Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create a Daily Replication Schedule

A daily replication schedule determines how often a PS Series group replicates data to the destination volume at a set time or interval on specified days.

1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select a PS Series group.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. From the Storage tab navigation pane, select a volume.
   The volume must be the source of a replication relationship.
5. Click Create Schedule.
   The Create Schedule dialog box opens.
6. Click the Enable Schedule checkbox.
7. In the Name field, type a name for the schedule.
8. From the Frequency drop-down menu, select Daily Schedule.
9. Select the Replication Schedule radio button.
10. From the Start Date drop-down menu, select the start date of the schedule.
11. To enable an end date for the schedule, select the checkbox next to End Date then select a date from the End Date drop-down menu.
12. In the Run every field, specify the how often to run the replication.
13. Specify the when to start the replication.
    • To start the replication at a set time each day, select At specific time, then select a time of day.
    • To repeat the replication over a set amount of time, select Repeat Interval, then select how often to start replication and the start and end times.
14. From the Replica Settings field, type the maximum number of replications the schedule can initiate.