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
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Perform an initial configuration of the EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility software. |
See Initial Configuration of EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Software. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Replicate the protection group configuration to a secondary cluster. | ||
Activate the protection group. |
See How to Activate an EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Protection Group. |
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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. |
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Check the runtime status of replication. |
See Checking the Runtime Status of EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication. |
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Detect failure. |
See Detecting Cluster Failure on a System That Uses EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication. |
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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. |
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Migrate services by using a takeover. |
See Forcing a Takeover on a System That Uses EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Data Replication. |
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Recover data after forcing a takeover. |