Starting replication through the VEA console


Starting replication through the VEA console
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Using this option, you can start replication whenever required, if it was not done when creating the RDS or adding a Secondary host. This option is available from the Secondary RVG right-click menu.

Note:

Intelligent synchronization is applicable only to volumes with NTFS and ReFS file systems and not to raw volumes or volumes with FAT file systems.

To start replication from the VEA console

Select the Secondary RVG and right-click on it. Select Start Replication from the menu that appears. The Start Replication dialog box appears.
- Choose the Synchronize Automatically option to synchronize the Secondary data volumes with the Primary using the DCM log. This may take a considerable amount of time depending on the volume sizes and network bandwidth.
  
  When this option is selected, Volume Replicator by default performs intelligent synchronization to replicate only those blocks of volumes that the file system on a given volume uses. If required, you can disable intelligent synchronization.
- Choose the Synchronize from Checkpoint option to start replication from the precreated RVG checkpoint marker on the Primary Replicator Log. If the RVG checkpoints are not available, then Synchronize Automatically is the default option.
Click OK to start the replication. Click Cancel to quit the operation.
Before using the Synchronize from Checkpoint option, the backup that is associated with the checkpoint must be restored on the Secondary volumes.

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