NEC IS015-9E User Manual
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Contents
Chapter 1
Data Replication Overview ...............................................................................................................................1
1.1
Data Replication ..........................................................................................................................................................1
1.2
Examples of Applying Data Replication.....................................................................................................................2
1.2.1
Backup.................................................................................................................................................................2
1.2.2
Test Environment Setting ....................................................................................................................................4
1.2.3
Parallel Processing of Search Operation .............................................................................................................5
1.3
System Configuration..................................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2
Data Replication ................................................................................................................................................8
2.1
Volume Classification .................................................................................................................................................8
2.2
Replication Operations ..............................................................................................................................................10
2.2.1
Replicate ............................................................................................................................................................10
2.2.2
Separate .............................................................................................................................................................10
2.2.3
Restore...............................................................................................................................................................11
2.3
Replication Operations and State Transitions ...........................................................................................................12
2.3.1
Replicate and State Transitions .........................................................................................................................13
2.3.2
Separate and State Transitions ..........................................................................................................................14
2.3.3
Restore and State Transitions ............................................................................................................................15
2.3.4
Activity State and Synchronous State ...............................................................................................................16
2.4
Copy Control State ....................................................................................................................................................17
2.5
Relationship between Copy Performance and Copy Control State...........................................................................19
2.6
RV Access Restriction...............................................................................................................................................20
2.7
Copy Faults and State Transitions.............................................................................................................................21
2.8
Freeze of Disk Arrays................................................................................................................................................22
Chapter 3
Replication Management ................................................................................................................................23
3.1
Replication Management Overview ..........................................................................................................................23
3.1.1
Operations and Authorization Levels................................................................................................................23
3.1.2
Event Detection and Operation Message Output ..............................................................................................24
3.1.3
Notes on Operation............................................................................................................................................26
3.2
Explanation of Replication Screen ............................................................................................................................27
3.2.1
Replication Screen.............................................................................................................................................27
3.2.2
Configuration Display Area ..............................................................................................................................28
3.2.3
Replication Information Screen.........................................................................................................................30
3.2.4
Disk Array LINK Information Screen...............................................................................................................36
3.2.5
Menu Item List ..................................................................................................................................................39
3.2.6
Information Displayed on Execution Dialog.....................................................................................................41
3.3
Various Operations of Replication Management ......................................................................................................43