Hello guys,

i apologize if this has been asked before but i could not find any posts that would help me answer my questions. I am trying to determine how to properly setup a pool in replicated environment. Replication is already in place, there are pools that are already replicating. It was setup by EMC so i have no idea where to start. I found article emc134057 that explains how to set it up. Here are the steps:

On Source

1) create pool NewApp
2) create profile NewApp_profile (during this command it will ask me what pool to use and i will select NewApp. It will also allow me to create a PEA file (NewApp_src.PEA))
3) export poolprofilesetup (i will specify to export NewApp pool)

On Target

1) Import poolprofilesetup ( I will be asked to create another PEA file (NewApp_tgt_PEA)
2) I will merge NewApp_src.PEA and NewApp_tgt_PEA files into one file and give it to my application owner
3) Create pool profile replication ( only on the target side, this should be pointing to the default pool, not NewApp pool.

Why am i creating this pool, what is it used for and why is it pointing to default pool and not NewApp pool ? Also why is it only created on target and not on source ?

4) Set grants NewApp replication (give the replication profile only c grants for all pools you wish to replicate (d to be enabled if you are replicating deletes)

So what exactly are we doing here ?


I've been looking at Centera Online help, Centera admin guide but it's still very confusing to me.

Thank you for your help