Step 1: Create a Replica Pair

Procedure

1. Log in to the SDRS console.
   1. Log in to the management console.
   2. In the upper left corner of the page, select the region where the service is located from the drop-down list.
   3. Click the service list icon in the upper left corner and choose Storage > Storage Disaster Recovery Service.
2. Go to Create Replica Pair page in either of the following ways:
   1. In the upper right corner of the SDRS console, click Create Replica Pair.
   2. Locate Create Replica Pair in the process flow and click Create Now.
   Figure 1 Service Overview

   

3. Select the type of the replica pair you want to create and configure parameters by referring to the table below.
   1. Cross-AZ: The production site and disaster recovery site are located in different AZs of the same region.
      Figure 2 Creating a cross-AZ replica pair

      

   2. Cross-region: The production site and disaster recovery site are located in different regions.
      Figure 3 Creating a cross-region replica pair

      

   3. IDC-to-cloud: The production site is deployed in a local data center.
      Figure 4 Creating an IDC-to-cloud replica pair

      

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter		Description	Example Value
   Type		Type of the replica pair The supported types are IDC-to-cloud, Cross-region and Cross-AZ.	Cross-AZ
   Scenario		Select the replication scenario you want to set up. Supported scenarios are: H2C (HCS Online DR to the public cloud) and V2C (VMware DR to the public cloud). NOTE: This field shows up only when you are creating an IDC-to-cloud replica pair.	H2C
   Name		Name of the replica pair The name can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), or periods (.), can be no more than 64 characters long, and cannot contain spaces.	Site-replication-001
   Production Site NOTE: You only need to configure the production site when creating a cross-region or cross-AZ replica pair.	Region	Region where the production site resides NOTE: You only need to select a region when creating a cross-region replica pair.	-
   	AZ	AZ where the production site servers reside NOTE: You only need to select an AZ when creating a cross-region or cross-AZ replica pair.	AZ1
   	Network	VPC where the production site servers reside	VPC01
   Disaster Recovery Site	Region	Region where the disaster recovery site resides Select the region you selected when you set up the disaster recovery network. For details, see Preparation: Set Up a Disaster Recovery Network on the Cloud. NOTE: You only need to select a region when creating an IDC-to-cloud or a cross-region replica pair.	-
   	AZ	AZ where the disaster recovery site servers reside	AZ2
   	Network	VPC where the disaster recovery site servers reside	VPC02

4. Click Next to go to he Deploy Disaster Recovery Gateway page.