The next step is adding a FlashArray target to the pod. This is called “stretching” the pod, because it automatically makes the pod and its content available on the second array.
Please note that once a pod has been “stretched”, pre-existing volumes cannot be added to it until it is “un-stretched”. Otherwise, once a pod has been stretched, only new volumes can be created in the pod. Therefore, if it is necessary to add existing volumes to a pod, follow the instructions in the section Adding Volumes to a Pod earlier in this KB, then stretch the pod.
To stretch a pod, add a second array to the pod. Do this by clicking on the plus sign in the Arrays panel.
Choose a target FlashArray and click Add.
The arrays will immediately start synchronizing data between the two FlashArrays.
Active/Active storage is not available until the synchronization completes which will be shown when the resyncing status ends and both arrays are online.
On the remote FlashArray the pod and volumes will now exist in identical fashion and will be available for provisioning to a host or hosts on either FlashArray.