Planning your mirrored cluster

Planning for a new mirrored cluster

If you are creating a new mirrored cluster, you should determine the following information:

The number of volumes your file systems will have
The number of volumes that will be mirrored and what the composite size is of the volumes to be mirrored

Planning for mirroring an existing cluster

Your current system configuration determines what you need to modify before cabling your individual filers into a mirrored clustered system. You should determine the following information:

The number of volumes you plan to have or already have in your system
The number of existing volumes you plan on mirroring
The disk sizes you have in your existing system
Whether your total storage can be divided evenly (equal amounts of storage in each half)
Where your volumes are in your existing cluster

For detailed information

For details about planning your mirrored cluster, see the following sections: