Quantum DXi6900 User Manual page 141

Chapter 6: Replication
Replication Send
Additional Information
Quantum recommends scheduling replication to run after backups are complete (see
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Share or Partition For Replication on page
will only occur if you manually replicate a share or partition (see
page 143) or if you configure Directory/File Based Replication (see
Cartridge Based Replication
Disabling replication for a share or partition does not delete any scheduled replication events for that
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share or partition. If you no longer want to schedule the share or partition for replication, manually
delete the schedule (see
Configuring Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication
Configure a NAS share or VTL partition for Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication to automatically
replicate files or cartridges to other DXi systems (the targets). A file is automatically replicated when it is
closed or a period of time after it is modified. A cartridge is automatically replicated when it is unmounted.
After replication, the replicated files or cartridges are immediately available on the target systems. There is
no need to recover the share or partition to make the files or cartridges available. Disable Directory/File or
Cartridge Based Replication if you do not want to automatically replicate files or cartridges.
When you configure a share or partition for Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication, you must specify
a Sync ID. The Sync ID associates the share or partition on the source system with the share or partition on
the target systems that will received the replicated data. The Sync ID for the source share or partition must
match the Sync ID for the target share or partition.
If Cartridge Based Replication is enabled for a VTL partition, the following media behaviors apply:
When a cartridge is exported from the partition, the cartridge is deleted from the configured target
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systems.
When a cartridge is imported into the partition, the cartridge is replicated to the configured target systems.
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When a cartridge is deleted on a source system, it is in the Unassigned partition, thus this action has no
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effect on Cartridge Based Replication activity.
To configure a source share or partition for Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication:
1. If you have not already done so, configure the target share or partition on the target DXi (see
Configuring a Target Share for Directory/File Based Replication on page 154
Partition for Cartridge Based Replication on page
2. On the source DXi, select the source share or partition and click Configure.
The Share or Partition Configure window displays (see
Quantum DXi6900 User's Guide
145). If you do not enable scheduled replication, replication
below).
Deleting a Scheduled Event on page
Replicating a Share or Partition on
Configuring Directory/File or
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Figure 86 on the next
Scheduling a
or Configuring a Target
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