– Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs from system A and system B in a single zone.
– Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs of system A and the virtual WWPNs of system B on the particular fabric.
– Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs of system B and the virtual WWPNs of system A on the particular fabric.
NOTE:
Some ports may not be used or dedicated for replication, however ports that are used must be in these zones.
Fibre Channel Replication
Storage Center System A (Virtual Port Mode) to Storage Center System B (Virtual Port Mode)
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Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs from system A and system B in a single zone.
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Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs of system A and the virtual WWPNs of system B on the particular fabric.
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Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs of system B and the virtual WWPNs of system A on the particular fabric.
NOTE:
Some ports may not be used or dedicated for replication, however ports that are used must be in these zones.
Cable the Storage System with 2-Port Fibre Channel IO Cards
Connect the Fibre Channel ports on the storage controllers to host servers with Fibre Channel HBAs. The Fibre Channel ports of the
storage controllers connect to the host servers through the Fibre Channel switches in the SAN.
About this task
Figure 30. Connect the Storage System to Host Servers with Fibre Channel HBAs
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Host server
2
Host server
3
Fibre Channel switch 1 (member of fault domain 1)
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Fibre Channel switch 2 (member of fault domain 2)
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SCv3000 and SCv3020 storage system
Steps
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Connect each host server to both Fibre Channel fabrics.
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Connect Storage Center fault domain 1 (shown in orange) to fabric 1.
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Connect port 1 of the Fibre Channel HBA in the top storage controller to switch 1.
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Connect the Front-End Cabling
