Configuring SANTap
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
You cannot simultaneously configure the intelligent services SANTap and NASB on a single SSM.
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Creating a SANTap CVT
You have to configure a logical port on a switch to create the CVT for SANTap. CVTs create the control
path, which processes the SANTap service requests sent by an appliance.
Before requesting the SANTap service, the appliance contacts the CVT, specifies the initiator and the
target for replicating the data flowing between them.
To create a SANTap CVT for SANTap on the Fibre Channel switch modules using Fabric Manager,
follow these steps:
Step 1
Expand Switches > End Devices and then select SSM Features from the Physical Attributes pane.
You see the FCWA tab in the Information pane.
Click the SANTap CVT tab.
Step 2
You see the SANTap configuration in the Information pane.
Click Create Row.
Step 3
You see the create SANTap CVT dialog box shown in
Figure 57-3
Select the Switch and the Module on which you want to configure a SANTap CVT.
Step 4
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Select the VSAN ID in which you want to configure the SANTap CVT.
Step 5
Click Create to create this SANTap CVT.
Step 6
Deleting a SANTap CVT
To delete a SANTap CVT using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
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Create SANTap CVT Dialog Box
SANTap must be enabled and provisioned as a service on the SSM module of the selected
switch. See the
"Enabling Intelligent Storage Services" section on page
Chapter 57
Figure
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Configuring SANTap