Creating A Metro Mirror Volume Pair Between A 2107 /242X And A 2105 - IBM DS8000 User Manual

must be the same on the 2107/242x and 2105. This allows the user to access the
2105 server from the DS Storage Manager, without having to authenticate on the
2105.
Perform the following steps to configure the 2105 Copy Services domain and add it
to the list of storage complexes.
1. Determine the address of the management console. You need to know the IP
2. Identify the user name and password of that management console. You need
3. Add a connection for a 2105 Copy Services domain.
Creating a Metro Mirror volume pair between a 2107 /242x and
a 2105
Complete this task to create a Metro Mirror volume pair using volumes from a
2107/242x and a 2105.
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address or fully qualified host name of the management console for one of the
servers in the Copy Services domain. If you know the address, you can ping
the name of the machine. If you do not, see your network administrator. You
will be providing this address in Step 3.
this information to access information from the storage complex. For example,
depending on which client application the DS Storage Manager is running
(local host or management console), you need the existing user name and
password that was created with the ESS Specialist for the 2105 Copy Services
domain. The user name and password must match on the management console
and 2105 Copy Services domain in order to connect. If they do not match, you
must create the user account (in Step 3) that matches the user account on the
2105.
Note: The Storage Complex drop-down list will include local host as an entry if
you installed a DS Storage Manager on your own workstation.
a. To add a connection for the 2105 Copy Services domain, expand the
Manage Hardware section, click Storage Complexes, and click Add 2105
Copy Services Domain.
b. Add the IP address of the 2105 Copy Services IP address and click OK. This
is the IP address that you identified in Step 1. If the user name and
password on the management console and 2105 Copy Services domain
match, the status is shown as connected. If they do not match, continue to
the following step.
c. Create a user account that matches the user account from the 2105 Copy
Services domain. To do this, expand the Monitor System section, click User
Administration, and click Add user.
d. From the Add user page, enter the user name and a temporary password.
You are asked which access or group assignment that you want to assign
the user. For this example, select the Copy Services group to allow the user
to manage Copy Services relationships.
Copy Services operator
Performs Copy Services functions
e. Logout from the DS Storage Manager
f. Log back into the DS Storage Manager using the user name that matches the
user account from the 2105. Then, change the password to match the
password on the 2105 Copy Services domain. You can now create Copy
Services relationships between the 2105 and 2107/242x .