Storage Mirroring Evaluation Guide

4 HP OpenView Storage Mirroring Evaluation

HP OpenView Storage Mirroring configuration consists of creating a replication set, which

defines the data on the source machine that is to be protected, and then connecting that

replication set to a target machine. These two steps, creation and connection of the replication

set, are the backbone of the HP OpenView Storage Mirroring processes. From there you can

also use HP OpenView Storage Mirroring’s failover, failback, and restoration processes for a high

availability solution.

The evaluation consists of the following tasks:

1. Creating initial test data

2. Creating and connecting a replication set

3. Monitoring the activity and completion of the initial mirror

4. Changing the test data to cause replication

5. Verifying the changes on the target server

6. Configuring failover

7. Monitoring failover

8. Initiating a failure

9. Performing failback

10. Restoring data

NOTE: The last five sections of this evaluation cover failover, failback, and restore.

These processes are used for high availability configurations. These sections

are optional, although you are encouraged to step through the procedures.