Troubleshoot/Problem Solving 145
Replicating a Volume
Can you replicate a volume?
Checking for a Successful Replication
Ta b l e 3 1 Diagnostics for Replication Setup: Replicating a Volume
Answer Possible reasons Action
Yes System functioning properly. No action required.
No The replication feature is not
licensed on each RAID chassis
used for replication.
See actions described in Using the Replication Feature on
page 143.
No Nonexistent replication set. • Determine existence of primary or secondary
volumes.
• If a replication set has not been successfully created,
use the Replications topic: select Action > Create
Replication Set to create one.
• Review event logs (in the footer, click the events
panel and select Show Event List) for indicators of a
specific fault in a replication data path component.
Follow any Recommended Actions.
No Network error occurred during
in-progress replication.
• Review event logs for indicators of a specific fault in
a replication data path component. Follow any
Recommended Actions.
• Click in the Volumes topic, then click on a volume
name in the volumes list. Click the Replication Sets
tab to display replications and associated metadata.
• Replications that enter the suspended state can be
resumed manually (see the
QXS G2 Disk
Management Utility User Guide
for additional
information).
No Communication link is down. Review event logs for indicators of a specific fault in a
host or replication data path component.
Ta b l e 3 2 Diagnostics for Replication Setup: Checking for a Successful Replication
Answ
er
Possible reasons Action
Yes System functioning properly. No action required.
No Last Successful Run shows N/A. • In the Volum es topic, click on the volume that is a
member of the replication set.
• Select the Replication Sets table.
• Check the Last Successful Run information.
• If the replication has not run successfully, use the disk
management utility (GUI) to replicate as described in
the topic about working in replications in the
QXS G2
Disk Management Utility User Guide
.
No Communication link is down. Review event logs for indicators of a specific fault in a
host or replication data path component.