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Chapter 6: DXi8500 Replication
Send VTL
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• Initiate replication for a partition (see Replicating a Partition on
page 188).
• Synchronize a partition configured for Cartridge Based Replication
(see Synchronizing a Partition on page 188).
• View replication statistics for a partition configured for Cartridge
Based Replication (see Cartridge Based Queue on page 189).
Partitions Eligible for
Replication
The Partitions Eligible for Replication section displays replication
statistics for all VTL partitions on the DXi8500 that are eligible for
replication. To be eligible for replication, a partition must have data
deduplication enabled at the time it is created.
Note: For information about creating VTL partitions, see Adding a VTL
Partition on page 284.
The Partitions Eligible for Replication section displays the following
information:
• Replication Service - The replication status of the DXi8500. Click
Pause to pause replication activity. Click Resume to resume
replication activity.
Note: For a detailed description of all possible replication
statuses, see Replication Overview on page 158.
• Current Replication Target DXi - The hostname or IP address of the
target system that the DXi8500 is configured to replicate data to.
(To change the target system, see Replication Send on page 309.)
• Cumulative Statistics - Statistics for all data sent from the system
since system installation or since cumulative replication statistics
were last cleared. (To clear cumulative replication statistics, see
Replication Performance on page 219.)
• Original Data Size - The original, native size of data sent during
replication or failback. This value does not represent the amount
of data actually sent over the network during replication or
failback because data is deduplicated and compressed before
being sent.
• Actual Data Sent - The amount of data actually sent over the
network during replication or failback. This value is usually