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Anatoly (staff) wrote:If you are upgrading from earlier versions to the new one the number of sessions for sync channel will be one. The only way to change it in current version is to re-create HA device.
I have just done the upgrade from 5.6 to 5.7 and recreated one of my HA targets using this procedure (I had to 'force remove device' - 'remove device' complained that the device was busy). After the target is created, it's properties show the device as not synchronized on both of the servers. I assume I need to do a full sync to get the target back, but when I attempt to do a fast sync I get a warning about the partner not being synchronized. If I do a full sync I get a warning about synchronizing with a partner that is not valid.1. Disconnect from the targets of HA device ;
2. Delete the targets of HA devide;
3. Create HA devices using the same Target name and iqn`s as in the old ones and existing image files, but in the wizard specify the settings that you needed;
4. Choose to do not synchronize HA device;
From my experience, I make myself wait at least 20 minutes as sometimes the sync takes a little to kick off and I am antsy.bheil wrote:After the target is created, it's properties show the device as not synchronized on both of the servers. I assume I need to do a full sync to get the target back, but when I attempt to do a fast sync I get a warning about the partner not being synchronized. If I do a full sync I get a warning about synchronizing with a partner that is not valid.
So - what should I do? I