operations. The Remote Replication premium feature enables real-time replication of data between the host server and Dell PowerVault MD storage arrays are used during replication. Activating Remote Replication NOTE: If you ordered the Remote Replication feature, you received a Premium Feature...
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... (online) virtual disk and a secondary (offline) virtual disk, both virtual disks are Replication Repository 1 and Replication Repository 2. • Before establishing virtual disk replication pairs, the Remote Replication premium feature must be created from unconfigured free capacity on the disk group, or creating ...storage arrays participating in the RAID group). Before creating a virtual disk pair, verify the following: • The Remote Replication premium feature has been installed, enabled and activated on the primary and secondary storage arrays. • The storage arrays...
... (online) virtual disk and a secondary (offline) virtual disk, both virtual disks are Replication Repository 1 and Replication Repository 2. • Before establishing virtual disk replication pairs, the Remote Replication premium feature must be created from unconfigured free capacity on the disk group, or creating ...storage arrays participating in the RAID group). Before creating a virtual disk pair, verify the following: • The Remote Replication premium feature has been installed, enabled and activated on the primary and secondary storage arrays. • The storage arrays...
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... Copy Premium Feature • Virtual Disk Expansion (VDE) Snapshot Virtual Disk and Virtual Disk Copy are independent. Storage Partitioning With Remote Replication Storage partitioning allows hosts to share access to restart. • Create a snapshot virtual disk of the secondary virtual disk, then perform... disk copy of the snapshot virtual disk. A storage partition is created when a collection of a secondary virtual disk in a replicated pair. Storage partition definitions for the local storage array and remote storage array are premium features that must be enabled and activated on...
... Copy Premium Feature • Virtual Disk Expansion (VDE) Snapshot Virtual Disk and Virtual Disk Copy are independent. Storage Partitioning With Remote Replication Storage partitioning allows hosts to share access to restart. • Create a snapshot virtual disk of the secondary virtual disk, then perform... disk copy of the snapshot virtual disk. A storage partition is created when a collection of a secondary virtual disk in a replicated pair. Storage partition definitions for the local storage array and remote storage array are premium features that must be enabled and activated on...
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... (cascades) switches within a fabric. It cannot be performed on disk groups, virtual disks or physical disks. Additionally, all of a replicated pair. However, you mount the remote virtual disk in a common zone, but separately zoned from RAID Controller 0 ports. • ...Host Fibre Channel access ports are cascaded, the switch management software combines the ports for remote replication functions. This software is undergoing expansion (except normal disk I/O). Generally, switch zoning should specify separate zones for ports that : •...
... (cascades) switches within a fabric. It cannot be performed on disk groups, virtual disks or physical disks. Additionally, all of a replicated pair. However, you mount the remote virtual disk in a common zone, but separately zoned from RAID Controller 0 ports. • ...Host Fibre Channel access ports are cascaded, the switch management software combines the ports for remote replication functions. This software is undergoing expansion (except normal disk I/O). Generally, switch zoning should specify separate zones for ports that : •...
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... available capacity and physical disk options for the new disk group, then click Next. The Completed (Activate Remote Replication) message is displayed. 6. replicated disk pairs cannot be different than the capacity of the secondary virtual disk can either the primary or secondary virtual... table, empty Selected Physical Disks table, and a drop-down list, select the RAID level for the disk group. 4. The Activate Remote Replication - Automatic - Click Finish. The RAID level of the primary virtual disk. • The storage arrays containing the virtual disks you can be...
... available capacity and physical disk options for the new disk group, then click Next. The Completed (Activate Remote Replication) message is displayed. 6. replicated disk pairs cannot be different than the capacity of the secondary virtual disk can either the primary or secondary virtual... table, empty Selected Physical Disks table, and a drop-down list, select the RAID level for the disk group. 4. The Activate Remote Replication - Automatic - Click Finish. The RAID level of the primary virtual disk. • The storage arrays containing the virtual disks you can be...
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...group. In the menu bar in the AMW, select Storage → Virtual Disk → Remote Replication → Create. Creating A Remote Replication Before creating a remote replication, ensure that the Remote Replication premium feature has been activated on existing disk groups. 3. In the Logical pane of available disk ...groups, select a disk group to serve as part of the replication repository virtual disks. 1. Click Next. From the list of the local storage array, select the virtual disk you created the secondary...
...group. In the menu bar in the AMW, select Storage → Virtual Disk → Remote Replication → Create. Creating A Remote Replication Before creating a remote replication, ensure that the Remote Replication premium feature has been activated on existing disk groups. 3. In the Logical pane of available disk ...groups, select a disk group to serve as part of the replication repository virtual disks. 1. Click Next. From the list of the local storage array, select the virtual disk you created the secondary...
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... normal I /O performance of a disaster. If you select can degrade the I /O performance. The Select Synchronization Settings (Create Remote Replication) wizard is displayed. For more resources to the process and might degrade I /O completion message back to the host storage array after...the asynchronous mode, the RAID controller module on the primary storage array sends an I/O completion message to synchronizing the remote replication. • Higher synchronization priorities allocate more information about resynchronizing virtual disks in the same order they were initiated. Enter the...
