Contents
1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 15
VLS12000 Gateway Components ............................................................................................... 15
2 Hardware Installation ....................................................................... 17
Preparing for the Installation ....................................................................................................... 17
Prepare the EVA for the VLS12000 Gateway ......................................................................... 17
Tools for Installation ............................................................................................................ 17
Taking ESD Precautions ....................................................................................................... 17
Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Discharge ............................................................. 18
Unpacking ............................................................................................................................... 18
Removing the Packing Materials .................................................................................................. 18
Rack Planning Resources ............................................................................................................ 19
Rack Requirements .................................................................................................................... 19
Rack Warnings ......................................................................................................................... 19
Identifying the VLS Shipping Carton Contents ............................................................................... 20
VLS12000 System Shipping Carton ...................................................................................... 20
Installing the 1 Gb Ethernet Switch 2810–24G into a Rack ............................................................ 21
Installing Cage Nuts and Rail Flanges in the Rack .................................................................. 22
Attaching Rails to the Ethernet Switch 2810-24G .................................................................... 22
Installing Ethernet Switch 2810-24G in Rack .......................................................................... 23
Installing the 100 Mb Ethernet Switch 2510–24 into a Rack ........................................................... 24
Installing the VLS12000 Node into a Rack ................................................................................... 25
Installing VLS12000 Cables ....................................................................................................... 26
3 Multi-node Setup ............................................................................. 33
Configuring Primary Node 0 ...................................................................................................... 33
Configuring the Secondary Nodes 1 through 7 ............................................................................ 33
4 Storage Configuration ...................................................................... 35
Establishing Communication Between the VLS12000 Gateway and the EVA ..................................... 35
Verifying Array Zoning ........................................................................................................ 35
Presenting the LUNs ............................................................................................................ 35
Managing VLS12000 Gateway Capacity .................................................................................... 40
Discovering Array LUNs ...................................................................................................... 40
Deleting Array LUNs ........................................................................................................... 41
Configuring Storage Pools ................................................................................................... 42
Destroying Storage Pools ..................................................................................................... 44
Installing Additional Licenses ...................................................................................................... 45
5 Automigration/Replication ................................................................ 47
Understanding Automigration Concepts ....................................................................................... 48
Echo Copy Concepts .......................................................................................................... 48
Smart Copy Concepts ......................................................................................................... 49
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