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To add Smart DR protection from the R1 side, we will use empty SRDF groups created in prior section and setup replication in Asynchronous mode. For details follow these steps, which refer to the circled numbers in the figure below:
Figure 17. Storage Group selected to be protected with SRDF/A
Figure 18. R1 devices paired with newly created storage group on third site
Figure 19. R1 side storage group D/R established