To create a protection group while the application resource group is offline, complete the following steps.
Create the protection group from a node on one cluster.
For more information, see How to Create and Configure a Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Protection Group.
Add the data replication device group to the protection group.
For more information, see How to Add a Data Replication Device Group to a Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Protection Group.
Take the application resource group to the unmanaged state.
Add the application resource group to the protection group on one cluster.
For more information, see How to Add an Application Resource Group to a Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Protection Group.
On the other cluster, retrieve the protection group configuration.
For more information, see How to Replicate the Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Protection Group Configuration to a Partner Cluster.
From either cluster, activate the protection group globally.
For more information, see How to Activate a Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Protection Group.