Clearing metadata is required when you want to start the replication process from the beginning. Another usage example is when the data on the source volume is inconsistent and you want to restore it from the destination volume. In this situation you need to switch replication modes between the volumes (i.e. the destination volume should now be in source mode, while the previous source should be switched to destination mode). Before starting a replication for a new source and destination please clear the metadata from the previous destination volume. When replication is complete the data on the previous source volume will be consistent. If a volume is set to the destination replication mode then it will not be visible in the iSCSI initiator.
yes, i cleared the metadata. But why should there be any metadata? I want to start a new replcation task.
Maybe I should explain in more details:
on my primary DSS I have two existing NAS Volumes, which I want to replicate to the secondary DSS. Therefore I enabled the replication option on the primary (which broke my existing NFS sessions, by the way) and created two new volumes with replication on the secondary. Now I want to setup a new replication task on the primary but can't see any volume from my secondary DSS in the "Destination Volume" field, no matter what I change from "Source", "Destination" or "Clear Metadata". Mirror IP is correct.
Are both systems on the same subnet ?
How far away is the destination DSS?
If the destination is in another location did you enable replication over WAN?
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