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Configure a metro volume group

About this task

Enabling metro configuration for a volume group makes it visible to hosts from two PowerStore systems with a remote system connection.
NOTE:All volumes in a volume group are treated as a single instance and all actions on the volume group applies to all its members.

The following volume groups cannot be configured as metro:

  • An empty volume group
  • A volume group clone
  • A volume group without write-order consistency
  • A volume group that includes volumes that are not local.
  • A volume group that is assigned with a protection policy that includes a replication rule.
  • A volume group with a read-only protection policy
  • A volume group that is being migrated or imported
  • A volume group that is a read-only replication destination
NOTE:If a witness was configured for this PowerStore system, the metro volume group is automatically assigned to the witness.

Steps

  1. Select Storage > Volume Group and select the checkbox of a volume group.
  2. Select Protect > Configure Metro Volume Group.
    The Configure Metro Volume Group slide-out panel is displayed.
  3. Select a remote system or configure a new remote system.
  4. Click Configure.
  5. On the remote system, map the configured metro volume group to a host.

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