EMC VPLEX User Manual

EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.1 Installation and Setup Guide
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Installing the Hardware
Task 5: Connect to
the customer
network
Connect the management server to the customer IP network as shown in Figure 10.
(The figure also shows other cables that are already connected.)
Figure 10 Management server connection to customer IP network
Task 6: VPLEX Metro
only: Connect the
clusters
In a VPLEX Metro configuration, connect each director in each cluster (through its
WAN ports on the I/O module carrier) to the intercluster SAN as shown in Figure 11.
1. Label each WAN cable at both ends to identify the connections.
2. Secure the cables in the cable holders below the engines as shown in Figure 12 on
page 27, and route the cables up or down the sides of the cabinet with the I/O
cables.
Figure 11 Intercluster cabling
zep-009a
1 Gb/s public Ethernet port
Customer-provided
Ethernet cable
Service port
Mgmt-B port
Mgmt-A port
Customer
IP network
Zep-049
Cluster 1 (same connections from each engine in cluster) Cluster 2 (same connections from each engine in cluster)
Intercluster
COM SAN
switch 1A
Intercluster
COM SAN
switch 2A
ISL 1
Intercluster
COM SAN
switch 2B
ISL 2
Intercluster
COM SAN
switch 1B
A4-FC03
B4-FC03
A4-FC02
B4-FC02 A4-FC03B4-FC03
A4-FC02
B4-FC02

EMC VPLEX Specifications

General

Data Mobility	Yes
Replication	Synchronous and asynchronous
Virtualization	Yes
Category	Storage
Vendor	EMC
Function	Storage virtualization, data mobility, replication, high availability, disaster recovery
High Availability	Yes
Disaster Recovery	Yes
Connectivity	Fibre Channel, iSCSI