Managing HP X9000 Network Storage System Remote Replication Application Note (TA768-96049, November 2011)

Contents
1 Using remote replication..............................................................................4
Overview................................................................................................................................4
Replication modes................................................................................................................4
Replication sources...............................................................................................................4
Replication and X9000 file system snapshots...........................................................................5
Planning considerations........................................................................................................5
Running replication tasks......................................................................................................5
Configuration examples.............................................................................................................6
Using the GUI for the examples..................................................................................................7
Creating remote replication exports........................................................................................7
Example 1: Continuous replication of a complete file system......................................................9
Example 2: Run-once replication of a directory......................................................................10
Example 3: Run-once replication of a file system snapshot.......................................................10
Monitoring and controlling replication tasks..........................................................................11
Using the CLI for the examples.................................................................................................12
Registering clusters for remote replication..............................................................................12
Creating remote replication exports......................................................................................12
Example 1: Continuous replication of a complete file system....................................................14
Example 2: Run-once replication of a directory......................................................................14
Example 3: Run-once replication of a snapshot......................................................................14
Monitoring and controlling replication tasks..........................................................................15
Using intra-cluster replication....................................................................................................15
Monitoring system load...........................................................................................................17
Troubleshooting remote replication............................................................................................17
Failed source file serving node.............................................................................................17
Network failures................................................................................................................18
Failed target file serving node..............................................................................................18
A Log files..................................................................................................19
B CLI commands in the X9000 5.x and 6.x releases........................................20
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