Replicating a storage group Storage groups task

You can use the Replication Manager Group panel to start replication of a selected source group. After replication is started, the Create Sessions wizard opens so you can select the replication target and create a new session.

Prerequisites

You must have created and saved a group before you can replicate it.

Steps

Perform the following steps to replicate a group:

  1. In the IBM Director Task pane, click Multiple Device Manager.
  2. Click Manage Replication.
  3. Double-click Groups. The Groups panel opens.
  4. Select the group that you want to replicate in the Available Groups table.
  5. Click Replicate. The Create Sessions wizard opens.
  6. Click Next. The Choose Copy type and Source Group Page opens.
  7. Click the Copy type list. Select one of the following copy types:
    • Point-in-time copy
    • Continuous, synchronous, remote copy
  8. Click Available groups. The Available groups table opens.
  9. Select a source group of volumes from the Available groups table.
  10. Click Next. The Choose Target Pool Page opens.
  11. Perform the following steps to select a target pool location for each sequence in the Sequence table.
    Note:Note: The number of sequences (two volumes that exist as a pair) that appear in the Sequence table depends on the copy type that you selected on the previous page.
    1. Specify a location in the Location criteria column:
      • You can specify an explicit list of pool IDs.
      • You can specify a filter for the location that will select all pools that have an attribute of that location. You can enter an asterisk (*) as a wildcard for the first or last character of the filter.
    2. Click Apply to update the information in the Location criteria column.
    3. Select a sequence (row) in the Sequence table. The following information is displayed:
      • The Locations box displays all locations that satisfy the filter (or an explicit list of pool IDs) that you entered in the Location criteria column.
      • The Available pools table shows all pools that belong to the locations associated with the location criteria in the Location criteria field.
  12. If there are no locations in the Locations box, select at least one pool in the Available pools list as the target.
  13. Click Next. The Save Session Page opens.
  14. Enter a name for the Session in the Name field. The name is required and must not exceed 250 characters.
  15. Enter a description for the Session in the Description field. The description is optional and can be 0 - 250 characters.
  16. Select one of the following options in the Approval box:
    Automatic (default)
    Indicates that you want Replication Manager to select the target volumes for the pool.
    Manual
    Indicates that you want to select the target volumes for the pool. (If you select this option, click Properties, and then use the Properties Notebook to complete the criteria for the session.)
  17. If you selected automatic approval, you have completed the criteria for the session. Click Finish.
Result

The new session is listed in the Sessions table.

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