Block Storage Replication Profiles page reference

The profiles selection list

The Block Storage Replication Profiles selection list displays the list of profiles available in the system, including profiles that have been created by you or other system users. Currently you can define only one block storage replication profile on each system. The following functions are available for you to manage the profile selection list:

Refresh

Refreshes the display of the Block Storage Replication Profiles page.

New

Click the New icon in the toolbar to create a new block storage replication profile. A dialog is opened where you can specify a name and description for the profile, along with other required parameters needed to configure the profile for the first time.

Note: You can define only one block storage replication profile at a time. If a profile is already created, this function is not available.

Filter

Enter a text string to filter the list of profiles that display on the page to show only those profile names that contain the filter text. In this page, there is only one profile defined, so you should not need to use this function.

Sort

Click to sort the list of profiles by any of the following attributes:

• Sort by name
• Sort by status

In this page, there is only one profile defined, so you should not need to use this function.

To work with a profile, select it by clicking the name in the list. Additional information about the selected profile is then displayed in the details pane.

Icons in the toolbar

The toolbar of the Block Storage Replication Profiles page includes the following additional icons:

Validate

Validation is an optional operation. You can perform this operation on either the local or remote system to validate the configuration of the block storage replication profile with the associated profile on the other system.

Start

Enables the block storage replication profile for replication.

Disable

Disables the replication for the profile.

Delete

Removes the profile from the list. The profile must first be disabled before it can be deleted.

Details for the selected profile

Selecting the block storage replication profile displays the name of the profile in the toolbar at the top of the pane, and details about the profile in the following fields:

Jobs

Indicates the number of any pending or started jobs for replication. You can click links to display quick reference tables of pending or started jobs, or you can click the View details link to go to the System > Job Queue page for a more detailed display of jobs, filtered by the block storage replication profile name.

Events

Indicates the number of any error level or warning level events related to replication. You can click links to display the System > Events page for error level or warning level events, filtered by the severity level and the block storage replication profile name. You can also click the View details link to go to the System > Job Queue page to show all events for the block storage replication profile.

Details

Indicates basic information about the block storage replication profile. You can click the values in these fields to modify the information as needed:

• Name: The text string name of the profile.
• Description: A text description of the profile.
• Peer management location: The IP address or fully qualified host name of the system where the remote block storage replication profile is located.

Overall Replication State

Indicates the high level replication status of the block storage replication profile, taking into account the replication status of the individual volume pairs that are included in the profile. Possible values of this overall state include:

• Available: Replication on all volume pairs is available.
• Unconfigured: At least one volume pair is not available for replication.
• Stopped: Block storage replication has stopped. You should resolve any problems and click Restart to enable the profile again to start replication operations.
• Failed: Block storage replication was stopped or interrupted for a volume before it completed the initial copy phase. You should resolve any problems and click Restart to enable the profile again to start replication operations.

Storage controller connection state

Indicates whether or not the storage controller is connected.

Volumes

A table is displayed showing the local and remote volume pairs that are included in this profile, along with the direction of replication, the replication status, and actions that you can take on each volume pair. For information about managing volume pairs in this table, see the Related links.