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Dell PowerScale SyncIQ: Architecture, Configuration, and Considerations
Executive summary Introduction to SyncIQ Deployment topologies Use cases Architecture and processes Data replication Configuring a SyncIQ policy
Introduction to configuring a SyncIQ policy
Naming and enabling a policy
Synchronization and copy policies
Running a SyncIQ job
Source cluster directory
File matching criteria
Restricting SyncIQ source nodes
Target host and directory
Target snapshots
Advanced settings
Assess Sync
Impacts of modifying SyncIQ policies SyncIQ performance rules SnapshotIQ and SyncIQ SyncIQ design considerations Failover and failback Superna Eyeglass DR Edition SyncIQ and CloudPools SyncIQ security SyncIQ bandwidth reservations Monitoring, alerting, reporting, and optimizing performance Administration SyncIQ replication and data reduction 16 TiB large file support and SyncIQ implications OneFS version compatibility SmartLock compatibility Conclusion Appendix A: Failover and failback steps Appendix B: SyncIQ encryption with self-signed certificates Appendix C: Configuring cascaded replication Appendix D: Configuring custom replication Appendix E: Technical support and resources

Introduction to configuring a SyncIQ policy

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Introduction to configuring a SyncIQ policy

  • SyncIQ is configured through policies. The policies provide the starting point of OneFS data replication. The policies offer a breadth of options for an administrator to configure data replication specific to a workflow. SyncIQ is disabled by default on Greenfield PowerScale clusters on OneFS 9.1 or newer. Enable SyncIQ by clicking Activate SyncIQ under Data Protection > SyncIQ. After SyncIQ is enabled, encryption is required for new policies. For more information about configuring encryption, see SyncIQ security.

    SyncIQ configuration may depend on the Access Zone configuration. It is important to understand the impacts as SyncIQ policies are configured. For more information about best practices with Access Zones, see the PowerScale Network Design Considerations white paper. Before proceeding with a SyncIQ policy configuration, ensure that the Access Zones best practices are considered. In addition, the design of policies must consider other resources as stated in SyncIQ design considerations.

    The SyncIQ policies are configurable through the CLI or the web interface. To configure SyncIQ from the CLI, start with the command isi sync policies --help.

    To access the SyncIQ policies from the web interface, when logged in, click Data Protection > SyncIQ, then click the Policies tab. A new SyncIQ policy is created by clicking Create a SyncIQ Policy, displaying the Create SyncIQ Policy window, as displayed in the following figure.

    A figure illustrating the OneFS WebUI SyncIQ policy.

    Figure 12.    OneFS WebUI SyncIQ policy