| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Policy Name | |
| Name | Name of the replication policy. The name should not contain spaces or any of the following characters: \/<>"'!@#$%^%&*(){}[] +=?:;,~`|.' |
| Configure Source | |
| Server | Name of the server or cluster that has the source file system for the replication policy. This settings cannot be changed. |
| EVS / File System | Name of the replication source EVS and file system. |
| Virtual Volume | The virtual volume which is used as the source of the file replication. |
| Directory | The directory path which is used as the source of file replication. |
| Configure Target (managed server) | |
| Server | Name of the server or cluster that hosts the destination file system for the replication policy. |
| EVS / File System | Name of the target EVS and file system. |
| Virtual Volume | The virtual volume which is used as the target of the file replication. |
| Directory | The directory path which is used as the target of file replication. |
| Current Syslock status | Indicates if the file system is in Syslocked mode. Set the syslock toggle to Enabled to make the file system read-only for the clients. By default, syslock is disabled. When system lock is enabled for the destination file system, a warning icon is displayed. NDMP has full access to the file system and can write to the syslocked file system during a backup or replication, but the file system remains in read-only mode to clients using the file service protocols (NFS, SMB, FTP, and iSCSI). If the destination file system is not in syslock mode during a replication operation, clients may write to the file system, creating inconsistencies between the source and target of the replication. During transfer of primary access operations, both the source file system and the destination file system are put into System Lock mode. |
| Configure Target (non-managed server) | |
| NDMP User Name | Name of the NDMP user configured on the replication target server. |
| NDMP User Password | Password for the selected NDMP user. |
| File Serving IP Address / Host Name | Name of the server containing the target EVS and file system. |
| File System | Name of the target file system. |
| Path | The directory path of the file system. |
| Processing Options | |
| Source Snapshot Rule Name | The snapshot rule for replication of the source file system. |
| Destination Snapshot Rule Name | The snapshot rule to use for the snapshot of the destination file system following a successful replication. |
| Pre-/Post-execution hook | Connects to another client for running a user-defined script before or after each replication. You have an option to use HTTPS or SSH to connect to the client. |
| File Replication Rule Name | (Optional) Choose the file replication rule for the file replication policy. |
| Schedule | |
| Current Server Date and Time | Shows the current date and time of the server. |
| Immediately | Runs the associated policy as soon as the schedule is successfully created. |
| Scheduled |
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| Run until Date | (Optional) If you do not specify a date for a final run, the policy runs at the interval specified in the Schedule section. |
| Schedule Type | Select one of the options to select a replication schedule type:
Note: If an excess amount of time elapses between replication runs, snapshots may take up a larger amount of space. By default, replication-defined snapshots are purged after 7 days (configurable to 40 days). Waiting 8 or more days between replication runs could result in a full replication.
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The following tables describes the additional information about the settings that are required while creating a file replication policy: