III) Enable Replication for the Customer \ DS-Client(s)


Once the DS-System Replication Group has been configured, you can enable replication at the individual DS-Client level. Sharing a Customer account permits its DS-Clients to be shared, however replication is only performed on shared DS-Clients.

Note: If you try to share a Customer or DS-Client whose number already exists in the DS-System Group, an error message will appear. You must change the corresponding number with the Rename Customer Account / DS-Client Number feature (See "Rename Account or DS-Client".).

1. On the source (original) DS-System: Browse the Customers Tree and right-click on the customer you want to share for replication.

2. Click Share Customer. The shared customer account is created on all the other DS-Systems in the Replication Group (it is automatically 'shared' - indicated by the shared customer icon).

Note: You do not need to be connected to the other DS-Systems via DS-Operator.

3. On the source (original) DS-System: Browse the Customers Tree and right-click on the DS-Client you want to share for replication. Click Share DS-Client.

4. The shared DS-Client account is created on all the other DS-Systems in the Replication Group (under the corresponding customer account). It is automatically 'shared' - indicated by the shared DS-Client icon.

TIP: At this point you are free to direct the DS-Client data to any storage location on the Replication DS-System. (For example: if the data on the original DS-System was stored on three Extensible Storage locations, you could consolidate all of it, including libraries, to one location or storage group on the Replication DS-System.)

5. At this point, the shared DS-Client data will be automatically replicated to the other DS-Systems in the Replication Group, based on the source (original) DS-System's replication configurations.

To begin replication immediately:

Note: Replication at this stage will likely take some time, since all the shared online data must be replicated to each of the other DS-Systems in the Replication Group.

6. A confirmation popup appears. Click Yes. The Replication DS-System begins to receive the replicated backup set data.



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