To configure synchronous mirroring, you create a mirrored
pair that includes a primary volume on the local array and a secondary
volume on the remote array.
Before
you create a mirrored pair, meet the following requirements for
SAN Manager :
Also be sure to meet the following requirements
for storage arrays:
- The two storage arrays
you plan to use for mirroring are discovered in SAN Manager .
- Each storage array must
have two controllers.
- Each controller in both
the primary array and secondary array must have an Ethernet management
port configured and must be connected to your network.
- The storage arrays
have a minimum firmware version of 11.60.2. (They can each run different
OS versions.)
- You must know the password
for the local and remote storage arrays.
- Your local and remote
storage arrays are connected through a Fibre Channel fabric.
- You have created both
the primary and secondary volumes that you want to use in the synchronous
mirror relationship.
The process
to create synchronous mirrored pairs is a multi-step procedure.