Applications for Split Mirrors
OLAP
Data mining
Batch processes
Data migration
Test environments
Application server
Primary RAID
Split Mirror
Remote mirror
WAN
All in same array
Staged backup
Like snapshots, spit mirrors can be used for a variety of purposes, including:
Data protection and rollback
Online analytical processing or data mining
Batch processing
Data migration
Replicated production data for development and testing
Staged remote mirroring
Staged tape backup