Mirroring

1. Mirroring is a strategy that maintains selected data such that both copies of the data (local and remote copies) are synchronized. BL-DR-5 Click to know more Notes (1): This strategy involves two active sites, each capable of taking over the other’s workload in the event of a disaster. Each site will have enough idle processing power to restore data from the other site and to accommodate the excess workload in the event of a disaster. The two sites should be physically removed from each other and should be capable of handling regional disasters, such as floods or hurricanes. Notes (2): Mirroring requires that updates to data be received at both the primary and secondary locations before the owning application is notified that the update is complete. Notes (3): Mirroring requires dedicated hardware at both sites, with the capability to automatically transfer the workload between sites. Notes (4): Using the mirroring strategy, virtually no data will be lost in the event of a disaster, thus providing for continuous availability. Notes (5): The two sites should be physically removed from each other and should be capable of handling regional disasters, such as floods or hurricanes. Mirroring is popular term for RAID-1. Notes (6): The types of mirroring includes: Data Mirroring Disk Mirroring Remote Mirroring Remote Journaling Database Shadowing Related Terms: Data Protection/Recovery Strategy - Category, Replication, Journaling, Shadowing Click to know more about expert level training (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

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