Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Administrator’s Guide

Manage replication schedules from the Replications topic

You can modify or delete scheduled replication tasks on the primary system.

1. In the Replications topic, select a replication set on the primary system that has an associated schedule from the Replication Sets table.
2. Select Action > Manage Schedules.
   The Manage Schedules panel opens.
3. Select the schedule to modify. Its settings appear at the bottom of the panel.
4. If you want to create a replication of the last snapshot in the primary volume, select the Last Snapshot check box.
   NOTE:This option is unavailable when replicating volume groups.
5. Specify a date and a time in the future to be the first instance when the scheduled task will run, and to be the starting point for any specified recurrence.
   • To set the Date value, enter the current date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
   • To set the Time value, enter two-digit values for the hour and minutes and select either AM, PM, or 24H (24-hour clock).
6. If you want the task to run more than once, select the Repeat check box.
   • Specify how often the task should repeat. Enter a number and select the appropriate time unit. Replications can recur no less than 30 minutes apart.
   • Clear the End checkbox is cleared to allow the schedule to run without an end date, or select the check box and specify when the schedule should stop running.
   • Clear Time Constraint checkbox to allow the schedule to run at any time, or select the check box to specify a time range within which the schedule should run.
   • Clear Date Constraint checkbox to allow the schedule to run on any day, or select the check box to specify the days when the schedule should run.
7. Click Apply.
   A confirmation panel appears.
8. Click OK.