If storage devices, hosts or VMs change, but the changes are not synchronized to eReplication in a timely manner, you need to refresh this changed resource information before executing DR recovery. The resource information can be refreshed in either way: periodical polling using eReplication or manual refreshing.
Context
- Periodical polling using eReplication
eReplication periodically refreshes resource information. Table 1 lists the update periods of various types of resources.
- Manual refreshing
Table 2 describes the changed list of the storage devices, hosts or VMs and the related operation.
Table 2 changed list description Network Element
Changed Item
Storage device
Host, host group, initiator, mapping view, file system, logical port, remote replication, consistency group in a remote replication, clone, HyperMetro or HyperVault change. For example, executing adding or deleting operation, the status changed.
Host
The initiator, application or storage information change.
Procedure
- On the menu bar, select
Resources. - In the navigation tree, select the site where the network elements (storage devices, hosts, or VMs) reside and click Refresh.
In the upper right corner of the main page, click
, in Background Task, you can view details about the refreshing.
In the cluster, if the host information has changed in the host group, you can refresh the host group to refresh all the hosts information. in the shortcut button area, select the host group reside and click Refresh in the operation area.
- On the menu bar, select
Protection, and choose the protection objects type. - Click the refreshed protected group, click Refresh on the Operation list to refresh information of the protected group.
In the upper right corner of the main page, click
, in Background Task, you can view details about the refreshing.