Figure 1-6 Remote replication without using a consistency group
Secondary storage 
system
Remote replication 
session 01
Remote replication 
session 02
Remote replication 
session 03
Primary storage 
system
Remote replication 
session 01
Remote replication 
session 02
Remote replication 
session 03
Remote replication 
session 01
Remote replication 
session 02
Remote replication 
session 03
Primary 
LUN01
Primary 
LUN02
Primary 
LUN03
Primary 
LUN01
Primary 
LUN02
Primary 
LUN03
Primary 
LUN01
Primary 
LUN02
Primary 
LUN03
Secondary 
LUN01
Secondary 
LUN02
Secondary 
LUN03
Secondary 
LUN01
Secondary 
LUN02
Secondary 
LUN03
1. No consistency group is created.
2. A task failure causes data 
inconsistency.
3. Data becomes invalid.
· Data, log, and change tracking 
information of a database are 
respectively stored on primary 
LUN01, primary LUN02, and 
primary LUN03.
· No consistency group is 
created on the primary storage 
system.
· During synchronization, 
remote replication session 02 
fails due to a fault. 
· Remote replication sessions 
01 and 03 succeed. As a 
result, data in the primary 
storage system becomes 
inconsistent with that in the 
secondary storage system.
· After the remote replication 
session failure, the secondary 
storage system recovers data 
in the primary storage system, 
but data in the primary 
storage system is still 
unusable because the three 
primary LUNs store data at 
different points in time.
Before data 
replication
Data replication
Data recovery
Phases in a process of data becoming invalid
Secondary 
LUN02
Secondary 
LUN01
Secondary 
LUN03
 
Remote Replication Using a Consistency Group
If associated LUNs are added to a consistency group, data unavailability is prevented as
shown in Figure 1-7.
OceanStor V3 Series
Remote Replication Feature Guide for Block
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