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Group Administration Volume replication
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• Group IP address.
• Optional description for the partner.
Then, click
Next.
3. In the Configure Replication Partner – Contact dialog box, enter the optional name, e-mail address, and phone
number or
mobile number for the partner administrator. Then, click
Next.
4. In the Configure Replication Partner – Authentication dialog box, enter the passwords that the partners use for
mutual authentication:
• Specify a password in the
Password for partner field.
When you configure the other group as a replication partner, you must specify this password in the
Password obtained from partner field.
For example, if you specify the password
123abc123 in the Password for partner field, specify
123abc123 in the Password obtained from partner field when configuring the other partner.
• Specify a password in the
Password obtained from partner field.
When you configure the other group as a replication partner, you must specify this password in the
Password for partner field.
For example, if you specify the password
abc123abc in the Password obtained from partner
field, specify abc123abc in the Password for partner field when configuring the other partner.
Then, click
Next.
5. In the Configure Replication Partner – Delegated Space di
alog box, optionally, select the storage pool and
enter the amount of space the group delegates to the partner. Then, click
Next.
6. In the Configure Replication Partner – Summary dialog box, review the configuration. If it is acceptable,
click
Finish.To make changes, click Back.
When you have configured both replication partn
ers, you can replicate volume data.
Displaying replication partners
Click Replication and then Replication Partners.
The Replication Partners panel appears,
providing the following information for each partner:
• The top entry shows whether outbound replication from the group to the pa
rtner is enabled or paused, any
space that the partner delegated to the group, and free delegated space.
• The bottom entry shows whether inbound replication from the partner to
the group is enabled or paused, any
space that the group delegated to the partner, and free delegated space.
See the online help for information about the data fields and options.