Replication Wizard

1. Read the information about the wizard.
2. Click Next to continue.

Note: At any time while using the wizard, you can click Previous to return to the previous step.

1. If data on this DXi will be replicated to another system, enter target information under Target system.

   If two targets are already specified, you must delete a target before adding another. First click Pause to pause replication to the target, and then click Delete to remove the target.

   Before specifying a target, make sure you have completed the Replication wizard on the target system. The target system must be configured to allow the source system hostname or IP address.

   1. In the Target Hostname or IP Address box, enter the hostname or IP address of the system that will receive the replicated data.

      When entering IP addresses, never use an address that is in a reserved IP address range. To see a list of reserved IP address ranges, click the quick tip icon [?] located near the IP address field.

      To use hostname format, you must specify at least one DNS IP address on the Network page. See Network.

      Using uppercase letters in the hostname is acceptable but will not be preserved after entry. For that reason, Quantum recommends using lowercase letters in the Hostname or IP Address box.

   2. (Optional) Select an encryption option:

      Encryption Option	Description
      NONE	Data is not encrypted when sending replication data to the target system.
      AES 128-BIT	Data is encrypted using AES 128-bit encryption when sending replication data to the target system.
      AES 256 BIT	Data is encrypted using AES 256-bit encryption when sending replication data to the target system.
      TLS-256	Data is encrypted using TLS with AES 256-bit encryption when sending replication data to the target system. Note: If TLS encryption is selected, the factory installed certificates should be considered public domain and are not secure. New certificate and key files must be installed. See Data Encryption.

      Caution: Select 128-bit encryption if you are sending data to a system running a system software version prior to system 2.1 Software.

   3. In the Source IP Address field, enter the IP address that is used to uniquely identify the source system to the target. This may be different than the actual network IP address of the source system.

      The default value is 0.0.0.0.

2. If data on other system systems will be replicated to this DXi, enter the following information under Source DXis:

   1. In the Source Hostnames or IP Addresses box, enter the hostname or IP address of the system that will send the replicated data to the DXi.

   2. In the Maximum Snapshots Per Share drop-down box, select the number of snapshots to retain for each replicated system (up to 32).

      During scheduled or manual data replication, the system receives a snapshot from the source system. A snapshot contains all of the data necessary to fully recover or failback a system to the point in time when the snapshot was saved.

3. Click Next to continue.

1. Select a NAS share in the Replication Settings for NAS Shares section to manage its replication settings.

   Note: For help adding NAS shares to the system, use the NAS Configuration Wizard. See NAS Wizard and Namespace Type Replication.

2. To configure the share to replicate its data to another DXi system, enter the following information under Send:

   1. Select the Enable replication for selected share check box to enable replication for the share.

   2. (Optional on CIFS/SMB and NFS shares only) Select the Enable Directory/File based replication to target check box to enable Directory/File Based Replication for the share, and then enter a Sync ID in the box.

      With Directory/File Based Replication, a file is automatically replicated when it is closed or a period of time after it is modified. After replication, the replicated files are immediately available on the target system.

      Note: Application Specific (RMAN/AccentFS) shares only allow replication using the Directory/File-based option. When an RMAN/AccentFS share is selected, this check box does not appear.

   3. Select the check box for each replication target you want to replicate the share to. When the share is replicated, its data will be sent to all selected targets.

   Note: The Sync ID must be unique and is used to identify the target share that will receive replicated data from the source share. The Sync ID must be identical to the Sync ID of the target share on the target system.

3. To configure the share to receive replicated data from another DXi system, enter the following information under Receive:

   1. (Optional) Select the Enable Directory/File based replication to this DXi System check box to enable Directory/File Based Replication for the share, and then enter a Sync ID in the box.

      The Sync ID is used to identify the source share that will send replicated data to the target share. The Sync ID must be identical to the Sync ID of the source share on the source system.

   2. If you enabled Directory/File Based Replication, select an Access option:

      Access Option	Description
      Locked	The share is not allowed to receive new Directory/File Based Replication data.
      Unlocked	The share is allowed to receive new Directory/File Based Replication data.

      Note: You cannot configure a share to both send and receive Directory/File Based Replication data.

4. Click Apply.
5. (Optional) To configure additional shares for replication, repeat Steps 1–4.
6. Click Next to continue.

1. Review the settings you selected to make sure they are correct. If necessary, click Previous to return to a previous step to make changes.
2. After you have confirmed all settings, click Finish. The wizard configures the DXi with the settings you selected.



Note: The Maximum Snapshots Per Share shown above is 10 by default, but the maximum can be set as high as 32. See Changing the Maximum Number of Snapshots.