Preparing To Configure Netapp Filer; Preparing To Configure Other Shared Storage Architectures; Preparing To Configure Disaster Recovery - Symantec XGS-4728F Installation Manual

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Preparing to configure NetApp filer

Before you install NetApp filer, have the following system information ready:
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Preparing to configure other shared storage architectures

If you do not install Storage Foundation or NetApp filer when you install VCS
One, you can configure another storage architecture. For example, you can
configure local storage, or a customized shared storage architecture. Before you
configure your storage architecture, mount the shared storage on each system
and note the shared storage mount point. For example, /PM.

Preparing to configure disaster recovery

Disaster recovery uses global clustering to protect against the types of outages
that large-scale natural disasters cause. In such situations, VCS One global
clusters migrate applications to remote clusters located considerable distances
apart.
Names of one or more disks that are part of the disk group. Use short disk
names.
Name of the volume that needs to be created within the disk group.
Size of the volume that needs to be created. For example, 4400240 (number
of blocks), 2G, or 240M.
Mount point where the volume is mounted.
Mount point where the volume is mounted.
IP address or host name for the NetApp filer.
Access method for the NetApp filer (rsh, ssh, or api).
User name for accessing the NetApp filer.
Password for accessing the NetApp filer (for API access mode).
IP address or host name for the NIC connected to the NetApp filer for each
Policy Master system.
File system path or NetApp filer to be used to store the VCS One
configuration.
Note: The installer exports the NetApp volume and mounts the mount
point. If the mount point is already mounted, the installer prompts you
before unmounting it forcibly.
Installing and configuring the VCS One Policy Master
Before you install the Policy Master
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