Chapter 8

SyncMirror Management

About this chapter  

This chapter describes how to use the optional SyncMirror feature of Data ONTAP to mirror aggregates embedded in traditional volumes and aggregates that contain FlexVol volumes. It also describes how to manage aggregates in mirrored relationships. For more information about aggregates and volumes, see the Storage Management Guide.

Topics in this chapter  

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Understanding mirrored aggregates
• Enabling and disabling the mirroring license
• Creating mirrored aggregates and traditional volumes
• Adding disks to mirrored aggregate or traditional volumes
• Changing the state of a plex
• Splitting mirrored aggregates or traditional volumes
• Rejoining split aggregates or traditional volumes
• Removing and destroying a plex
• Comparing the plexes of mirrored aggregate or traditional volumes

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