In the QoreStor GUI, the Replication page displays current information about replication relationships for data containers in your QoreStor system.
To view replication information
- In the navigation menu, click Replications.
- The configured replications are displayed.
Using the or toggle in the upper-right corner of the Replications pane, you may switch between tile and grid views.
- To view more detailed information and additional options, click the elipsis icon and click Details.
- Tile view - the ellipsis icon is to the right of the source container. You may also click the Details button to the right of the configured replication.
- Grid View - the ellipsis icon is in the Actions column.
The information below is displayed:
- Replication Source and Target Containers
- Replication Source and Target Systems
- Replication Schedule
- A Summary showing:
- Cloud Enabled status
- Cloud Storage Group
- Peer Status
- Estimated time to sync
- Last sync time
- Schedule status.
- Network Savings
- Replication Throughput
- Transfer
- Network Throughput
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NOTE: These statistics refresh every 30 seconds. |
You can modify the following replication settings: encryption and remote container’s IP address/host name settings. To modify settings for an existing replication relationship, complete the following steps.
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Caution: You should exercise caution when configuring the direction of replication for source and target containers. For example, target containers can have their contents deleted if they contain existing data. |
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NOTE: Because you cannot modify an existing defined role (source or target replica) for a replication relationship, if necessary, you must delete the existing replication relationship, and then recreate a new relationship with the specific source and target roles that you want. |
- In the navigation menu, click Replications.
- The configured replications are displayed.
Using the or toggle in the upper-right corner of the Replications pane, you may switch between tile and grid views.
- To edit the replication, click the elipsis icon and click Edit.
- Tile view - the ellipsis icon is to the right of the source container.
- Grid View - the ellipsis icon is in the Actions column.
- Modify the settings/values for the Source, or Target containers as needed.
- For Remote System, modify the IP address/host name and user logon credentials of the source remote system as needed.
- Review the replication details, and then click Save.
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NOTE: Replication needs to be stopped before the encryption settings can be modified. |
- Click Save.
To delete an existing replication relationship, complete the following steps:
- In the navigation menu, click Replications.
- The configured replications are displayed.
Using the or toggle in the upper-right corner of the Replications pane, you may switch between tile and grid views.
To view more detailed information and additional options, click the elipsis icon and click Delete.
- Tile view - the ellipsis icon is to the right of the source container.
- Grid View - the ellipsis icon is in the Actions column.
- In the confirmation dialog box, click Delete.
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NOTE: If the deletion fails, you can click Force Delete to force removal of the relationship. |
To start or stop replication in an existing replication relationship, complete the following steps.
- In the navigation menu, click Replications.
- The configured replications are displayed.
Using the or toggle in the upper-right corner of the Replications pane, you may switch between tile and grid views.
To view more detailed information and additional options, click the elipsis icon .
- Tile view - the ellipsis icon is to the right of the source container.
- Grid View - the ellipsis icon is in the Actions column.
- To stop the replication process, click the Stop icon, and, in the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to stop replication.
- To start the replication process, click the Start icon, and, in the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to start replication.