Creating a storage group
Perform this task to create a Replication
Manager group using the Create Group wizard. The storage group can be managed
by a Replication Manager session.
Steps
Perform the following steps to create a Replication Manager
group:
- In the IBM Director Task pane, click Multiple Device
Manager.
- Click Manage Replication.
- Double-click Groups. The Groups panel opens.
- Click Create. The Create Group wizard opens.
- Click Next. The Select Volumes Page opens.
- Select a device from the selection tree on the left side of the
panel. The selection tree expands, displaying a folder icon and device ID
for each device that is available to Replication Manager.The logical subsystems
(LSSs) or I/O groups that are associated with the selected device are
displayed.
- Select an LSS or a node pair.
Although you can only make a single selection
at a time, you can select an LSS or a node pair (depending on the device type)
multiple times. As you select each LSS or I/O group, the Available volumes
table updates the list of volumes that are available for the selected device.
- Perform the following steps to add volumes to the Selected volumes table:
- To add a single volume, select the volume in the Available volumes table,
and then click Add.
- To add all volumes, click Select all, and then click Add.
- If you want to remove a volume from the Selected volumes table, select
it, and then click Remove.
- Click Next. The Save group page opens.
- Enter a name for the new group in the Group field.
The name is required and must not exceed 250 characters.
- Enter a description for the new group in the Description field. The Description is optional and can be 0 - 250 characters.
- Click Finish to save the new group and close the
wizard.
Result
The new group appears in the Groups table.
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