Replication Configuration - How To

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Monitor Data Replication Activities

Configure Network Bandwidth Throttling

Configure Orphan File Processing

View Orphan Files

Fan-In:

Configure Fan-In Recovery Points

Create a Recovery Point Using CDR in a Fan-In Configuration

Delete a Fan-In Recovery Point Using CDR

Configure CDR for Backups of Recovery Points in a Fan-In Configuration

Back up a Recovery Point Using CDR

Monitor Data Replication Activities

The Data Replication Monitor only displays data replication activities for Replication Sets. All activity other than data replication activities, such as Recovery Point creation, is reflected in the Job Controller.

Monitor data replication activities

View details of data replication activities

View the failed files for a Replication Pair

Filter which clients' activities are displayed

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To monitor data replication activities:

1. In the CommCell Browser, right-click the CDR icon, and select All Tasks, then select Data Replication Monitor.
2. In the Data Replication Monitor, all replication activities will be displayed for each Replication Pair. For more information about the States displayed, see Monitoring Data Replication.

To view details of data replication activities for a Replication Pair:

1. In the Data Replication Monitor, right-click any Replication Pair, and select Details.
2. The Pair Activity will be displayed with additional details about the job.

To view the failed files for a Replication Pair:

1. In the Data Replication Monitor, right-click any Replication Pair, and select View Failed Files.
2. If any failed files have been logged for this Replication Pair, they will be displayed.

To filter which clients' activities are displayed:

1. In the Data Replication Monitor, right-click any Replication Pair, and select Filters.
2. In the Filter Operations dialog box, select from the following:
   • Select an existing filter from the Filters list. (You can click the View Filter Details button to see which clients each filter is configured to monitor.)
   • Click the Create a New Filter button. In the Create a New Filter dialog box, select the clients to be monitored and click OK.
3. Click Apply and then click Close.
4. The Data Replication Monitor will now show activities only for the Replication Pairs for the clients defined in your selected filter.

Configure Network Bandwidth Throttling

Related Topics:

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure throttling for replication activities:

1. In the CommCell Browser, right-click the agent icon of the source computer, and select Properties.
2. In the Operational Parameters tab of the Properties screen, specify any of the following:
   • Throttling Amount - maximum network transfer rate in megabits per second (Mbps). The Utilization Percentage specified in the Edit Throttling Rule dialog will be a percentage of the number entered here.
   • Bandwidth Throttling Rules - click Add to configure the following in the Edit Throttling Rule dialog:
     • Days of Week
     • Start time
     • End time
     • Utilization Percentage -- based on the specified Throttling Amount (see previous item)
3. Click OK to save your changes.

Configure Orphan File Processing

Before You Begin

• Review Orphan Files

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure orphan file processing for a Replication Set:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the Replication Set on a source computer, and select Properties.
2. From the Replication Set Properties (Orphan Files) tab, perform the following selections:
   • Select the Log orphan file names option to identify and log the orphan files. Note that the orphan files are always logged whether this options is selected or not.
   • Select Automatically deleted orphan files to automatically log and delete all orphan files found on the destination. You will not be able to restore the deleted files.

     Deselect the Automatically deleted orphan files option to move the orphan files from the destination directory to another location to be available for restore.

3. Click OK.

View Orphan Files

Related Topics:

• Destination Configuration - Orphan Files

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view the orphan files for a Replication Pair:

1. In the CommCell Browser, right-click the ContinuousDataReplicator icon on a source computer, and from All Tasks, select Data Replication Monitor.
2. In the Data Replication Monitor, right-click a Replication Pair and select View Orphan Files.

Configure Fan-in Recovery Points

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure ContinuousDataReplicator for Fan-in Recovery Points:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click a the ContinuousDataReplicator agent, and select Properties.
2. From the Fan-in (Recovery Points) tab, select the Enable Fan-In option.
3. Click OK to save your changes.

Create a Recovery Point Using CDR in a Fan-In Configuration

Related Topics:

• Using ContinuousDataReplicator in a Fan-In Configuration

Before You Begin

• Configure creation of Fan-In Recovery Points. See Configure Fan-In Recovery Points for instructions.
• This procedure is only for Fan-In configurations.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To create a Recovery Point for a Fan-In configuration:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the destination client, and select Browse Destination Volumes.
2. In the Browse Destination Volumes window, right-click a destination volume, and select Create Recovery Point.
3. From the Create Recovery Point dialog box, select whether to create the Recovery Point immediately or schedule it. See Scheduling for general information.
4. In addition, you can select the option of backing up Recovery Points. If you select this option, click Enter Backup Details to select the type of backup as well as any Advanced Options.
5. When you are finished, click OK.
6. If you opted to schedule Recovery Point creation, the Schedule Details dialog will appear. Specify the details for your schedule; click Options for additional choices. When you are satisfied, click OK.

Delete a Fan-In Recovery Point Using CDR

Related Topics:

• Using ContinuousDataReplicator in a Fan-In Configuration

Before You Begin

• Deleting a Recovery Point will remove its corresponding snapshots as well as the Recovery Point Creation History.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To delete a Fan-In Recovery Point:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click ContinuousDataReplicator on the destination client, and select Browse Destination Volumes.
2. In the Browse Destination Volumes window, right-click a Recovery Point, and select Delete.

Configure CDR for Backups of Recovery Points in a Fan-In Configuration

Related Topics:

• Using ContinuousDataReplicator in a Fan-In Configuration

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure CDR for backups of Recovery Points in a Fan-In configuration:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click ContinuousDataReplicator on the destination client, and select Properties.
2. From the Fan-In tab, select Back up Recovery Points, and specify a Storage Policy for the destination machine.
3. Click OK to save your changes.

To perform backups of a Recovery Point, see Back up a Recovery Point Using CDR. If you change the Storage Policy, the next backup will be converted to a full.

Back up a Recovery Point Using CDR

Related Topics

• Recovery Points - Backups of Recovery Points

Before You Begin

• Before you can perform backups of Recovery Points, you must first Configure CDR for Backups of Recovery Points.
• You can either configure a Replication Set so that its Recovery Points are backed up when they are created, or you can select an existing Recovery Point and back it up on-demand.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure Recovery Points to be backed up when they are created:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click a Replication Set, and select Create Recovery Points.
2. From the Create Recovery Point dialog, make your selections for Recovery Point Type and Job Initiation, then select Back up Recovery Point.
3. Click Enter Backup Details to select the type of backup from the Enter Backup Details dialog.
4. From the Enter Backup Details dialog, click Advanced to display the Advanced Backup Options dialog, from which you can select additional options for the backup operation.
5. When you are finished, click OK to exit each of the dialog boxes.

To perform a full backup of an existing Recovery Point on-demand:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click a Replication Set, and select Browse Recovery Points.
2. From the Recovery Points dialog, select a Recovery Point and click Backup.
3. An immediate full backup is performed for each of the snapshots that comprise the selected Recovery Point; in addition, the next backup performed will be converted to a full backup.

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