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 begin
Note: This feature is not available on the EF600 storage system.
Before you create a mirrored pair, meet the following requirements for
Unified 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 Unified 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 7.84. (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.
About this task
The process to create synchronous mirrored pairs is a multi-step procedure.