Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Administrator’s Guide

Schedule a replication from the Volumes topic

1. In the Volumes topic, select a replication set in the Replication Sets table.
2. Select Action > Replicate. The Replicate panel opens.
3. Select the Schedule check box.
4. Enter a name for the replication schedule task. The name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. It cannot already exist in the system or include the following: " , < \
5. Optional: If you want to create a replication of the last snapshot in the primary volume, select the Last Snapshot check box.
6. 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). The minimum interval is one hour.
7. Optional: 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.
   • Either make sure the End check box is cleared, which allows the schedule to run indefinitely, or select the check box to specify when the schedule ends. To then specify an end date and time, select the On option, and specify when the schedule should stop running, or select the After option, and specify the number of replications that can occur before the schedule stops running.
   • Either make sure the Time Constraint check box is cleared, which allows the schedule to run at any time, or select the check box to specify a time range within which the schedule should run.
   • Either make sure the Date Constraint check box is cleared, which allows the schedule to run on any day, or select the check box to specify the days when the schedule should run.
8. Click OK. The schedule is created.