Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Administrator’s Guide

Create a replication set from the Replications topic

1. In the Peer Connections table, select the peer connection to use for the replication set.
2. Select Action > Create Replication Set. The Create Replication Set panel appears.
3. Enter a name for the replication set. The name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. It cannot already exist in the system, include leading or trailing spaces, or include the following characters: " , < \
4. Select whether you want to use a single volume or a volume group, which will filter the entries in the adjacent table.
5. In the table, select the volume or volume group to replicate. This will be the primary volume or volume group.
6. Optional: If Single Volume is selected, enter a name for the secondary volume. The default name is the name of the primary volume. The name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. It cannot already exist on the secondary system or include the following: " , < \
7. Optional: Select a pool on the secondary system. By default, the pool that corresponds with the pool in which the primary volume resides is selected. The selected pool must exist on the remote system.
8. Optional: Specify the Queue Policy action to take when a replication is running and a new replication is requested.
9. Optional: Select the Secondary Volume Snapshot History check box to keep a snapshot history on the secondary system for the secondary volume.
   • Set the Retention Count to specify the number of snapshots to retain.
   • Modify the Snapshot Basename to change the snapshot name. The name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 26 bytes. It cannot already exist in the system or include the following characters: " , < \
   • Set the Retention Priority to specify the snapshot retention priority.
   • Optional: Check Primary Volume Snapshot History to keep a snapshot history for the primary volume on the primary system.
10. Optional: Select the Scheduled check box to schedule recurring replications.
11. Click OK.
12. In the success dialog box:
    • If you selected the Scheduled check box, click OK. The Schedule Replications panel opens and you can set the options to create a schedule for replications. For more information on scheduling replications, see Initiating or scheduling a replication from the Replications topic.
    • Otherwise, you have the option to perform the first replication. Click Yes to begin the first replication, or click No to initiate the first replication later.