Isolating Replication Faults - Seagate RealStor 5005 Series Hardware Installation

Isolating replication faults

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 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.
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Using the CLI, run the query peer-connection command.
Create a peer connection.
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To create a peer connection, use the CLI create peer-connection 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 CLI create replication-set command or in the SMC Replications topic,
select Action > Create Replication Set.
Replicate.
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To initiate replication, use the CLI replicate command or in the SMC Replications topic, select Action > Initiate
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Replication.
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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