Setting Up a Replication Partner

From the NAS Manager, navigate to Data ProtectionReplicationReplication Partners.

From the Action bar, click Add and enter the NAS management VIP for the remote partner you would like to replicate to. Add the credentials of an admin on the remote system to add the partner. On the remote system, the source system now becomes a partner as well. This is a bi-directional replication trust. Source volumes and target volumes can be located on either system.

Adding a Replication Policy

From the NAS Manager, navigate to Data ProtectionReplicationNAS Replication.

Add a policy by clicking the Add button. A policy can be a local volume replication or a remote volume replication. For local replication, choose localhost as the destination system.

Managing Replication Policies

To manage a replication policy (either local or remote), access the NAS Manager or the CLI. A schedule can be set to hourly, daily, or weekly intervals. You can also choose to replicate a volume on demand. Since replication may slow down client traffic, it is recommended to stagger the replication schedules or set the replication time during a time when the system is not under heavy load. When a policy is active, the target volume is read-only to all clients. No writes can occur to this target volume as it is a mirror of the source volume.

From the NAS Manager, navigate to Data ProtectionReplicationNAS Replication.

Click on the hyperlink in the source system to modify a replication policy or click Add to create one.

Deleting a Replication Policy

When deleting a replication policy, both volumes contain the system configuration of the source system. It is optional to transfer the source system configuration to the target system volume. This configuration includes users, quotas, snapshot policies, security style and other properties. Check the appropriate check box when deleting to transfer all properties. This option is useful in disaster recovery.

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NX3500 specifications

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