Configure clients and applications for cross-replication

A backup for a client is replicated if the following conditions are satisfied:

     Replication is enabled for the client or its application backups. See To configure clients and applications for replication below for details.

     The client backups are located on a disk device.

     The client backups are successful.

To configure clients and applications for cross-replication

1        Use the check boxes to select all clients whose backups are to be replicated to the other system. Once you select a client, any subsequent file-level and bare metal backups will replicate. Click Next.

Note 1: Clients hosting NDMP volumes, virtual machines, or application such as Exchange, Oracle, or SQL must be configured for replication in the next step. Backups of NDMP volumes, virtual machines, and application databases will not replicate if you configure only the client and not the application.

Note 2: After clicking Next, the system makes changes to all clients whose replication setting you checked or unchecked. This process can take a few seconds to several minutes depending on the number of clients changed.

2        Select applications whose backups are to be replicated to the other system. Use the Navigation pane on the left to select an application, then use the check boxes to select which databases and virtual machines to replicate. After making all desired selections, click Next.

Note: If you add databases, virtual machines, or NDMP volumes to your backup system after setting up replication, their backups will not automatically replicate. You must configure them for replication using the procedure describedin To replicate application backups.

3        The replication wizard asks if you would like to configure attributes on another system. Select Neither, I’m done with configuring replication. Click Next. The wizard informs you that replication setup is complete. Click Finish to exit the wizard and complete replication setup for the ST source system.

4        Switch the ST Target system in your browser. Continue from Step 2 of To set cross-replication attributes .

5        When replication attributes have been configured for both systems, select Neither, I’m done with configuring replication and click Next. Click Finish to complete the Replication Wizard setup.

You are finished with the Replication Wizard setup. All clients and applications that you have configured will begin replicating. The replication queue scheme is set to Recency, so the most recent backups are replicated first. This is the recommended approach, but you can change the setting to Maximum Retention, where backups are added to the end of the replication queue as they complete, or Manual, which enables you to add backups to the replication queue manually. For details, see Configuring connection options and process control.

It is also recommended that for large data sets you seed the initial data set to the target using removable media. This greatly reduces the time required to replicate the first backups. For details, see Seeding the initial data set.