Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Administrator’s Guide

Create a replication set from the Volumes topic

1. In the volumes table, select a volume or snapshot to use as the primary volume.
2. Select Action > Create Replication Set. The Create Replication Set panel appears.
3. If the selected volume is in a volume group, source options appear.
   • To replicate the selected volume only, select Single Volume. This option is the default.
   • To replicate all volumes in the volume group, select Volume Group.
4. Enter a name for the replication set. The name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. It cannot already exist in the system, include leading or trailing spaces, or include the following characters: " , < \
5. Optional: Select a peer system to use as the secondary system for the replication set.
6. Optional: Select a pool on the secondary system. By default, the pool that corresponds with the pool in which the primary volume resides is selected. The selected pool must exist on the remote system.
7. Optional: If Single Volume is selected, enter a name for the secondary volume. The default name is the name of the primary volume. The name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. It cannot already exist on the secondary system or include the following: " , < \
8. Optional: Specify the Queue Policy action to take when a replication is running and a new replication is requested.
9. Optional: Select the Secondary Volume Snapshot History check box to keep a snapshot history on the secondary system for the secondary volume.
   • Set the Retention Count to specify the number of snapshots to retain.
   • Modify the Snapshot Basename to change the snapshot name. The name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 26 bytes. It cannot already exist in the system or include the following characters: " , < \
   • Set the Retention Priority to specify the snapshot retention priority.
   • Optional: Select the Primary Volume Snapshot History check box to keep a snapshot history for the primary volume on the primary system
10. Optional: Select the Scheduled check box to schedule recurring replications.
11. Click OK.
12. In the success dialog box:
    • If you selected the Scheduled check box, click OK. The Schedule Replications panel opens and you can set the options to create a schedule for replications. For more information on scheduling replications, see Initiating or scheduling a replication from the Volumes topic.
    • Otherwise, you have the option to perform the first replication. Click Yes to begin the first replication, or click No to initiate the first replication later.