Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create Multiple Replications

Create multiple replications to copy several volumes from a Storage Center to another Storage Center.

1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. On the Replications tab, click Replicate Volumes.
   • If one or more QoS definitions exist, the Create Replication wizard appears.
   • If a Quality of Service (QoS) definition has not been created, the Create Replication QoS wizard appears. Use this wizard to create a QoS definition before you configure replication.

   NOTE:If the volume is a replication destination, Replication QoS settings are enforced. If the volume is a Live Volume secondary, the Replication QoS settings are not enforced. 
3. Select the Storage Center that hosts the volumes you want to replicate, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
4. Select the remote Storage Center to which you want to replicate the volumes, then click Next.
   • The wizard advances to the next page.
   • If Fibre Channel or iSCSI connectivity is not configured between the local and remote Storage Centers, a dialog box appears. Click Yes to configure iSCSI connectivity between the Storage Centers.
5. Select the check box for each volume that you want to replicate, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
6. (Optional) Modify replication default settings.
   • In the Replication Attributes area, configure options that determine how replication behaves.
   • In the Destination Volume Attributes area, configure storage options for the destination volume.
7. Click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
8. Review the replications.
   1. (Optional) If you want to modify a replication before it is created, select it, then click Edit Settings.
   2. Click Finish. The volumes begin to replicate to the remote Storage Center.