Starting a Full Replication

Scenarios

A full replication replicates all data from the source server to the target server. The replication speed depends on the smaller one between the outbound bandwidth of the source server and the inbound bandwidth of the target server.

Constraints

After the full replication starts, do not restart the source server or Agent, or the migration will fail.

Prerequisites

You have configured the target server. For details, see Configuring a Target Server.
The Migration Stage is .

Procedure

Log in to the management console.
Click Service List. Under Migration, click Server Migration Service.
In the navigation pane on the left, click Servers.
Locate the source server to be migrated and click Start in the Operation column. In the displayed Start Migration dialog box, click OK to start the full replication.

Alternatively, select the server to be migrated and click Start above the server list. In the displayed Start Migration dialog box, click OK to start the full replication.

During the full replication, the target server is locked by default and you are not allowed to perform any operations on it. After the migration is complete, the system automatically unlocks the target server. If you need to perform operations on the target server during the replication, unlock the target server first. For details, see Unlocking a Target Server.
During the migration, you can click to view the migration progress.
Wait for the full replication to complete.
- If you set Continuous Synchronization to No when you configure the migration settings, the migration enters the Target Launch stage, and the system launches the target server automatically after the full replication is complete.
- If you set Continuous Synchronization to Yes, the migration enters the Continuous sync state after the full replication is complete. You need to manually launch the target server. For details, see Launching a Target Server.