Open-E DSS Synchronous Volume Replication over a WAN

A Step-by-Step Guide to
Synchronous Volume Replication
(Block Based) over a WAN
with Open-E ® DSS™

DSS ver. 5.00 up60 February 12, 2009 April 2009

Synchronous Volume Replication over a WAN

Synchronous Volume Replication over WAN is block based and supports iSCSI, FC and NAS
logical volumes. It provides data availability in case of source system disaster.

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REPLICATION BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS OVER A WAN
Recommended Resources
• Key Hardware (two systems)
 x86 compatible,
 RAID Controller,
 HDD‘s,
 Network Interface Cards.
• Software
 Open-E DSS, 2 units.

Benefits
• Data redundancy
• Maximum data safety

Disadvantages
• High cost of WAN solution

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• Data is written and read to System 1
• Data is continually replicated to System 2 via Internet
connection

Volume
Replication
RAID System 1
Primary RAID System 2
Secondary

Write Data

Read Data

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• In case of raid array error or disk drive error in the System 1, the server
will send an e-mail notification to the administrator,
• In the case of a failure of system 1, users will be notified,
• Administrator then switches users to the System 2 over the WAN.

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RAID System 1
Secondary

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• After switching, replicated volume will be available on System 2

X
RAID System 1
Secondary

Write Data

Read Data

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Setting up Synchronous Volume Replication over a WAN

TO SET UP VOLUME REPLICATION, PERFORM THE
FOLLOWING STEPS:
1.Hardware configuration

2.Configure DSS1 and DSS2 on the WAN

3.Configure the destination node

4.Configure the source node

5.Create the replication task

6.Check status of volume replication
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Hardware Requirements
To run the Volume replication of Open-E DSS, a minimum 1. Hardware Configuration
of two systems are required. Both servers are working in the
Wide Area Network. An example configuration is shown
below:
Data Server (DSS1) Data Server (DSS2)
Source node Destination node
Address IP:77.20.155.182 Address IP:213.17.139.234

RAID System 1 RAID System 2
Primary Secondary

Volume Groups (vg00)
NAT/Router/Internet Volume Groups (vg00)

Volume Replication
iSCSI volume (lv0000)

iSCSI targets
iSCSI targets
See next slide

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2. Configure DSS1 and DSS2 on the WAN

BELOW YOU CAN FIND OF SETTING THE DSS1 AND DSS2 ON
DSS 1 - WAN: behind the NAT with local IP address,
THE machine
DSS 2 – Data Storage System with external internet IP address router/firewall

Please perform the following steps to set up of Synchronous Volume Replication on routers:
• on Router 1 redirect ports 12000-13999 and 40000 to Server 1,
• on Router 2 redirect ports 12000-13999 and 40000 to Server 2.

IP:192.168.0.220 IP:192.168.0.220

IP:77.20.155.182 IP:213.17.139.234

Server 1 Router 1 Router 2 Server 2
Ports 12000-13999, 40000 Internet Ports 12000-13999, 40000
redirected to Server 1 redirected to Server 2

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Data Server (DSS2)
Destination node 3. Configure the Destination Node
Address IP:213.17.139.234

Under the „CONFIGURATION”
tab, select „volume manager”.


Add the selected physical units
(Unit S000) to create a new
volume group (in this case,
vg00) and click apply button.

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Data Server (DSS2)
Destination node
Address IP:213.17.139.234
3. Configure the Destination Node

Select the appropriate volume
group (vg00) from the list on the
left and create a new iSCSI
volume of the required size.
This logical volume will be the
destination of the replication
process.


Next check box with Use
volume replication

After assigning an appropriate
amount of space for the iSCSI
volume, click the apply button

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Data Server (DSS2)
Address IP:213.17.139.234


The destination iSCSI Volume
Block I/O is now configured.

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Data Server (DSS2)
Address IP:213.17.139.234

tab, select „iSCSI target
manager”.

iSCSI targets

In the Create new target
function enter a name for the
new target (as desired) in the
Name field and click apply to
confirm.

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Data Server (DSS2) 3. Configure the Destination Node
Destination node
Address IP:213.17.139.234

Select target0 within the
Targets field.

iSCSI targets

To assign a volume to the
target, click the button
located under Action

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Data Server (DSS2)
Address IP:213.17.139.234

tab, select „volume manager”.
Select the Vol. Replication.
Check box under Destination
and click the apply button.

