NAME

Add-DcsReplication

SYNOPSIS

Creates a replication relationship between a source and a destination virtual disk in order to asynchronously mirror data.

SYNTAX

Add-DcsReplication   -SourceServer <String>   -DestinationServer <String>   -SourceDisk <String>   -DestinationDisk <String>   [ -DuplicateDiskId]   [ -OfflineInitialization]   [ -Yes]   [ -Connection <String> ]   [ -PipelineVariable <String> ]   [ -WhatIf]   [ -Confirm]

DESCRIPTION

Creates a replication relationship between a source and a destination virtual disk in order to asynchronously mirror data. After the replication is created, checkpoint markers can be created and used to update snapshots on the destination server, see Set-ReplicationSnapshot and Set-ReplicationCheckPoint.

PARAMETERS

-SourceServer<String>

Computer name or ID of the local source server. The computer name must be unique or the name must be fully qualified.

Required: true

Position: 1

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-DestinationServer<String>

Computer name or ID of the remote destination server. The computer name must be unique or the name must be fully qualified.

Required: true

Position: 2

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-SourceDisk<String>

The name or ID that identifies the virtual disk to be used as the source of the replication. The source disk must exist on the source server.

Required: true

Position: 3

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-DestinationDisk<String>

The name or ID that identifies the virtual disk to be used as the destination of the replication. The destination virtual disk must exist on the destination server.

Required: true

Position: 4

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-DuplicateDiskId<SwitchParameter>

Specify this parameter only if both the source and the destination virtual disks will be served to client hosts that require the same SCSI inquiry ID (virtual product information).

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-OfflineInitialization<SwitchParameter>

Use this parameter to specify offline initialization for this replication. (See Start-DcsReplicationOfflineInitialization to start the initialization.) If not specified, an automatic online initialization will occur.

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-Yes<SwitchParameter>

Creating a replication is an operation that requires confirmation because the contents of the destination virtual disk will be overwritten. Specify this parameter to confirm your intention to create the replication and prevent user interaction during scripted scenarios.

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-Connection<String>

Alias of the connection to the server group. If not specified, the default connection will be used.

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-PipelineVariable<String>

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-WhatIf<SwitchParameter>

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-Confirm<SwitchParameter>

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

AsyncReplicationData : Object that identifies and describes the relationship between the source and destination virtual disks in the replication.

NOTES

Also see Add-DcsPartnerGroup, Set-DcsReplicationBufferFolder, Set-DcsReplicationCheckPoint, Set-DcsReplicationSnapshot, Reverse-DcsReplication, Start-DcsReplicationOfflineInitialization, Stop-DcsReplicationOfflineInitialization, Set-DcsReplicationInitializationType, Enable-DcsReplicationTestMode.

EXAMPLES

Add-DcsReplication -SourceServer SSV1 -DestinationServer SSV3 -SourceDisk "Virtual Disk 5" -DestinationDisk "Virtual Disk 6" -OfflineInitialization -Yes