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Removing A Replication Partner, NAS Replication Policies, Adding A Replication Policy

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The Edit Replication Partner page is displayed. 3. In Remote NAS management VIP, change the VIP address as required. 4. In User name and Password, change the admin credentials as required. 5. Click Save Changes. Removing A Replication Partner You can remove a system's replication partner by deleting it from the replication partner list. When deleting a replication partner, ensure that both systems are up and running. If one of the systems is down or unreachable, a warning message is displayed. To delete a replication partner's configuration: 1. Select Data Protection → Replication → Replication Partners. The Replication Partners screen displays the list of existing replication partner names. 2. From the list of existing replication partners, select the appropriate replications partner and click Delete. NAS Replication Policies Replication between volumes is managed through policies. You can create a NAS replication policy, also known as attaching volumes, through the NAS Manager by: 1. Creating a trust between the source and destination systems. This requires entering the IP address of the remote system and specifying an administrator's user name and password. 2. Add the replication policy. This requires selecting the source volume, the destination volume, and specifying a periodic schedule for the replication. If the destination system has data that is not available on the source system, a warning is issued, and you are asked to approve losing this data. 3. Monitor the replication progress. Verify if the replication is running smoothly. You can delete the replication policy, thus making the destination system writable. For more information on NAS replication policies, see the Online Help. NOTE: Replication destination volumes are read only when associated with a replication policy. Adding A Replication Policy 1. Select Data Protection → Replication → NAS Replication. The NAS Replication page displays a list of existing NAS replication policies. 2. Click Add. The Add NAS Replication Policy page is displayed. 3. In Source NAS volume, enter the source NAS volume or click the Browse button and select the appropriate NAS volume. 4. From the Destination cluster list, select one of the following: - localhost to replicate the source volume in this system. - another available Dell Fluid File System replication partner. 44

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The
Edit Replication Partner
page is displayed.
3.
In
Remote NAS management VIP
, change the VIP address as required.
4.
In
User name
and
Password
, change the admin credentials as required.
5.
Click
Save Changes
.
Removing A Replication Partner
You can remove a system's replication partner by deleting it from the replication partner list. When deleting a replication
partner, ensure that both systems are up and running. If one of the systems is down or unreachable, a warning message
is displayed.
To delete a replication partner's configuration:
1.
Select
Data Protection
→
Replication
→
Replication Partners.
The
Replication Partners
screen displays the list of existing replication partner names.
2.
From the list of existing replication partners, select the appropriate replications partner and click
Delete
.
NAS Replication Policies
Replication between volumes is managed through policies. You can create a NAS replication policy, also known as
attaching volumes, through the NAS Manager by:
1.
Creating a trust between the source and destination systems.
This requires entering the IP address of the remote system and specifying an administrator's user name and
password.
2.
Add the replication policy.
This requires selecting the source volume, the destination volume, and specifying a periodic schedule for the
replication.
If the destination system has data that is not available on the source system, a warning is issued, and you are
asked to approve losing this data.
3.
Monitor the replication progress.
Verify if the replication is running smoothly.
You can delete the replication policy, thus making the destination system writable. For more information on NAS
replication policies, see the
Online Help
.
NOTE:
Replication destination volumes are
read only
when associated with a replication policy.
Adding A Replication Policy
1.
Select
Data Protection
→
Replication
→
NAS Replication.
The
NAS Replication
page displays a list of existing NAS replication policies.
2.
Click
Add
.
The
Add NAS Replication Policy
page is displayed.
3.
In
Source NAS volume
, enter the source NAS volume or click the
Browse
button and select the appropriate NAS
volume.
4.
From the
Destination cluster
list, select one of the following:
–
localhost
to replicate the source volume in this system.
–
another available Dell Fluid File System replication partner.
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