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EMC VPLEX Data Storage manual available for free PDF download: Installation And Setup Manual
EMC VPLEX Installation And Setup Manual (94 pages)
With GeoSynchrony 4.1
Brand:
EMC
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 7 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
11
Chapter 1 Introduction
13
VPLEX Overview
14
VPLEX Hardware Example: Single-Engine Configuration
14
VPLEX Hardware Example: Dual-Engine Configuration
15
Major Components
16
VPLEX Hardware Example: Quad-Engine Configuration
16
Engine Components
17
Preparing for a New Installation
18
Required Information
18
Required Hardware
19
Required Software
19
Required Tools
19
Reference: VPLEX Requirements
19
Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware
21
Installing a Cluster
22
Task 1: Unpack and Set up the Cabinet
22
Task 2: Check the Components
22
Directors and I/O Module Carrier
22
Power Cable Wire Bails
22
Task 3: Stabilize the Equipment
23
Engine Components: Front View
23
Task 4: Connect the Front-End and Back-End Cables
24
VPLEX I/O Ports
24
I/O Port Cabling: Example for Bottom Entry
25
Task 5: Connect to the Customer Network
26
Task 6: VPLEX Metro Only: Connect the Clusters
26
Management Server Connection to Customer IP Network
26
Intercluster Cabling
26
Task 7: Power the Components on
27
WAN Cable Routing on Cable Holders
27
Cabinet Power Switches and Circuit Breakers
28
SPS Power Switches
28
SPS and Director Leds
29
UPS, Front View
29
UPS, Rear View
29
Fibre Channel Switch, Rear (Port Side) View
30
Management Server Power Button and Leds
30
Chapter 3 Setting up VPLEX
31
Preliminary Tasks
32
Setting up a VPLEX Local Implementation
33
Task 1: Set the Management Server's Public IP Address
33
Laptop Connection to Management Server
33
Putty Settings for Vplex_Service Session
34
Putty Configuration: Scrollback Setting
35
Putty Configuration: SSH Protocol
35
Putty Configuration: Logging Window
36
Director A-Side Addresses
37
Putty Settings for Logging in over the Customer Network
38
Putty Configuration: Scrollback Setting
39
Putty Configuration: Logging Window
39
Task 2: Launch the EZ-Setup Wizard
40
Task 3: Verify the Product Version
40
Task 4: Expose Back-End Storage
40
Task 5: Resume EZ-Setup
41
Task 6: Create a Meta-Volume
41
Task 7: Enable the Front-End Ports
42
Task 8: Set up ESRS if Necessary
42
Task 9: Expose Storage to Hosts
42
VPLEX Management Console: Provision Storage Button
43
Task 10: Perform a Rescan
45
Setting up a VPLEX Metro Implementation
46
Task 1: Set the Management Server's Public IP Address
46
Laptop Connection to Management Server
46
Putty Settings for Vplex_Service Session
47
Putty Configuration: SSH Protocol
48
Putty Configuration: Scrollback Setting
49
Putty Configuration: Logging Window
50
Putty Settings for Logging in to Cluster 1 over the Customer Network
52
Putty Configuration: Scrollback Setting
53
Putty Configuration: Logging Window
54
Putty Settings for Logging in to Cluster 2 over the Customer Network
54
Task 2: Launch the EZ-Setup Wizard
55
Task 3: Verify the Product Version
55
Task 4: Expose Back-End Storage
55
Task 5: Resume EZ-Setup
56
Task 6: Create a Meta-Volume
56
Task 7: Enable the Front-End Ports
57
Task 8: Connect to Cluster 2
57
Laptop Connection to Management Server
58
Putty Configuration: Scrollback Setting
60
Putty Configuration: Logging Window
61
Putty Settings for Logging in to Cluster 2 over the Customer Network
63
Putty Configuration: Scrollback Setting
63
Task 9: Launch the VPLEX EZ-Setup Wizard on Cluster 2
64
Task 10: Verify the Geosynchrony Version
65
Task 11: Expose Back-End Storage
65
Task 12: Resume EZ-Setup
65
Task 13: Create a Meta-Volume
65
Task 14: Enable the WAN Ports
66
Task 15: Enable the Front-End Ports
66
Task 16: Set up ESRS if Necessary
67
Task 17: Open a Vplexcli Session on Cluster 1
67
Task 18: Complete the EZ-Setup on Cluster 1
67
Task 19: Verify the Date and Time on both Clusters
67
Task 20: Enable the WAN Ports on Cluster 1
68
Task 21: Zone the WAN Ports
68
Task 22: Connect Cluster 1 to the Directors in Cluster 2
68
Task 23: Connect Cluster 2 to the Directors in Cluster 1
68
Task 24: Join the Clusters
69
Task 25: Create Logging Volumes
69
Task 26: Verify that the Clusters Are Fully Connected
70
Task 27: Verify the Cluster Status
71
Task 28: Expose Storage to Hosts
71
VPLEX Management Console: Provision Storage Button
72
Task 29: Perform a Rescan
75
Appendix A Reference
77
IP Addresses and Component Ids
78
Component IP Addresses in Cluster 1
78
Component IP Addresses in Cluster 2
79
Internal Cabling
80
Quad-Engine Configuration
81
Ethernet Cabling in a Quad-Engine Configuration
81
Serial Cabling in a Quad-Engine Configuration
82
Fibre Channel Cabling in a Quad-Engine Configuration
83
AC Power Cabling in a Quad-Engine Configuration
84
Dual-Engine Configuration
85
Ethernet Cabling in a Dual-Engine Configuration
85
Serial Cabling in a Dual-Engine Configuration
86
Fibre Channel Cabling in a Dual-Engine Configuration
87
AC Power Cabling in a Dual-Engine Configuration
88
Single-Engine Configuration
89
Ethernet Cabling in a Single-Engine Configuration
89
Serial Cabling in a Single-Engine Configuration
89
Fibre Channel Cabling in a Single-Engine Configuration
89
AC Power Cabling in a Single-Engine Configuration
90
Cabinet Power Connections
91
Power Connectors in a VPLEX Cabinet
91
Index
93
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