Volume Replication

Next, under Mirror Server IP
function, enter the IP address of
the source node. In our
example, this would be
77.20.155.182. Next check the
WAN box and enter a unique
combination of 6 to 12
characters in the ReplicationID
field and click the apply button.

The configuration of the Destination Node (storage server) is now complete.
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Data Server (DSS1)
Source node 4. Configure the Source Node
Address IP:77.20.155.182

Under the CONFIGURATION
tab, select volume manager..


Add the selected physical units
(Unit S000) to create a new
volume group (in this case,
vg00) and click apply button.

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Data Server (DSS1)
Source node
Address IP:77.20.155.182 4. Configure the Source Node

Select the appropriate volume
group (vg00) from the list on the
left and create a new iSCSI
volume of the required size.
This logical volume will be the
destination of the replication
process.


Next check box with Use
volume replication
After assigning an appropriate
amount of space for the iSCSI
volume, click the apply button.

NOTE:
The source and destination volumes must be exact
same size. Remember to enable Volume
Replication
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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182


The destination iSCSI Volume
Block I/O is now configured.

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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

tab, select „iSCSI target
manager”.

iSCSI targets

In the Create new target
function enter a name for the
new target (as desired) in the
Name field and click apply to
confirm.

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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

Select target0 within the
Targets field.

iSCSI targets

To assign a volume to the
target, click the button
located under Action

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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

iSCSI targets

The source iSCSI target is now
configured.

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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

Now, select the Vol.
replication and check the box
under Source and click the
apply button.

Volume Replication

Next, under Mirror Server IP
function, enter the IP address of
the destination node. In our
example, this would be
213.17.139.234. Next check the
WAN box and enter the unique
combination ID you entered in
the destination node. Then,
NOTE:
click the apply button. The source and destination volumes must be of identical ReplicationID number.

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Data Server (DSS1)
Source node 5. Creating replication task
Address IP:77.20.155.182

Enter the task name in field
Task name next,
click on the button.

Volume Replication

In the Destination volume field
select the appropriate volume
(in this example, lv0000), and
click create to confirm.

The configuration of the Source Node (storage server) is now complete.
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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

After the DSS console has
reloaded, you can start, stop or
delete the task within the
Replication task manager
function.

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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

Also, you can start, stop or
delete the task within the
Replication Task Manager
function by clickling on the
name replication (in this case,
Replication_WAN).

NOTE:
Once the replication process has started, the replication direction cannot be changed.
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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

In the “Create schedule for
volume replication task”
function, enter a comment for
the new schedule and select for
all days of the week. In this
example choose Every week
and select time for the start task
(8 pm) and stop (7 am). Next,
click the apply button.

NOTE:
In case of bandwidth limitation you can start the Volume Replication over the WAN in scheduled function at night in order not to load the connection which
can be used by other applications.

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Data Server (DSS1)
Source node 6. Check status of volume replication
Address IP:77.20.155.182

Under the „STATUS” tab,
select „tasks” and select
Volume Replication to display
information on existing volume
replication tasks

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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

Click on button with task
name (in this case
Replication_WAN) to display
detailed information on the
current replication task.

All possible connection types
(from Connection field) are
described in table:

On the 30th slide.

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Data Server (DSS1)
Address IP:77.20.155.182

The replication tasks shows
consistency status of the
destination volume. This will state
Inconsistent immediately upon
starting a new replication.
This will switch to Consistent
once reaching the state that both
volumes are in sync. Destination
volume has useful data only when
replication task reaches
Consistent state.
Synchronous replication does not
guarantee exact mirror of the data
especially with slow uplink, but data
remains consistent.
It could be that some of the most
recent files are missing on
destination volume. The amount of
the not replicated data depends on
the uplink speed and the amount of
the new data on the source
volume.
Volume Replication, between source and destination nodes, is now complete.
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CONNECTION STATES:

State Description
StandAlone Indicates that volume replication has been disabled.

Unconnected Mirror server is not connected.

WFConnection Mirror server waits for a connection.

WFReportParams Displayed when connection to the mirror server is in progress.

Connected Source and destination servers have been connected successfully.

ServerForDLess Error on the mirror server side.

Timeout, BrokenPipe, NetworkFailure Displayed when servers cannot communicate successfully while connected

WFBitMap{S,T} Displayed when the volume replication starts.

SyncSource Replication is in progress, the data is consistent.

SyncTarget Replication in progress, the data is inconsistent.

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