Using the Activate Remote Mirroring Wizard

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Use the Activate Remote Mirroring Wizard option to activate the Remote Mirroring feature on both the storage subsystem that contains the primary logical drive candidate and the storage subsystem that contains the secondary logical drive candidate. The wizard guides you through the major steps.

Important:

Procedure

1

Select the Storage Subsystem >> Remote Mirroring >> Activate pull-down menu option, or select Remote Mirroring>>Activate from the right-mouse pop-up menu.

Result: The Activate Remote Mirroring - Introduction screen is displayed.

To learn more about the Wizard before you begin, see A Preview of the Activate Remote Mirroring Wizard, below.

2

Follow the directions on each Wizard screen and select the Next button when you are ready to move to the next Wizard screen.

Note: Each Wizard screen has context-sensitive help. Select the Help button to receive help applicable for that particular screen.

3

After you have activated the Remote Mirroring feature, an Activate Remote Mirroring - Completed message will confirm the activation. Select OK to close the dialog.

Results:

  • Two mirror repository logical drives, one for each controller, are created as a resource for the controller managing the Remote Mirror .
  • Host port 2 on each controller is now dedicated to Remote Mirroring communication.
  • The dedicated host ports will not accept read/write requests from a host application.
  • You may now create a Remote Mirror.

Note: Before continuing, ensure that the Remote Mirroring feature is enabled and active on both the primary and secondary storage subsystems.

What's Next?

For more information on how to create a Remote Mirror, see Using the Create Remote Mirror Wizard.

A Preview of the Activate Remote Mirroring Wizard

After enabling the Remote Mirroring feature and before creating a Remote Mirror, you activate the Remote Mirroring feature. The following describes some of the screens you will encounter when you use the Activate Remote Mirroring Wizard:

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Learn About Creating Logical Drives and Arrays

Using the Create Remote Mirror Wizard