In this step we run the LOAD METADATA command which loads the metadata file which was created in Step 4, 2016-08-10_16-16-13_WIN-O7ISRGLTSBH.cab. After loading the metadata file then run IMPORT. Note that the IMPORT command will fail because the we are running in a virtual machine. Diskshadow does not know anything about the hypervisor we are running so it cannot import the newly created VSS snapshot volumes. But it will create the new volumes on the FlashArray which can then be further managed through the Web management interface or Windows PowerShell.
Navigate to the Web management interfaces for the two FlashArrays to view the newly created volumes from the VSS snapshots.
Array1
Array2
Now connect the volumes to their respective hosts, Array1-VSS-Host and Array2-VSS-Host. The example below shows the Array2-VSS-Host having the VSS-5BF1C41FE35945C400017BE4. Perform this same operation on Array1.
The VSS volume names will be the same on both FlashArrays.
At this point the following should be configured.
- Array1 has VSS-5BF1C41FE35945C400017BE4 volume connected to Array1-VSS-Host
- Array2 has VSS-5BF1C41FE35945C400017BE4 volume connected to Array2-VSS-Host