Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create a Replication

Create replications to copy one or more volumes from one Storage Center to another Storage Center.

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.
   The Replications & Live Volumes view opens to the Replications tab.
3. (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.
4. In the Replications & Live Volumes view, click (New) and select New Replication.
   The New Replication wizard opens.
5. On the Select Source Storage Center page, select the Storage Center that contains volume or volumes to replicate and click Next.
6. On the Select Source 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 replicate.
   • If creating a new volume, set the volume attributes as needed. For information about the settings click Help.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Select Target Storage Center page, select the Storage Center on which you want to replicate 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.
9. On the Select Target Volume page, set the volume attributes as needed. For information about the settings click Help.
10. On the Settings page, select the transfer type and set the replication attributes and click Next. For information about the settings click Help.
11. On the Summary page, review the replication settings summary.
    • Click Finish to create the replication and close the wizard.
    • Click Back to change your settings.