Diagnostic Steps For Replication Setup; Can You Successfully Use The Remote Snap Feature; Table 19 Diagnostics For Replication Setup: Using Remote Snap Feature - Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE MSA 1060 Installation Manual

Basic information for enabling the controller enclosures for replication supplements the troubleshooting procedures that
follow.
Familiarize yourself with the replication feature overview provided in the Storage Management Guide.
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For best practices concerning replication-related tasks, see the HPE MSA Remote Snap Software Technical white
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paper.
In order to replicate an existing volume to a pool on the peer, ensure both the primary and secondary systems have
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the MSA Advanced Data Services license installed and follow these steps:
Find the port address on the secondary system:
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In the CLI, run the show ports command on the secondary system.
Verify that ports on the secondary system can be reached from the primary system using either method below:
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In the CLI, run the query peer-connection command on the primary system, using a port address
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obtained from the output of the show ports command above.
In the SMU, select Settings > Peer Connections and view Available Ports. View Current Peer Connections. You
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can enter an IP address into the Peer System IP Address field and select the Query Peer Connection button to
view the result.
Ensure a pool exists on both the primary and the secondary systems.
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Create a peer connection and replication set, using either method below:
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In the CLI, run the create peer-connection command and then run the create replication-set
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command.
In the SMU, select Provisioning > Volumes > Data Protection > Add Data Protection > Remote Replication and
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follow the on-screen directions to create the peer connection while creating the replication set.
Initiate replication.
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In the CLI, run the replicate command.
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In the SMU, select Provisioning > Volumes and select the slide-over to access the Replications panel. Click Start
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Replication.
For descriptions of replication-related events, see the Event Descriptions Reference Guide.
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Diagnostic steps for replication setup

The tables in this subsection show menu navigation for replication using the SMU.
IMPORTANT Remote Snap must be licensed on all systems configured for replication via the HPE MSA Advanced
Data Services license, and the controller module firmware must be compatible on all systems licensed for replication.

Can you successfully use the Remote Snap feature?

Answer Possible reasons
System functioning properly.
Yes
No Remote Snap is not licensed on each
controller enclosure used for replication.

Table 19 Diagnostics for replication setup: Using Remote Snap feature

Actions
No action required.
Verify licensing on each enclosure used for replication:
In the SMU, select Maintenance > Support > Licensing.
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If the replication feature is not enabled, obtain and install the
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MSA Advanced Data Services license.
For more information on licensing, see the topic about installing
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a license in the Storage Management Guide.
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