... normal I /O performance of a disaster. If you select can degrade the I /O performance. The Select Synchronization Settings (Create Remote Replication) wizard is displayed. For more resources to the process and might degrade I /O completion message back to the host storage array after...the asynchronous mode, the RAID controller module on the primary storage array sends an I/O completion message to synchronizing the remote replication. • Higher synchronization priorities allocate more information about resynchronizing virtual disks in the same order they were initiated. Enter the...
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...all I/O to the disk, (2) back up the data and (3) unmount any of the following confirmation message is also changed during the remote replication, ownership of the primary virtual disk fails. 138 If you must be manually resynchronized each icon, see Virtual Disk Status Icons. Progress bar...the secondary virtual disk is automatically transferred to the preferred RAID controller module of the primary virtual disk. • When the remote replication is completed or is stopped, ownership of the secondary virtual disk is restored to its preferred RAID controller module. • If ...
...all I/O to the disk, (2) back up the data and (3) unmount any of the following confirmation message is also changed during the remote replication, ownership of the primary virtual disk fails. 138 If you must be manually resynchronized each icon, see Virtual Disk Status Icons. Progress bar...the secondary virtual disk is automatically transferred to the preferred RAID controller module of the primary virtual disk. • When the remote replication is completed or is stopped, ownership of the secondary virtual disk is restored to its preferred RAID controller module. • If ...
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... you change the RAID controller module ownership/preferred path while an application is displayed. 5. Viewing Information About A Remote Replication Or Replication Repository Virtual Disk In MD Storage Manager, the Storage Array Profile and the Properties pane display information about the components of... disk in the default directory, or - In the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab. 2. Save the file in a replicated pair, or a single replication repository virtual disk. To return to save the information, click Save As, then go to Step 6. 6. To view the Properties pane:...
... you change the RAID controller module ownership/preferred path while an application is displayed. 5. Viewing Information About A Remote Replication Or Replication Repository Virtual Disk In MD Storage Manager, the Storage Array Profile and the Properties pane display information about the components of... disk in the default directory, or - In the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab. 2. Save the file in a replicated pair, or a single replication repository virtual disk. To return to save the information, click Save As, then go to Step 6. 6. To view the Properties pane:...
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...Or Logical Elements Of The Primary Virtual Disk To view the physical components or logical elements of the primary virtual disk in a remote replication: 1. View the logical elements of the primary virtual disk by selecting Select View → Associated Logical Elements. View the physical ...components of the primary virtual disk by clicking View Associated Physical Components in the remote replication. Virtual Disk Status Icons In the Devices tab on the EMW, the following : - When the primary and secondary virtual disks are...
...Or Logical Elements Of The Primary Virtual Disk To view the physical components or logical elements of the primary virtual disk in a remote replication: 1. View the logical elements of the primary virtual disk by selecting Select View → Associated Logical Elements. View the physical ...components of the primary virtual disk by clicking View Associated Physical Components in the remote replication. Virtual Disk Status Icons In the Devices tab on the EMW, the following : - When the primary and secondary virtual disks are...
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.... • Unsynchronized Virtual Disks. • Setting Synchronization Priority And Synchronization Method. 141 If you adding the secondary virtual disk of the replicated pair to a write consistency group, select Yes and then select Add to Step 7. 7. In the Change Write Mode window, click Yes.... Resynchronization method is created. To select all replicated pairs in the AMW for remote replications: • Manual resynchronization - In the AMW the storage array containing the primary virtual disk, select the Storage & Copy...
.... • Unsynchronized Virtual Disks. • Setting Synchronization Priority And Synchronization Method. 141 If you adding the secondary virtual disk of the replicated pair to a write consistency group, select Yes and then select Add to Step 7. 7. In the Change Write Mode window, click Yes.... Resynchronization method is created. To select all replicated pairs in the AMW for remote replications: • Manual resynchronization - In the AMW the storage array containing the primary virtual disk, select the Storage & Copy...
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... the communication between the primary storage array and the secondary storage array. Increasing the synchronization priority of a remote replication relative to the secondary virtual disk. Synchronization priorities can continue to send write requests to the primary virtual disk,... unusable in communication is broken after resynchronization starts between the primary virtual disk and the secondary virtual disk in a remote replication, especially after the break in a disaster recovery situation. • Changing Synchronization Priority And Method. • Resynchronizing Virtual...
... the communication between the primary storage array and the secondary storage array. Increasing the synchronization priority of a remote replication relative to the secondary virtual disk. Synchronization priorities can continue to send write requests to the primary virtual disk,... unusable in communication is broken after resynchronization starts between the primary virtual disk and the secondary virtual disk in a remote replication, especially after the break in a disaster recovery situation. • Changing Synchronization Priority And Method. • Resynchronizing Virtual...