ActiveCluster Asynchronous
Hello Having question about ActiveCluster Asynchronous is it possible to configure between 2 existing clusters Poland to Germany . Idea is to have ability to perform DR tests in Datacenters located in different country The customer is currently running a configuration based on X20R2/R4. They have two systems in the Poland and two in the Germany. Local replication between arrays is configured using ActiveCluster Synchronous. ################## Reviewed documentation is ActiveCluster over Fibre Channel and ActiveDR or Async is supported on the same system starting with Purity 6.1.3+. ActiveDR must be configured with separate volumes (and pods) from ActiveCluster volumes. ActiveCluster asynchronous works in such way that that both arrays Metro Arrays replicate data to 3d array protection group snapshot only Leveraging asynchronous replication is easy to do, it's a simple matter of defining a Target array in a Protection Group after connecting the array. Once defined in a Protection Group, the Protection Group itself can be moved into an ActiveCluster (our synchronous replication, RPO0 replication service) Pod, where the Protection Group is owned by two arrays. The defined Target can replicate regularly scheduled snapshots to a third array. This Active-Active Asynchronous Replication is shared by the ActiveCluster arrays and in the event that either array is offline, the alternate array will assume ownership of continual snapshot replication to the third array. In summary, you can replicate snapshots as desired between any number of arrays to any other number of arrays, requiring a defined array connection and Protection Group Target. These Protection Groups can also be moved into a pod for sharing between ActiveCluster arrays for disaster recovery purposes as well. The sequence of steps for enabling asynchronous replication: Connect arrays so the source and target arrays are aware of each other Create a Protection Group with desired snapshot policies Add any array to replicate snapshots to the Target field If using in an ActiveCluster pair, move the Protection Group into the ActiveCluster pod
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