Overview; Overview Of Vplex Local Setup Tasks - EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.2 Installation And Setup Manual

Setting up a VPLEX Local implementation

Overview

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Figure 20
32 EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.2 Installation and Setup Guide
Figure 20 lists the main tasks that are required for VPLEX Local setup with
GeoSynchrony 4.2. (Detailed tasks are described later in this chapter.)
CAUTION
If you are setting up a VPLEX Metro implementation, follow the tasks in
Chapter 4. You cannot set up each cluster individually and then join them later.
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Set IP address and hostname
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Run the EZ-Setup Wizard
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Expose back-end storage *
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Resume EZ-Setup Wizard
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Create and back up a meta-volume
Cluster 1
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Enable front-end ports
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Register the cluster
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Expose storage to hosts
Setup is complete

Overview of VPLEX Local setup tasks

* NOTE: You can use the VPLEX Port
WWN Calculator to expose back-end
storage before you perform the EZ-Set
(Download the calculator from Powerlin
to your laptop. Then launch the calculat
and follow the instructions.)