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Chapter 6: DXi8500 Replication
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1 Select the share and click Edit .
The Edit NAS Share page displays (see Figure 101 ).
2 If it is not already selected, select the Enable replication check box
to enable replication for the share.
3
Select the
Enable Directory/File Based replication to target Sync
ID check box to enable Directory/File Based Replication for the share.
Or clear the Enable Directory/File Based replication to target
Sync ID check box to disable Directory/File Based Replication for the
share.
4 Enter a Sync ID in the box.
The Sync ID is used to identify the target share that will receive
replicated data from the source share. The Sync ID
must
be identical
to the Sync ID of the target share on the target system.
5 Click Apply .
Note: After you configure a share for Directory/File Based Replication,
you should periodically synchronize it to keep it in sync with
the target share (see Synchronizing a Share on page 179).
Replicating a Share
Replicate a NAS share to send a snapshot of the share to the target
system. A snapshot is required to recover the data on the share at a later
time. If you have not configured a replication schedule for a share,
replication only occurs when you manually initiate it (see Scheduling a
Share or Partition for Replication on page 358).
Note: During replication, files that are in use on a share are skipped.
To replicate a share, select the share and click Replicate Now . The status
of the replication job displays in the Status column.
To cancel the replication job, select the share and click Abort
Replication .
Synchronizing a Share
Synchronize a NAS share to synchronize the contents of the share with
the corresponding share on the target system. To synchronize a share, it
must be configured for Directory/File Based Replication (see Configuring