Filtering volumes and consistency groups by name

Use the Name Filter option if you only want to see SRM managed replicated volumes.

The following procedure includes steps and screen captures that apply when using VMware vSphere Web Client. If you are using VMware vSphere Client, similar steps are applicable.

Note: Use of the Name Filter field is optional. It can be left empty to enable full discovery, as shown in Figure 1.

This image shows the devices that are discovered when you do not use a filter during the search. This search is considered a full discovery search. — Figure 1. Devices found without using a filter

In the VMware vSphere Web Client, right-click one of the arrays in the Array Based replication pane and then select Edit Array Manager to open the Edit Array Manager window.

Figure 2. Edit Array Manager right-click option
Click Next on the Options pane.
Click Next on the Location pane.
Click Next on the Select SRA type pane.
Enter the consistency group name or prefix and volume name or volume name prefix in the Name Filter field on the Configure array manager pane and then click Next.

Figure 3. Configure array manager pane with name filter information entered

Note: You can enter multiple volume names or volume prefixes, multiple consistency group names, or prefixes, or both, as shown in Figure 3.
Click Next on the Enable array pairs pane.
Click Finish on the Ready to complete pane.

Note: An error is issued if you enter the volume names on the local site and a matching remote site volume name is not found, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 4. Array Pairs view on the Manage tab after adding name filter to first array

Repeat steps 1-7 to add the name filter for the paired array.

Note: Prefixes for the volume name can be different for each site, but prefixes must be paired with the remote site array manager. For example, if the local site volume name is Pri_WinXP, and on the remote site it is mapped to Rec_WinXP, then you could enter the prefix Pri in the Name Filter field for the local site and the prefix Rec on the remote site. To use the name filter for the consistency group, enter the same names and prefixes at both the local and remote sites.

Figure 5. Recovery array with name filter added