Dell DX6000 Configuration Manual
Dell dx object storage platform remote replication configuration
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- Page 1 Dell DX Object Storage Platform–Remote Replication Configuration A Dell Technical White Paper Dell Storage Engineering...
- Page 2 ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. © 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. For more information, contact Dell.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
DX Object Storage Platform: Remote Replication Configuration Contents A Dell Technical White Paper ..................i Dell ......................... i Storage Engineering ..................... i Introduction ......................2 Asynchronous Replication Overview ................. 2 Configuration of the Publisher ..................4 Configuration of the Replicator ..................5 Additional References .................... -
Page 4: Introduction
DX Object Storage Platform: Remote Replication Configuration Introduction The Dell DX Object Storage Platform allows data to be asynchronously replicated from one DX Object Storage Cluster to another over a standard IP network. Replication is managed by the DX Content Router (CR) application located on the DX Cluster Services Node (CSN). -
Page 5: Figure 2: Disaster Recovery Configuration
DX Object Storage Platform: Remote Replication Configuration can be configured on multiple CSNs across different clusters to support multi-site disaster recovery. Topologies can also be configured to enable a unique set of objects to be replicated to multiple remote clusters to support a distributed replication model. Figure 2: Disaster Recovery Configuration Primary Cluster DR Site... -
Page 6: Configuration Of The Publisher
DX Object Storage Platform: Remote Replication Configuration Figure 5: Distributed Configuration Central Repository New York Office London Office Washington Office Replication between clusters can be easily customized to support customer needs. The proxy on the CSN is configured during the bootstrap process and requires no additional configuration to support remote replication. -
Page 7: Configuration Of The Replicator
DX Object Storage Platform: Remote Replication Configuration Figure 6: Publisher Console Configuration of the Replicator The Replicator can be configured through the DX Cluster Services Node web-based management console under the Content Router->Replicator Tab. The set of rules used to control what content filtered for publishing to subscriber/replicators, is defined in a rules file (rules.xml) located on the source cluster where the Publisher is running. -
Page 8: Figure 7: Replicator Console
DX Object Storage Platform: Remote Replication Configuration Timeout After: Time in seconds before the publisher will terminate a subscriber if it has not been heard from. Value is a minimum of 60 seconds. Subscription Service Channel Name: The name of the channel the replicator subscribes to. This must match the subscription name in the remote publisher rules.xml file. -
Page 9: Additional References
CSN Replicator Configuration Console may show invalid settings. Additional References The following documents can be found on www.support.dell.com and can be referenced for additional information on advanced remote replication configurations. Document Description...