MirrorView/Async on VNX Series Setup Guide

Hello,

I recommend checking the MirrorView White Paper. On the support site (https://support.emc.com), search for 'White Paper: MirrorView Knowledgebook 30 - 33 - A Detailed Review'. In that document, in the MirrorView management section (pages 55 to 69), you'll find a guide on how to manage mirrors.

Another option is to check the Help section in Unisphere itself. In there, search for 'Create a remote asynchronous mirror' (or navigate from How do I protect data > Replicate block storage LUNs on a remote storage system).

Finally, a useful KB article about MirrorView guides is https://support.emc.com/kb/17061.

I hope this helps.

Adham Makady

Customer Services

Refer to the whitepaper: http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h2417-mirrorview-know-cx-series-flare-wp-ldv.pdf

I tried to access KB/17061 and I got access denied. I have partner access and I am not sure why. Is this possible for you to print it as pdf and attach it?... Thanks...

Hi,

Actually, this article is like a reference for many other linked articles inside. So, if you have a problem accessing the Knowledge Base articles, a PDF version will not help. For checking why your account can't access KBs, you can email support@emc.com describing this problem.

As for the mirror guide, I still think the first two options (the White Paper and Unisphere Help) can help guide you on how to set up MirrorView.

Adham Makady
Customer Services

SAN or NAS use?

For both.

Thanks

Ramesh

Just try to refresh the page enter your Partner id and passw, it will redirect, it happens with me but I get connected after a few seconds..

Check this, may be helpful...

http://vipinvk.in/2013/12/emc-vnx-mirrorview-configuration/

Yes. Customer needed help with MirrorView/Async. We need to reconfigure MirrorView network and so on. They have file and block replicate across the WAN with MirrorView.

If they are using MirrorView/Async to replicate file systems that are served from the VNX data mover than its not something that is EMC supported

RRAO wrote: For both. Thanks Ramesh

why are you asking - is this for an actual implementation ?

For VNX file (NAS) use only MV/S is supported

For Block level MirrorView will give you best performance and File level you can use VNX Replicator with better granularity at FS level. However, MirrorView/S and MirrorView/A both are supported.

Will check with the customer to find out how they replicate file system. Thanks.

Regards,

Ramesh Rao

Storage Solutions Architect

ShoreGroup, Inc.

+1 (201) 344-2511

rakesh.pandey@zensar.in wrote: For Block level MirrorView will give you best performance and File level you can use VNX Replicator with better granularity at FS level. However, MirrorView/S and MirrorView/A both are supported.

MirrorView/Async is definitely NOT supported with VNX file (Celerra) -  only MirrorView/Sync.

I you dont believe me look at the "Using MirrorView/Synchonous with VNX for file for Disaster Recovery".

In table 4 it lists all of the DR, HA and replication products that are supported with VNX file.

Hi Rainer,

Logically it doesn't make any sense to me. If EMC supports MirrorView/S with VNX File, why not MirrorView/A. Is it due to the reason (as I have read a few times) that EMC doesn't support in case of longer distance, if data gets lost with iSCSI or FC, or may be the limitation with Data Mover.

Have a look on the snap. It's from one of the white papers