HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring for Linux Evaluation Guide (T2558-96079, February 2008)

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ...........................................................................................................1-1
Evaluation guide overview ....................................................................................................................................................................1-1
Storage Mirroring Operations ............................................................................................................................................................. 1-2
Mirroring ..........................................................................................................................................................................................1-2
Replication ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1-3
Failure monitoring/failover ........................................................................................................................................................... 1-4
Restoration ......................................................................................................................................................................................1-5
Chapter 2: Resources ...............................................................................................................2-1
Chapter 3: Storage Mirroring Setup ......................................................................................3-1
Server Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Installing Storage Mirroring .................................................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Configuring Your Storage Mirroring Installation .............................................................................................................................3-2
Installing the Storage Mirroring Client for Windows .................................................................................................................... 3-3
Chapter 4: Storage Mirroring Evaluation ..............................................................................4-1
Creating initial test data ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Creating and connecting a replication set ......................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Monitoring the activity and completion of the initial mirror .......................................................................................................4-6
Changing the test data to cause replication .....................................................................................................................................4-7
Verifying the changes on the target server .......................................................................................................................................4-9
Configuring failover ..............................................................................................................................................................................4-10
Monitoring failover ...............................................................................................................................................................................4-12
Initiating a failure ...................................................................................................................................................................................4-13
Performing failback ...............................................................................................................................................................................4-13
Restoring data ........................................................................................................................................................................................4-15
Chapter 5: Conclusion .............................................................................................................5-1