Setting the blocked-path monitoring and blocked-path SIM monitoring options

You can set the period of time to monitor a blocked path and the time to monitor SIMs that are reported by a blocked path using the Edit Remote Replica Options window. You can also change these settings later as needed.

• Blocked Path Monitoring: range = 2 to 45 seconds

• Blocked Path SIM Monitoring: range = 2 to 100 seconds

Procedure

1. Open the Replication window:

In Command Suite: On the Resources tab, expand the Storage Systems tree, right-click the local storage system, and click Replication Dashboard.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator: In the Explorer pane, expand the Storage Systems tree, expand the target storage system tree, and then click Replication.

2. In the Replication window, click Edit Options > Remote Replication.

3. In the Edit Remote Replica Options window, in Copy Type, select TC.

You need to select TC to set the time to monitor path blockade, and the settings apply to TC, UR, and GAD operations.

4. In Blocked Path Monitoring, enter a value from 2 to 45 (sec.) as the time to monitor a path blockade.

5. In Blocked Path SIM Monitoring, enter a value from 2 to 100 (sec.) as the time to monitor SIMs that are reported by a path blockade.

6. Click Finish.

7. In the Confirm window, check the settings you made, and then enter the task name in Task Name.

If you want to open the Tasks window automatically after closing this window, select Go to tasks window for status.

8. Click Apply.

The task is registered, and the Tasks window appears if Go to tasks window for status was selected.