Appendix F - Mirror Example; Overview; Procedure - Overland Storage SnapSAN S2000 User Manual

APPENDIX
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Overview

This section provides an example of how to set up a mirror plex between two S2000
appliances. The primary S2000 is where the original data is stored. The secondary
S2000 is the plex where the same data is mirrored.

Procedure

1. In a browser, open a Web Management Interface window for each appliance.
2. For each appliance, set the Neutral Storage Host to the same host:
3. At the Source appliance, create a target on the appliance's existing storage
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IMPORTANT: The optional licenses for replication and mirroring must be activated on
two different SnapSAN S2000 appliances before a mirror can be created.
a. Click the Pools tab to go to the Storage Pools default page.
b. Click the Set Neutral Storage Host action item.
c. Choose the same Neutral Storage Host for each appliance.
NOTE: A Neutral Storage Host is any Windows computer which has the SnapSAN
Manager Suite installed on it. A Neutral Storage Host is required to arbitrate the
correct state of a mirror, should one of the plexes suffer from a failure.
pool:
a. Select the Targets tab.
b. Click the Create Target action item.
c. Enter a Target Name for the pool.
d. Select a New or Existing Initiator IQN.
e. Optionally, enable CHAP Authentication.
f. Select the Pool from the drop-down list.
Refer to the Pool Information at the bottom to determine which storage pool
you want to use.
g. Enter a Size (GB) for the mirror plex.
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