DRS for Cloud available for MCP 2.0 to MCP 2.0 replication (AU Geo)

Scheduled Maintenance Report for NTT Ltd. Cloud

Completed

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Posted Aug 07, 2019 - 21:00 UTC

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Posted Aug 07, 2019 - 09:00 UTC

Scheduled

The DRS for Cloud feature is being enabled sometime after the Australia business day on August 7th to support replications between public MCP 2.0 locations in the Australia (AU) Geographic Region.

CloudControl Change Id: OEC-11604
Time: Sometime during Wednesday August 7th 12:00 - 24:00 UTC
Expected Total Duration: Users can identify availability as described in Identify Hardware Specifications and Capabilities Available in a Data Center Location - https://docs.mcp-services.net/x/nAAu

The DRS feature allows users to implement real-time replication of the disk state of multiple Cloud Servers to another location in the same Geographic Region, with the ability to restore multiple Target servers to the disk state of their paired Source servers at an identical point-in-time.

This rollout expands DRS support to users who wish to use DRS for Cloud to support replication scenarios between servers in different MCP 2.0 locations. As such, the replication being enabled for any source or target involving Public MCP 2.0 locations in the region. Users will be able to create Consistency Groups with:

Source in AU9 (Sydney MCP 2.0) -> Target in AU10 (Melbourne MCP 2.0)
Source in AU9 (Sydney MCP 2.0) -> Target in AU11 (New Zealand MCP 2.0)
Source in AU10 (Melbourne MCP 2.0) -> Target in AU9 (Sydney MCP 2.0)
Source in AU10 (Melbourne MCP 2.0) -> Target in AU11 (New Zealand MCP 2.0)
Source in AU11 (New Zealand MCP 2.0) -> Target in AU9 (Sydney MCP 2.0)
Source in AU11 (New Zealand MCP 2.0) -> Target in AU10 (Melbourne MCP 2.0)

There is an additional hourly usage element recorded for use of the feature.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The DRS feature is only visible in the UI to Primary Administrators and users with the DRS role.

For more details, see:

Introduction to DRS for Cloud - https://docs.mcp-services.net/x/qgE8
MCP 1.0 to 2.0 Self-Service Migration - https://docs.mcp-services.net/x/RgOy
How to Create a DRS Consistency Group - https://docs.mcp-services.net/x/sAE8
How to Start a DRS Preview for a Consistency Group - https://docs.mcp-services.net/x/uwE8
How to Initiate a Failover for a DRS Consistency Group - https://docs.mcp-services.net/x/vwE8

There is no CloudControl UI or API downtime nor impact to any existing Cloud Servers and Networks due to this change. This notification is for informational purposes only.

Posted Jul 30, 2019 - 21:19 UTC

This scheduled maintenance affected: AU - New Zealand (NTT Cloud AU11), NTT Cloud AU, and AU - Sydney (NTT Cloud AU9).