EMC VPLEX User Manual

Setting up a VPLEX Metro implementation
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Setting up VPLEX
Task 10: Verify the
GeoSynchrony
version
Type the following command from the VPlexcli prompt, to display the software
versions:
version -a
In the output, confirm that the Product Version matches the required version in the
VPLEX release notes.
Task 11: Expose
back-end storage
1. From the VPlexcli prompt, type the following command to list all director port
WWNs (identified in the command output as addresses):
ll /engines/**/ports -p
2. Zone the storage to the port WWNs of the VPLEX back-end ports, following the
recommendations in the Implementation and Planning Best Practices for EMC
VPLEX Technical Notes, which are available on Powerlink.
Task 12: 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 13: Create a
meta-volume
1. From the VPlexcli prompt, type the following command to list available storage
volumes:
ll /clusters/cluster-2/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
Note: EMC recommends that the meta-volume and mirror be on separate arrays.
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: If you do not see any available volumes:
a. Type the following commands to rediscover the back-end storage:
cd /clusters/cluster-2/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:

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