A new feature of Unisphere 9.2 allows the user to convert an existing SRDF/Metro with DR environment to Smart DR (Storage Groups -> Select SG -> More Options -> Convert to MetroDR/Smart DR) under the following pre-conditions:
- The target Storage Group is protected with SRDF/Metro and has an Asynchronous SRDF session or Adaptive Copy Disk session
- The existing Async or ACP_Disk session must be from the R1 array (Concurrent)
- The Metro Session must be configured using a witness
- User Role must be at least StorageAdmin or RemoteRep
Figure 18. Unisphere Storage Group interface
The specific steps required in Unisphere 9.2 to perform this conversion is as follows:
- Log in to Unisphere.
- Select an Array
- Select Data Protection Menu option
- Select Storage Groups
- Select SRDF tab
- Select an SG suitable for Smart DR environment setup
- Click "More Options"
- Click "Convert to Smart DR”
- Enter a new, unique environment name
- Optionally, Select Manual to pick an SRDF group for DR
- Select SRDF Group
- Click Run Now or Add to Job List