Mirrorview and Replication Manager

This was posted in the Clariion forum, but suggested it might be better responded to here.

Original posting: http://forums.emc.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=606713򔇹


Initial post:

We have a project where RM is to be used to create clones of Mirrorview/S Secondary devices in a consistent manner (SAP/SQL DB). The documentation for Clariion, RM and MV all clearly state this is supported, but I can't find a single reference as to how it's done.
I found a great 'Reference Architecture' document that describes exactly what we are trying to accomplish, but has no technical details.
Is anyone doing this, and if so where did you find supporting documentation?


later post:

This is a new implementation of CX4's, MV and RM (5.1) with SAP on SQL. There is currently nothing in place. I'm working on the RM part, and the design calls for cloning the secondary devices, at the DR site.
I've done RM install/configures with SAP/SQL before, and am familiar with all the features, but do not recall seeing anything specific to MV in any config screens. When you create an application set it figures out what the storage devices are for the SQL DB. By default that would be the MV primary devices, as that is all that the SQL DB knows about. Unless RM can dynamically recognize that the devices are MV primary devices and offer the option to use the secondaries, the clones will be of the primaries. When working with the secondary devices you also have to account for the links and the current status of the seconday devices. This all plays into the state of those devices when the clones are taken. We need to have recoverable and/or restorable images. RM docs clearly state that it cannot manage these links, which may not be an issue, but without any clear documentation on how the 2 products are configured together I can't make any assumptions.
I'm still searching technical, config, install, and admin docs, but nothing yet.

Maybe someone here can offer some insight?

Thanks, John