HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager User Guide (5697-0454, May 2010)

3. From the Mode dropdown box, select one of the following:
• Automatic failover—If a task fails, the mirror service continues to service the application by
using other tasks if possible.
• Always synchronized—If a task fails, all tasks in the group are paused. Host applications
cannot use the group until a user resolves the problem.
4. From the Dirty mode dropdown box, select one of the following:
• Dirty Regions—Dirty regions quickly restores tasks after an unexpected failure of the host
performing the mirror. The mirror service keeps track of the virtual disk regions that the host
recently updated. The host agent copies only recently updated regions from one task to the
others. Therefore, when Dirty Regions is enabled, tasks that were normal at the time of a host
failure event are synchronized quickly.
• No dirty—No dirty maximizes performance but runs the risk that the entire virtual disk might
have to be copied to synchronize each normal virtual disk after an unexpected failure of the
host that is performing the mirror. Only use No dirty for small virtual disks.
5. In the Comment field, enter any desired text.
6. Click Next.
7. If you are creating a new sync mirror group on a virtual disk, a confirmation screen appears.
Click Finish to create the sync mirror group.
If you are creating a new sync mirror group and then adding the virtual disk, the Select Virtual
Disk screen appears, displaying the list of available virtual disks. Continue with step 8.
8. In the virtual disks list, click the name of the virtual disk you wish to add to the sync mirror group.
9. Click Add. The virtual disk appears in the selected virtual disk(s) list. To remove the virtual disk
from the list, select the virtual disk in the selected virtual disk(s) table, and then click Remove.
10. Click Next. A confirmation screen appears.
11. Click Finish. The sync mirror group and the first task are created.
Working with synchronous mirror groups
Adding host permission to a group
You can add host permission to a sync mirror group under the following conditions:
• You cannot add permission to a group that already has any permissions.
• You can add permission to multiple hosts when the group is defined as clustered.
To add host permission to a sync mirror group:
1. In the Sync Mirror Groups list, right-click a group name.
2. Select Manage > Manage Presentation > Add Host Presentation. The Select Host(s) screen appears.
3. In the Host(s) table, select the host to which to assign permission.
4. Click Add. The host appears in the Selected Host(s) table. To remove the host from the table,
select the host in the Selected Host(s) table, and then click Remove.
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