Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility

Administering Data Replication in an EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Protection Group

This section summarizes the steps for configuring EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility data replication in a protection group.

Table 1–1 Administration Tasks for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication


Task	Description
Perform an initial configuration of the EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility software.	See Initial Configuration of EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Software.
Create a protection group that is configured for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility data replication.	See How to Create and Configure an EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Protection Group or How to Create a Protection Group for Oracle Real Application Clusters
Add a device group that is controlled by EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility.	See How to Add a Data Replication Device Group to an EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Protection Group.
Add application resource groups to the protection group.	See How to Add an Application Resource Group to an EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Protection Group.
Replicate the protection group configuration to a secondary cluster.	See How to Replicate the EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Protection Group Configuration to a Partner Cluster.
Activate the protection group.	See How to Activate an EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Protection Group.
Verify the protection group configuration.	Perform a trial a switchover or takeover and test some simple failure scenarios before bringing your system online. See Chapter 3, Migrating Services That Use EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication. Note – You cannot perform personality swaps if you are running EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility/Asynchronous data replication.
Check the runtime status of replication.	See Checking the Runtime Status of EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication.
Detect failure.	See Detecting Cluster Failure on a System That Uses EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication.
Migrate services by using a switchover.	See Migrating Services That Use EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication With a Switchover. Note – You cannot perform personality swaps if you are running EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility/Asynchronous data replication.
Migrate services by using a takeover.	See Forcing a Takeover on a System That Uses EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication.
Recover data after forcing a takeover.	See Recovering Services to a Cluster on a System That Uses EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Replication.