Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create a Live Volume

Use the Live Volumes tab on the Replications & Live Volumes view to create Live Volumes.

1. Click the HOME menu.
   The Unisphere CentralHome page is displayed.

   If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).

2. From the Data Mobility menu, click Replications & Live Volumes.
3. Select the Live Volumes tab.
4. (Optional) Filter the view by Storage Center.
   1. In the Filters pane, select or clear check boxes next to the source and destination Storage Centers to show only replications and Live Volumes of interest.
   2. Click Apply.
      The options selected persist throughout the browser session.
5. In the Live Volumes tab, click and select New Live Volume.
   The New Live Volume wizard opens.
6. On the Select Primary Storage Center page, select the Storage Center that contains volume or volumes to convert to Live Volumes and click Next.
7. On the Select Primary Volume page, select whether to Create a New Volume or Use an Existing Volume.
   • If using an existing volume, select the volume or volumes to convert to Live Volumes.
   • If creating a new volume, set the volume attributes as needed. For information about the settings click Help.
8. Click Next.
9. On the Select Secondary Storage Center page, select the Storage Center on which you want to create the Live Volume the volume and click Next.
   If Fibre Channel or iSCSI connectivity is not configured between the local and remote Storage Centers, a dialog box opens. Click Yes to configure iSCSI connectivity between the Storage Centers.
10. On the Select Secondary Volume page, set the volume attributes as needed. For information about the settings click Help.
11. On the Select Target Volume Server Mapping page, select the server to be mapped for each volume shown.
12. On the Settings page, select the transfer type, the replication attributes, and the Live Volume attributes and click Next. For information about the settings click Help.
13. On the Summary page, review the Live Volume settings summary.
    • Click Finish to create the replication and close the wizard.
    • Click Back to change your settings.