Replication Setup And Verification - Seagate 5005 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Replication setup and verification

After storage systems are cabled for replication, you can use the SMC to prepare for using the replication feature.
Alternatively, you can use SSH or telnet to access the IP address of the controller module and access the replication
feature using the CLI.
Basic information for enabling the 5005/4005 Series controller enclosures for replication supplements the
troubleshooting procedures that follow.
• Familiarize yourself with replication content provided in the Storage Management Guide.
• For virtual replication, in order to replicate an existing volume to a pool on the peer in the primary system or
secondary system, follow these steps:
Find the port address on the secondary system:
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Using the CLI, run the show ports command on the secondary system.
Verify that ports on the secondary system can be reached from the primary system using either method below:
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– Run the query peer-connection CLI command on the primary system, using a port address obtained from
the output of the show ports command above.
– In the SMC Replications topic, select Action > Query Peer Connection.
Create a peer connection.
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To create a peer connection, use the create peer-connection CLI command or in the SMC Replications topic,
select Action > Create Peer Connection.
Create a virtual replication set.
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To create a replication set, use the create replication-set CLI command or in the SMC Replications topic,
select Action > Create Replication Set.
Replicate.
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To initiate replication, use the replicate CLI command or in the SMC Replications topic, select Action >
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Replicate.
• For descriptions of replication-related events, see the Event Descriptions Reference Guide.
NOTE: These steps are a general outline of the replication setup. Refer to the following manuals for more information
about replication setup:
• See the Storage Management Guide for procedures to setup and manage replications.
• See the CLI Reference Guide for replication commands and syntax.
• See the Event Descriptions Reference Guide for replication event reporting.
IMPORTANT: Controller module firmware must be compatible on all systems used for replication. For license
information, see the Storage Management Guide.
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