DELL 34XX User Manual

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Names can be any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores. Names can have 
a maximum of 30 characters.
When the primary virtual disk and the secondary virtual disk are chosen, the secondary virtual disk must 
be of equal or of a greater size than the primary virtual disk. The RAID level of the secondary virtual disk 
does not have to be the same as that of the primary virtual disk.
Passwords are stored on each storage array in a management domain. If a password was not previously 
set, a password is not needed. The password can be any combination of alphanumeric characters with a 
maximum of 30 characters. (A storage array password can be defined by using the set storageArray 
command.)
Synchronization priority defines the amount of system resources that are used to synchronize the data 
between the primary virtual disk and the secondary virtual disk of a replication relationship. If the highest 
priority level is selected, the data synchronization uses the most system resources to perform the full 
synchronization, which decreases performance for host data transfers.
The writeOrder parameter applies only to asynchronous replications and makes them become part of a 
consistency group. Setting the writeOrder parameter to preserved causes the remote replication pair 
to transmit data from the primary virtual disk to the secondary virtual disk in the same order as the host 
writes to the primary virtual disk. In the event of a transmission link failure, the data is buffered until a full 
synchronization can occur. This action can require additional system overhead to maintain the buffered 
data, which slows operations. Setting the writeOrder parameter to notPreserved frees the system 
from having to maintain data in a buffer, but it requires forcing a full synchronization to make sure that 
the secondary virtual disk has the same data as the primary virtual disk.
Create Remote Replication Group
Description
This command creates a new, empty remote replication group on both the local storage array and the 
remote storage array. A remote replication group is a container that can house several replicated pairs so 
that they can be managed as one entity. You create a remote replication group to define the 
synchronization settings for all replicated pairs within the group. Each replicated pair in a remote 
replication group share the same synchronization settings, primary and secondary role, and write mode.
The remote replication group is associated with the local storage array and remote storage array that is 
used for replicating. The local storage array is the primary side of the remote replication group, while the 
remote storage array is the secondary side of the remote replication group. All virtual disks added to the 
remote replication group on the local storage array hold the primary role in the replicate relationship. 
Subsequently, all virtual disks added to the remote replication group on the remote storage array hold the 
secondary role in the replicate relationship.
Make sure that you execute the create remote replication group command on the local storage 
array. Remote replication group creation is initiated from the storage array that contains the virtual disks 
that hold the primary role in the replicate relationship. You use the create remote replication 
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