The very first step for setting up asynchronous replication between two FlashBlades is to connect the arrays. This requires a TCP/IP connection (replication network on both FlashBlades), a connection key and the Management IP address of the remote FlashBlade array.
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The connection key can be obtained from the remote/secondary FlashBlade array by running the following CLI command.
pureuser@sn1-fb-a04-20> purearray create --connection-key Connection Key Created Expires T-00a86978-9df4-4ff2-ac31-1de71cfb4589 2020-03-02 17:50:36 PST 2020-03-02 19:50:36 PST -
On the source FlashBlade, go to the Array tab under the Storage view and click the + button in the FlashBlade Array Connections to configure the remote FlashBlade.
The FlashBlade Array Connections should show the connection status and would have auto-discovered the replication address.
The remote FlashBlade GUI also should show the status of the connection and the replication address. The Management address will be empty on the remote FlashBlade to show that the connection was established from the source FlashBlade.
The empty Management address is relevant when the FlashBlade arrays have to be disconnected as it can only be disconnected from the source array. Trying to disconnect from the second/target FlashBlade will throw the following error message.
