EMC VPLEX User Manual

EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.1 Installation and Setup Guide
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Task 2: Launch the EZ-Setup Wizard ............................................................ 55
Task 3: Verify the product version ................................................................ 55
Task 4: Expose back-end storage ................................................................... 55
Task 5: Resume EZ-Setup ............................................................................... 56
Task 6: Create a meta-volume ........................................................................ 56
Task 7: Enable the front-end ports ................................................................. 57
Task 8: Connect to cluster 2 ............................................................................ 57
Task 9: Launch the VPLEX EZ-Setup Wizard on cluster 2 ........................ 64
Task 10: Verify the GeoSynchrony version .................................................. 65
Task 11: Expose back-end storage ................................................................. 65
Task 12: Resume EZ-Setup ............................................................................. 65
Task 13: Create a meta-volume ...................................................................... 65
Task 14: Enable the WAN ports ..................................................................... 66
Task 15: Enable the front-end ports ............................................................... 66
Task 16: Set up ESRS if necessary .................................................................. 67
Task 17: Open a VPlexcli session on cluster 1 .............................................. 67
Task 18: Complete the EZ-Setup on cluster 1 .............................................. 67
Task 19: Verify the date and time on both clusters ..................................... 67
Task 20: Enable the WAN ports on cluster 1 ................................................ 68
Task 21: Zone the WAN ports ........................................................................ 68
Task 22: Connect cluster 1 to the directors in cluster 2 ............................... 68
Task 23: Connect cluster 2 to the directors in cluster 1 ............................... 68
Task 24: Join the clusters ................................................................................. 69
Task 25: Create logging volumes ................................................................... 69
Task 26: Verify that the clusters are fully connected .................................. 70
Task 27: Verify the cluster status ................................................................... 71
Task 28: Expose storage to hosts .................................................................... 71
Task 29: Perform a rescan ............................................................................... 75
Appendix A Reference
IP addresses and component IDs......................................................................... 78
Internal cabling....................................................................................................... 80
Quad-engine configuration ............................................................................ 81
Dual-engine configuration.............................................................................. 85
Single-engine configuration ........................................................................... 89
Cabinet power connections................................................................................... 91
Index ....................................................................................................................................................... 93

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