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EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.1 Installation and Setup Guide
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Setting up VPLEX
Task 5: Resume
EZ-Setup
From the VPlexcli prompt, type the following command:
configuration continue-system-setup
Note that this part of the EZ-Setup finishes by rediscovering the back-end arrays.
Wait several minutes for the rediscovery to complete before you proceed to the next
task.
Task 6: Create a
meta-volume
1. From the VPlexcli prompt, type the following command to list available storage
volumes:
ll /clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/storage-volumes -p
Output example (partial):
/clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/storage-volumes:
Name VPD83 ID Capacity Use Vendor IO Type
--------------- --------------------------------------- ------- ----- ------ Status--------
Clar0068_LUN71 VPD83T3:6006016049e02100281ebe77852cdf11 78G meta-data DGC alive traditional
Clar0068_LUN74 VPD83T3:6006016049e02100291ebe77852cdf11 78G meta-data DGC alive traditional
Clar0068_LUN75 VPD83T3:6006016049e02100c064c78a852cdf11 10G unclaimed DGC alive normal
Clar0068_LUN76 VPD83T3:6006016049e02100c164c78a852cdf11 10G unclaimed DGC alive normal
From the ll output, identify the two back-end storage volumes (78 GB minimum)
to be used for the meta-volume and a mirror of the meta-volume.
Note: EMC recommends that the meta-volume and mirror be on separate arrays.
2. Type the following command to create the meta-volume and a mirror:
Note: You can copy a storage volume name from the ll output and paste it into the
following command. To do this, highlight the volume to select it, and then right-click at the
point in the command where you want to paste the volume.
meta-volume create -n <meta-volume_name> -d <storage-volume_1_
name>,<storage-volume_2_name>
where:
<meta-volume_name> is a name you are assigning to the meta-volume.
<storage-volume_1_name> is the VPD (Virtual Private Database) name of the
meta-volume.
<storage-volume_2_name> is the VPD name of the mirror.
The mirror can consist of multiple storage volumes (which will become a
RAID 1), in which case you would include each additional volume, separated
by commas. For example:
<storage-volume_1_name>,<storage-volume_2_name>,<storage-volume_3_name>
Note: If you do not see any available volumes:
a. Type the following commands to rediscover the back-end storage:
cd /clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/storage-arrays
array re-discover <array_name>
storage-volume summary
b. Type the following command to verify the availability of the provisioned storage:

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EMC VPLEX Specifications

General IconGeneral
Data MobilityYes
ReplicationSynchronous and asynchronous
VirtualizationYes
CategoryStorage
VendorEMC
FunctionStorage virtualization, data mobility, replication, high availability, disaster recovery
High AvailabilityYes
Disaster RecoveryYes
ConnectivityFibre Channel, iSCSI

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