Create Remote Virtual Disk Mirror Wizard: Introduction

The Create Remote Virtual Disk Mirror Wizard guides you through the mirror creation process. Before continuing, ensure that you have completed the following tasks:

Ensure that the containing the two you want to mirror are connected together through a fabric interface.
Enable the on both storage arrays (primary and secondary) using a .
Activate the Remote Virtual Disk Mirroring Premium Feature on both storage arrays (primary and secondary) by selecting Storage Array >> Remote Virtual Disk Mirroring >> Activate in the .
Ensure that the secondary storage array contains a virtual disk that is greater than or equal to the capacity of the in the mirrored pair.

Important:

On a 5884 or 4884 storage array, up to 64 virtual disks may participate in mirror relationships. In previous versions of the storage management software, a maximum of 32 virtual disks could participate in mirror relationships. If you attempt to create a thirty-third mirror relationship in the current version of storage management software, a message is displayed indicating that you must upgrade your existing . For more information, see Using the Upgrade Mirror Repository Virtual Disk Wizard.
If you choose not to upgrade your existing Mirror Repository Virtual Disks, your existing mirror relationships continue to function normally, but you are unable to create any additional .

To begin creating a Remote Virtual Disk Mirror, follow the directions on the Wizard dialog, and click Next.

Create Remote Virtual Disk Mirror Wizard: Introduction

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