Task 11: Enable The Front-End Ports; Task 12: Register The Cluster; Task 13: Set Up Esrs If Necessary; Task 14: Check The Cluster Health - EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.2 Installation And Setup Manual

Task 11: Enable the
front-end ports
Task 12: Register the
cluster
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Task 13: Set up ESRS
if necessary
Task 14: Check the
cluster health
Task 15: Expose
storage to hosts
From the VPlexcli prompt, type the following command:
configuration enable-front-end-ports
You must register the cluster with EMC in order to receive service. From the VPlexcli
prompt, type the following command, and follow the instructions:
configuration register-product
CAUTION
Registering this product is the only way to ensure that EMC can provide quality
support. Be sure to complete the registration and email it to EMC.
ESRS must be deployed by EMC personnel. If ESRS will be used in the VPLEX
implementation, EMC personnel should follow the procedure described in the ESRS
documentation on the GTS website, in the Application Download area, under EMC
Secure Remote Support Gateway > Implementation > Install Procedure.
From the VPlexcli prompt, type the following command:
health-check
In the output, confirm the following:
Operational Status and Health State are ok.
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Operational Status and Health State of the metadata volumes are ok.
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There are no unhealthy storage volumes.
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Each storage volume is visible from all directors and with at least two paths.
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Use a VPlexcli session or the VPLEX Management Console GUI to perform this task.
Recommendations:
If a storage volume is equal to or larger than the desired virtual volume capacity,
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create an extent the size of the desired virtual volume.
If a storage volume is smaller than the desired virtual volume capacity, create a
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single extent per storage volume, and then use devices to concatenate or stripe
these extents into a larger device.
Create one view for each set of hosts that require access to the same storage.
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You can use the VPlexcli or the Management Console GUI to expose storage. The
basic steps are the same for either:
To use the GUI, proceed to
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To use the VPlexcli, proceed to
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Setting up a VPLEX Local implementation
"If you are using the GUI."
"If you are using the VPlexcli."
VPLEX Local setup procedure 41