private boolean isPending(BlockMirror mirror){
  return !isInactive(mirror) && isNullOrEmpty(mirror.getSynchronizedInstance());
}

private boolean isPending ( BlockMirror mirror ) { return ! isInactive ( mirror ) && isNullOrEmpty ( mirror . getSynchronizedInstance ( ) ) ; }
check if a mirror exists in vipr as an active model and is pending creation on the storage array .
