Configuring geographic mirroring

Start of changeGeographic mirroring is a subfunction of cross-site mirroring. To configure a high-availability solution by using geographic mirroring, you need to configure a mirroring session between the production system and the backup system. End of change

Start of changeBefore configuring geographic mirroring, you must have an active cluster, nodes, and CRG. The independent disk pools which you plan to use for geographic mirroring must also be varied off (unavailable) to complete configuration. The topic, Start of changeScenario: Geographic mirroringEnd of change, provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a high-availability solution that is based on geographic mirroring.End of change
Start of changeTo use the PowerHA® graphical interface to configure geographic mirroring follow these steps:
  1. In a web browser, enter http://mysystem:2001, where mysystem is the host name of the system.
  2. Log on to the system with your user profile and password.
  3. Start of changeClick PowerHA in the IBM Navigator for i window.End of change
  4. Start of changeOn the PowerHA page, click Independent ASPs.End of change
  5. On the Independent ASPs page, select Details ... from the context menu of the independent disk pool for which you want to configure geographic mirroring.
  6. On the Independent ASP Details page, select Configuring Mirroring ... from the context menu of the production copy of the independent disk pool.
  7. Follow the instructions in the Create Independent ASP wizard to create an independent disk pool.
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Start of changeTo use the Configuration and Service graphical interface to configure geographic mirroring, follow the steps below. The Configuration and Service graphical interface does not show up if IBM PowerHA SystemMirror® for i licensed program is installed.End of change

Configuration and Service graphical interface (IBM Navigator for i)

  1. Start of changeLog on to the system with your user profile and password.End of change
  2. Start of changeLog on to the system with your user profile and password.End of change
  3. Select Configuration and Service from your IBM Systems Director Navigator for i window.
  4. Select Disk Pools.
  5. Select the disk pool that you want to use as the production (source) copy.
  6. Start of changeOn the Independent ASP Details page, select Configure Mirroring... from the context menu of the production copy of the independent disk pool.End of change
  7. Start of change7.Follow the instructions in the Configure Mirroring wizard to configure geographic mirroring.End of change
Parent topic: Implementing PowerHA
Related information:
Start of changeConfigure Geographic Mirror (CFGGEOMIR) commandEnd of change