Create a Replication Log Volume

After a DRVA has been deployed, a replication log volume must be created before it can be used.

1. Select the DRVA.
2. Click the New Replication Log Volume button.
   
   
   
3. In the pop-up dialog window, choose the type of storage to be used for the replication log volume.
   • Select VMDK or iSCSI.
   • Complete the associated data fields that appear. 
   • When done, click the Configure button.
     
     
     

VMDK Volume

Configure a VMDK replication log to manage the data being protected.

1. Select “VMDK.“
2. Select the Datacenter and Datastore from the dropdown lists.
   • Specify a Log Disk Size.
     • The maximum replication log disk size that can be used with JetStream DR is 16 TiB. This is independent of replication log disk type.
3. Click the Configure button.
   
   

iSCSI Volume

Configure an iSCSI LUN replication log to manage the data being protected.

1. Select “iSCSI.“
2. Enter the FQDN or IP address of the iSCSI Target system.
3. Click the List LUNs button.
4. Select the iSCSI LUN to be used from the list of results.
5. Click the Configure button.
   
   

Important: Refer to VMware ESXi documentation for details about configuring an iSCSI target LUN. All hosts in the cluster and the DRVA VMs must have access to the configured iSCSI target LUN. Also, the iSCSI storage adapter must be defined on all hosts of the cluster and re-scanned so that the iSCSI LUN appears in the list under the Devices tab, as shown: