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Chapter 6: DXi4701 Replication
Replication Send
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Replicating a Share or
Partition
Replicate a NAS share or VTL partition to send a snapshot of the share or
partition to the target systems. A snapshot is required to recover the
data on the targets at a later time. If you have not configured a
replication schedule for a share or partition, replication only occurs
when you manually initiate it (see Scheduling a Share or Partition For
Replication on page 133).
Caution: Do not replicate a partition containing media in an
Exported state.
To replicate a share or partition:
1 Select the share or partition to replicate.
If multiple targets are configured, click the arrow next to the share
or partition to display all targets, and then select the desired target.
2 Click Replicate Now .
The status of the replication job displays in the Job Status column.
To cancel the replication job, select the share or partition and click
Abort .
Synchronizing a Share
or Partition
Synchronize a NAS share or VTL partition to synchronize its contents
with the corresponding share or partition on the target systems. To
synchronize a share or partition, it must be configured for Directory/File
or Cartridge Based Replication (see Configuring Directory/File or
Cartridge Based Replication on page 127).
Synchronizing a share or partition ensures that the contents of the
source share or partition are the same as the target share or partition.
The synchronization verifies that the same files or cartridges exist in
both locations, and that no additional files or cartridges exist in either
location.
You should perform a synchronization in any of the following situations:
• When Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication is first enabled
for a share or partition.
• If a Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication job fails.
• If Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication is disabled for a time
and then is re-enabled.