Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I - Manual (Page 65)

Removing Replicated Pairs
Removing a replicated pair breaks the relationship between the primary and secondary virtual disks. Both virtual disks
return to standard virtual disk status and no data is deleted. The replication relationship cannot be resumed after the
operation starts.
To remove a replicated pair:
1. In the All Storage Arrays table, select the storage array with the Remote Replication group from which to remove
the replicated pair.
2. In the Remote Replication Groups table, select the Remote Replication group from which to remove the replicated
pair.
3. Click Remove Replicated Pair.
The Remove Remote Replication Group Member dialog is displayed.
Figure 66. Remove Remote Replication Group Member Dialog
4. Select the confirmation box.
5. Click OK.
Suspending Remote Replication
When Remote Replication is suspended, virtual disks in the replicated pairs cannot synchronize. The suspend-
replication operation must be performed by the storage array in the primary role for the Remote Replication group. An
overview of the process is below:
1. In the All Storage Arrays folder, select the storage array in the primary role for the Remote Replication group and
suspend replication.
2. Switch the primary role and the secondary role for the Remote Replication group, then suspend mirroring. See the
topic Changing Synchronous Remote Replication Roles for information on how to switch primary and secondary
roles. (The process of switching primary/secondary roles is fundamentally the same between both types of
supported Remote Replication).
3. In the All Storage Arrays folder, select the storage array that contains the Remote Replication group and suspend
replication.
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