Example- Ensuring the correct level of protection for volumes controlled by Storage Foundation
A volume appears to applications and the operating system as a physical device on which file systems, databases, and other managed data objects can be configured. Storage Foundation is a storage management subsystem that lets you manage the volumes in a better way.
To provide the correct level of protection to volumes is very critical in a data center environment. The method that you use to do this, ensures the increased availability of your data and proper backup mechanisms. In the Management console, InfoScale Operations Manager lets you configure various features that ensure the protection of the volumes that are controlled by Storage Foundation in your data center.
There are several methods to protect your data using Storage Foundation including snapshots and implementing RAID techniques that use mirroring. Snapshots of volumes let you create point-in-time copies of your data and restore it if the original copy becomes compromised. Mirroring provides additional resilience against hardware failures and potential read performance gains.
Consider that you have a volume by name Datavol that resides on a host that runs AIX, Solaris, Linux, or Windows. To ensure that the data in this volume is protected correctly, you can configure the following features for this volume:
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Create mirrors to ensure enhanced performance of storage and prevent data loss arising out of hardware failures.
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Configure snapshots for backing up data.
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