Testing Communication

Use the Test dialog to diagnose possible communication problems between a  and  participating in a .

After the communication test has been completed, this dialog displays either a Passed, Warning, or  status, together with values for the following items:

Use the following procedure to test communication:

Important: If the communication test returns a Failed status, the test continues to run after you close this dialog until communication between the mirrored pair is restored. If you have enabled , the mirrored pair automatically synchronizes. Otherwise, select Virtual Disk >> Remote Virtual Disk Mirroring >> Resume to manually start re-synchronization.

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Select a primary virtual disk or secondary virtual disk in the Logical View, and select Virtual Disk >> Remote Virtual Disk Mirroring >> Test Communication.

If the communication test returns a Passed with Caution status, the primary virtual disk and secondary virtual disk are communicating correctly; however, the test data round trip time is approaching the maximum allowed. This indicates that you need to take some type of action to fix this problem.

If the communication test returns a Failed status, the reason for the failure is indicated, and you should refer to the Recovery Guru to correct the problem.

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Review the information displayed in the dialog, and click OK.

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