Replication - Quantum DXi8500 User Manual

Configuring a Source
Partition for Cartridge
Based Replication
Quantum DXi8500 User's Guide
Configure a VTL partition for Cartridge Based Replication to
automatically replicate cartridges to a target system. A cartridge is
automatically replicated when it is unmounted. After replication, the
replicated cartridges are immediately available on the target system.
There is no need to recover the partition to make the cartridges
available. Disable Cartridge Based Replication if you do not want to
automatically replicate cartridges.
When you configure a partition for Cartridge Based Replication, you
specify a Sync ID for the partition. The Sync ID associates the partition
on the source system with the partition on the target system that will
received the replicated data. As long as you specify a matching Sync ID
for both the source and target partitions, the partitions do not have to
have the identical names. However, if you do not specify a Sync ID, the
source and target partitions must have identical names. Quantum
recommends that you assign a matching Sync ID to the source and
target partitions.
Note: For information about specifying the Sync ID on the target
partition, see

Replication

on page 215.
To configure a partition for Cartridge Based Replication:
1 Select the partition and click Edit.
The Edit Partition page displays (see
2 If it is not already selected, select the Enable replication check box
to enable replication for the partition.
3 Select the Enable Cartridge Based replication to target Sync ID
check box to enable Cartridge Based Replication for the partition.
Or clear the Enable Cartridge Based replication to target Sync ID
check box to disable Cartridge Based Replication for the partition.
4 Enter a Sync ID in the box.
The Sync ID is used to identify the target partition that will receive
replicated data from the source partition. The Sync ID
identical to the Sync ID of the target partition on the target system.
5 Click Apply.
Configuring a Target Partition for Cartridge Based
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Chapter 6: DXi8500 Replication
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