Hello everyone. I was wondering if it is possible to take one Storedge 3510 FC, with all 12 disks in it full of data, connect it to another 3510 with 12 blank disks, and replicate all the data from the first 3510 to the second. Does anyone know how? If so I would really really appreciate it. In the meantime I will continue to research this problem myself. Thank you all very much.
My apologies for being too vague. I'm quite new to this. My plan for the second array is just for disaster recovery. All I want to do is be able to connect the two 3510's together ONCE, and replicate all the data from one to the other. Then disconnect the second 3510, and keep those 12 cloned disks in a safe place. I'm just using DAS right now, and don't plan on using SAN in this case (unless I have to for that temporary connection between the two 3510's.) Right now I really just want to prove and see that it is possible... replicating one 3510 to the next. Is this enough information or is there anything else you need? Thank you.
For this task I would first suggest that you make yourself fully aware of various concepts of the 3510 array firmware. I won't have time until this evening to get into this more, but for now I can provide you with a link to the firmware users guide.
<a href="http://docs.sun.com/source/817-3711-14/index.html " target="_blank">http://docs.sun.com/source/817-3711-14/index.html</a>< br />
Read the guide carefully from start to finish, there is a section that discusses backing up nvram content to disk which can be used for data recovery or for moving data from one array to another.
Another option would be to use StorEdge availability suite to take point in time copies of your data and backup to off site disks, this is the true method of full security or natural disaster protection. This method also offers the ability to maintain a backup schedule for a set time per day, week, forthnight etc. Just creating a copy of the data and storing it in a safe place may not be enough, all data changes that have taken place between the time of backup to the time of recovery will not be available and therefor data loss is inevitable.
