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Chapter 6: Replication
Replication Send
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Additional Information
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Quantum recommends scheduling replication to run after backups are complete (see
Share or Partition For Replication on page 145
). If you do not enable scheduled replication, replication
will only occur if you manually replicate a share or partition (see
Replicating a Share or Partition on
) or if you configure Directory/File Based Replication (see
Cartridge Based Replication below
).
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Disabling replication for a share or partition does not delete any scheduled replication events for that
share or partition. If you no longer want to schedule the share or partition for replication, manually
delete the schedule (see
Deleting a Scheduled Event on page 286
).
Configuring Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication
Configure a NAS share or VTL partition for Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication to automatically
replicate files or cartridges to other DXi systems (the targets). A file is automatically replicated when it is
closed or a period of time after it is modified. A cartridge is automatically replicated when it is unmounted.
After replication, the replicated files or cartridges are immediately available on the target systems. There is
no need to recover the share or partition to make the files or cartridges available. Disable Directory/File or
Cartridge Based Replication if you do not want to automatically replicate files or cartridges.
When you configure a share or partition for Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication, you must specify
a Sync ID. The Sync ID associates the share or partition on the source system with the share or partition on
the target systems that will received the replicated data. The
Sync ID
for the source share or partition must
match the
Sync ID
for the target share or partition.
If Cartridge Based Replication is enabled for a VTL partition, the following media behaviors apply:
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When a cartridge is exported from the partition, the cartridge is deleted from the configured target
systems.
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When a cartridge is imported into the partition, the cartridge is replicated to the configured target systems.
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When a cartridge is deleted on a source system, it is in the
Unassigned
partition, thus this action has no
effect on Cartridge Based Replication activity.
To configure a source share or partition for Directory/File or Cartridge Based Replication:
1. If you have not already done so, configure the target share or partition on the target DXi (see
Configuring a Target Share for Directory/File Based Replication on page 154
Partition for Cartridge Based Replication on page 164
.)
2. On the source DXi, select the source share or partition and click
Configure
.
The
Share or Partition Configure
).