Creating protected mirrors by using mirror templates

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An alternative approach to protected mirror creation is based on the use of mirror templates. These templates allow a user to create multiple protected mirrors with the same parameters quickly and enable common mirror configurations to be leveraged across multiple users.

Before you begin

To create a protected mirror from a template, the system must have Protection enabled. For more information, see Configuring vault protection.

About this task

You can create a protected mirror template and then use it to create a protected mirror and both the protected vaults that are mirrored. All parameters set in the protected mirror template apply to the mirror and to the vaults that are created with the mirror. You can update the protected mirror template at any time.

Protected mirrors cannot be set as the default mirror template for a system. Versioning, Delete Restricted, Recovery Listing, SSE-C settings, and synchronous action do not apply for mirrored protected vaults.

Note: You cannot create mirrored protected vaults using a protected vault template.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Settings > Vaults.
  2. Select Template Management.
    The Template Management page appears.
  3. In the Mirror Template section, click Create Mirror Template.
    The Create New Mirror Template page appears.
  4. Select Protected Mirror Template and click Next.
    A new page appears where a new mirror template and two vault templates can be created.

    When customizing, an optional provisioning code can be entered (for example, US East). This code determines where data is stored and which vaults are written when you are using vault provisioning. In addition to providing mirror configuration parameters, Accesser® devices can be selected for deployment and access to mirrors can be controlled by specifying IP addresses.

  5. Click Save.
    The Mirror Template:<Mirror Name> page appears.
  6. To create a mirror from the template, click Create Mirror from Template.
  7. Provide the necessary information and click Save.

What to do next

Mirror templates can be edited and deleted as well.

  1. From the Template Management page, in the Mirror Templates section, select the mirror template to be edited/deleted, and a new page appears.
  2. Click Change or Delete Mirror Template from the action bar at the top of the page.
  3. Edit the template, providing any revisions, and click Save.