HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
I Setting the Foundation for Remote Copy.......................................................12
1 Planning Your Remote-Copy Setup Strategy..............................................13
Setup Instructions and Resources..........................................................................................13
Requirements.....................................................................................................................13
General Requirements....................................................................................................13
General Considerations.................................................................................................14
General System Restrictions............................................................................................14
General Software Restrictions..........................................................................................14
Remote Copy and Virtual Domains..................................................................................15
2 Selecting a Remote-Copy Configuration...................................................16
M-to-N Remote-Copy Configurations.....................................................................................16
1-to-1 Configuration.......................................................................................................16
Unidirectional 1-to-1 Configuration..............................................................................16
Bidirectional 1-to-1 Configuration................................................................................16
N-to-1 Configuration......................................................................................................17
1-to-N Configuration......................................................................................................18
M-to-N Configuration.....................................................................................................19
Synchronous Long Distance Configuration.............................................................................20
3 Selecting Network Connections..............................................................23
Network Connection Types..................................................................................................23
IP Networks..................................................................................................................23
Fibre Channel Networks.................................................................................................24
Fibre Channel over IP Networks......................................................................................24
4 Gathering Setup Information..................................................................25
5 Setting the Transport Layer.....................................................................26
Transport Layer Considerations............................................................................................26
Setting Up Remote Copy over IP...........................................................................................27
RCIP Initial Remote-Copy Pair..........................................................................................27
RCIP Initial Remote-Copy Pair Worksheet..........................................................................27
RCIP Additional Remote-Copy Pairs Worksheet..................................................................28
Configuring Ports for RCIP..............................................................................................30
Setting Up the Remote-Copy Interface for RCIP..................................................................30
Setting the Gateway......................................................................................................31
Verifying That the Servers Are Connected.........................................................................32
Checking RCIP Link Throughput and Latency.....................................................................33
Increasing MTU............................................................................................................33
Setting Up Remote Copy over Fibre Channel.........................................................................34
RCFC Remote-Copy Pair Worksheet.................................................................................34
Configuring Ports for RCFC.............................................................................................35
Setting Up Dedicated Node Pairs for RCFC......................................................................36
Setting Up Remote-Copy Interface for RCFC......................................................................36
Checking RCFC Link Throughput and Latency....................................................................38
Setting Up RCFC over an IP Network....................................................................................38
II Setting Up the Remote-Copy Servers............................................................39
6 Setting Up M-to-N Remote Copy.............................................................40
M-to-N Remote-Copy Considerations....................................................................................42
1-to-1 Remote-Copy Considerations..................................................................................42
N-to-1 Remote-Copy Considerations.................................................................................43
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