Refreshing Resources Related to a Protected Group

Context

• Periodical polling using eReplication

  eReplication periodically updates added resources. Table 1 lists the update periods of various types of resources.

  Table 1 Refresh periods of various types of resources

  Resource Item	Refresh Period (Minute)
  Storage device	720
  Host	720

• Manual refresh
  Table 2 describes the changed list of the storage devices or hosts and the related operation.

  Table 2 Changed list

  Component	Description
  Storage device	Host, host group, initiator, mapping view, logical port, remote replication, and remote replication consistency group information is changed. For example, the addition or deletion operation is performed, and the status changed.
  Host	Initiator, application, and storage device information on the host is changed.

Procedure

1. On the menu bar, click Resources.
2. In the navigation tree, select the site corresponding to the component, choose Host, locate the row that contains the host group in the list, and click Refresh in the Operation area.
3. In Execution Result, check whether the status of all hosts is Succeeded. If the execution result is abnormal, contact technical support engineers.
4. On the shortcut bar in the upper right corner of the main window, click and view the task execution status in Background Task.
   

   If information about hosts in the host group is changed, you can refresh the host group to refresh information about all the hosts in the host group. That is, click Refresh in the Operation area of the host group.

5. On the menu bar, choose Protection.
6. Click the protected group that you want to refresh and click Refresh in the Operation area.
7. Select I have read and understand the consequences associated with performing this operation and click OK. Information about protected objects in the protected group is refreshed.

   On the shortcut bar in the upper right corner of the main window, click and view the task execution status in Background Task.