Viewing Information About A Remote Replication Or Replication Repository Virtual Disk; Viewing The Storage Array Profile; Viewing The Properties Pane - Dell PowerVault MD3260i Administrator's Manual

• Transfer of ownership does not occur automatically during failover.
CAUTION: To avoid possible loss of data, verify that either the virtual disks are not in use, or a multi-path
driver is installed on the host. If you change the RAID controller module ownership/preferred path while an
application is using one of the virtual disks, I/O activity is disrupted and I/O errors may occur.
Viewing Information About A Remote Replication Or Replication
Repository Virtual Disk
In MD Storage Manager, the Storage Array Profile and the Properties pane display information about the physical and
logical characteristics of the remote replication.

Viewing The Storage Array Profile

The Storage Array Profile displays the most detailed information about the components of a remote replication and the
replication repository virtual disks. You can:
• View detailed information about individual and paired virtual disks in a remote replication
• View detailed information about the replication repository virtual disks in the remote replication and storage
array
• Save the Storage Array Profile information as a text file
To view the Storage Array Profile:
1. In the AMW of the local or remote storage array, select the Summary tab.
2. In the Monitor area, click View Storage Array Profile.
The Storage Array Profile window is displayed.
3. Under the Storage tab, select the Virtual Disks tab.
4. Select either the Replications tab or the Repositories tab.
The Profile for the Storage array page is displayed.
5. Perform one of the following:
– To return to the AMW without saving the information, click Close.
– To save the information, click Save As, then go to Step 6.
6. In the Section Selection area of the Save Profile window, select each section you want to save.
7. To save the file, either:
– Save the file in the default directory, or
– Save the file in another directory by choosing it in the Look in drop-down list.
8. In File name, type a name for the file and click Save.
The file is saved as a .txt file.

Viewing The Properties Pane

The Properties pane is a view-only display of the physical and logical characteristics of a single virtual disk in a
replicated pair, or a single replication repository virtual disk.
To view the Properties pane:
1. In the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab.
2. Select either the primary or secondary virtual disk of the replicated pair.
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