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Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/36XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide

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Add Virtual Disk To Remote Replication Group

Description

This command adds a primary virtual disk to a remote replication group. This command is valid only on the local storage array that contains the remote replication group to which you want to add the primary virtual disk. A remote replication group has a repository virtual disk that is used to save data for all of the point-in-time images that are part of the remote replication group.

Syntax

add virtualDisk="
                                 virtualDiskName" asyncRemoteReplicationGroup="
                                 asyncRemoteReplicationGroupName"
                                 remotePassword="
                                 password"
                                 (repositoryVirtualDisk="repos_xxxx" | repositoryVirtualDisk=(
                                 diskGroupName
                                 [capacity=
                                 capacityValue]) repositoryVirtualDisk=(
                                 diskPoolName 
                                 [capacity=
                                 capacityValue]))

Parameters

Parameter Description
virtualDisk The name of the primary virtual disk that you want to add to the remote replication group. Enclose the virtual disk name in double quotation marks (" ").
asyncRemoteReplicationGroup The name of the remote replication group that will contain the member virtual disk that you want to add. Enclose the remote replication group name in double quotation marks (" ").
remotePassword This parameter is optional. Use this parameter when the remote storage array is password protected. Enclose the password in double quotation marks (" ").
repositoryVirtualDisk The name of the repository virtual disk that will contain the remote replication group.
You have two options for defining the name of a repository virtual disk:
  • Use an existing repository virtual disk name.
  • Create a new repository virtual disk when you run this command.
The name of an existing repository virtual disk is comprised of two parts:
  • The term repos.
  • A four digit numerical identifier that you assign to the repository virtual disk name.
Enclose the name of the existing repository virtual disk in double quotation marks (" ").
If you want to create a new repository virtual disk when you run this command you must enter the name of either a disk group or a disk pool in which you want the repository virtual disk. Optionally, you also can define the capacity of the repository virtual disk. If you want to define the capacity you can use these values:
  • An integer value that represents a percentage of the base virtual disk capacity.
  • A decimal fraction value that represents a percentage of the base virtual disk capacity.
  • A specific size for the repository virtual disk. Size is defined in units of bytes, KB, MB, GB, or TB.
If you do not use the capacity option, the MD storage management software sets the capacity to 20 percent of the base virtual disk capacity.

Enclose the name of the new repository virtual disk in parenthesis ( ).

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