Recoverpoint - Empty LUN first ?

Question

Hi, Environment: RecoverPoint (EX) Gen 5 RPAs, v5.1.4 Production Site: VNX 5800 + UnityXT 480 DR Site: VNX 5800 + UnityXT 680 Production LUN Size (10 TB) This is a question about what order I should setup a new CG for RecoverPoint Replication. Option 1: Create new production LUN and DR target LUN Create new RecoverPoint Consistency Group, enable, and wait for Init to complete Note: With compression and deduplication turned on, it is taking a very long time to Init. Since the LUN is empty, shouldn't the Init be very fast ?? Once Init is complete, then start moving VM's onto the LUN (datastore) Option 2: Create new production LUN and DR target LUN Storage VMotion VMs onto the new LUN (datastore) Create new Consistency Group for the new production LUN and enable replication What is the preferred method ? It seems that option 1 is taking a very long time to 'seed' the empty LUN, and then it will take a long time again once I start moving data onto the LUN. So I think the answer is option 2. Thoughts ? Cheers, Jack...

DELL-Sam L · Answer

Hello Jack,

Here is the link to RecoverPoint Administrator guide and if you look on page 246 it has some suggestions that can be done if your first-time initialization is taking too long. https://dell.to/2VajAwO

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

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