Abstract: A technique is disclosed for ending metro-clustering on metro volumes. The technique includes collecting a plurality of metrics that indicate respective characteristics associated with a metro volume. In response to receiving a request to end metro on the metro volume, the technique includes comparing the plurality of metrics with a database that associates multiple permutations of metrics with respective procedures for ending metro. The technique further includes identifying, based on the comparison, a target procedure having a permutation of metrics that matches the plurality of metrics and implementing the target procedure.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example methodology implementing the disclosed techniques includes creating, by a first site of a volume that supports active-active bidirectional replication, a local copy of the volume, the local copy of the volume configured to be active. The method also includes enabling, by the first site of the volume, bidirectional write input/output (I/O) mirroring with a second site of the volume. The method further includes, by the second site of the volume, creating a remote copy of the volume, the remote copy of the volume configured to be passive, and enabling bidirectional write I/O mirroring with the first site of the volume.

Abstract: In a protective quorum service, during an initial period of normal operation in which a clustered pair of data storage nodes provide host I/O access to a data storage object and replicate write-type requests to each other, the nodes are first registered to the quorum service. Subsequently, based on the registration and in response to a first auto promote request from a first-requesting node, a success response is returned and the service enters an auto promoted condition, the success response indicating that the first-requesting node is to continue providing the host I/O access to the data storage object without write replication. In response to receiving a subsequent auto promote request from the other node when in the auto promoted condition, a failure response is returned indicating that the other node is to cease providing host I/O access to the data storage object.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example methodology implementing the disclosed techniques includes creating, by a first site of a volume that supports active-active bidirectional replication, a local copy of the volume, the local copy of the volume configured to be active. The method also includes enabling, by the first site of the volume, bidirectional write input/output (I/O) mirroring with a second site of the volume. The method further includes, by the second site of the volume, creating a remote copy of the volume, the remote copy of the volume configured to be passive, and enabling bidirectional write I/O mirroring with the first site of the volume.

Abstract: In a protective quorum service, during an initial period of normal operation in which a clustered pair of data storage nodes provide host I/O access to a data storage object and replicate write-type requests to each other, the nodes are first registered to the quorum service. Subsequently, based on the registration and in response to a first auto promote request from a first-requesting node, a success response is returned and the service enters an auto promoted condition, the success response indicating that the first-requesting node is to continue providing the host I/O access to the data storage object without write replication. In response to receiving a subsequent auto promote request from the other node when in the auto promoted condition, a failure response is returned indicating that the other node is to cease providing host I/O access to the data storage object.