Skip to main content

What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?

Follow these guidelines before you create a mirror consistency group.

You create a consistency group in SAN Manager in the Create Mirrored Pairs wizard.

Meet the following requirements for SAN Manager:

  • The Web Services Proxy service must be running.

  • SAN Manager must be running on your local host through an HTTPS connection.
  • SAN Manager must be showing valid SSL certificates for the storage array. You can accept a self-signed certificate or install your own security certificate using SAN Manager and navigating to Certificate > Certificate Management.
Also be sure to meet the following requirements for storage arrays:
  • The two storage arrays must be discovered in SAN Manager.
  • Each storage array must have two controllers.
  • Each controller in both the primary array and secondary array must have an Ethernet management port configured and must be connected to your network.
  • The storage arrays have a minimum firmware version of 11.50. (They can each run different OS versions.)
  • You must know the password for the local and remote storage arrays.
  • Your local and remote storage arrays are connected through a Fibre Channel fabric or iSCSI interface.