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To set up SRDF/Metro protection using Bias, follow these steps:
Figure 9. Storage Group selected to protect with SRDF/Metro
Once the SRDF group is set up, the RDF group will start synchronizing from R1 (local) side to R2 (remote) side. Data Protection (1) > SRDF Group (2) will show new groups configured. Storage > Storage Groups > Data Protection (3) will show state of “SynInProg” and the end of the synchronization the state of RDF group will change to “ActiveBias” (4) to indicate that Bias is in use for arbitration.
Figure 10. Synchronization of the RDF group and setup of Bias