Manage sites
If the storage arrays of the protected site and recovery site support SRAs, you must configure storage array managers for the sites. After you add the sites and storage array managers, synchronize the storage replication information. You can configure site recovery settings through the management platform of one site and synchronize them to the other site.
Restrictions and guidelines
When the password of the protection or recovery site management platform contains special character `, the storage replication disaster recovery feature is not available. In this scenario, you must first change the password.
Disk backup-based disaster recovery does not require storage array managers.
A user that is not a system administrator group member cannot add or configure a site.
A UIS Manager that has a site configured cannot be configured as a remote site for another UIS Manager.
A site that has been bound to a protection group cannot be deleted.
No storage array manager is required if the storage array corresponding to the site does not support SRA.
A connectivity test fails if the hosts on the site cannot access the storage array manager.
A storage array manager that has devices with mappings configured cannot be edited or deleted.
A host that has a storage pool attached in storage replication disaster recovery cannot be configured as a failover host in cluster HA.
Add a site
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Click Add Site.
Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."
Click Finish.
Edit a site
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Click the
icon for a site.
Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."
Click OK.
Delete a site
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Click the
icon for a site.
In the dialog box that opens, click OK.
Add a storage array manager
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Select a site, and then click Add Storage Array Manager.
Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."
Click Connectivity Test.
Click OK.
Edit a storage array manager
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Select a site, select a storage array manager, and then click the
icon for the manager.
Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."
Click Connectivity Test.
Click OK.
Test connectivity of a storage array manager
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Select a site, select a storage array manager, and then click the
icon for the manager.
Delete a storage array manager
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Select a site, select a storage array manager, and then click the
icon for the manager.
In the dialog box that opens, click OK.
Synchronize storage replication information
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Click Synchronize Storage Replication Info.
In the dialog box that opens, click OK.
Display storage replication information
On the top navigation bar, click Services, and then select SRM > Sites from the left navigation pane.
Select a site, select a storage array manager, and then click the
icon for the manager.
Parameters
Site information
Site Name: Enter the name of the site.
Site Type: Select a site type. Options include Local and Remote.
Local—Current UIS Manager.
Remote—Other UIS Managers. The site added the first is a local site, and the subsequent sites are remote sites.
IP: Specify the IP address of the site.
Username: Enter the username used for connecting to the site.
Password: Enter the password used for connecting to the site. No username and password are required if you set the site type to local. The username and password for the logged-in user are used.
Storage array information
Type: Manufacturer for the storage array.
Name: Enter the name of the storage array manager.
IP: Specify the IP address of the storage array. This IP address is the management IP address of the storage environment.
Username: Enter the username used for connecting to the storage array manager.
Password: Enter the password used for connecting to the storage array manager.
Multipathing: Select whether to enable multipathing. To configure storage arrays in HCI deployment, you must enable this feature and configure the IP address for multipathing.
IP Address for Multipathing: Enter the storage network IP addresses of the storage environment. These IP addresses are the IP addresses configured during storage pool creation. If you enter multiple IP addresses, multipathing is automatically implemented on the storage side.
Storage replication information
Local LUN: Name of the local storage LUN.
Replication Direction: Replication direction of the LUNs.
Remote LUN: Name of the remote storage LUN.