A system administrator will follow the steps below to set up a Remote Advanced Copy using the Remote Advanced Copy Configuration Wizard.
Please click [Remote Copy Configuration] in [Configuration Management] of Storage System Management GUI. Remote Advanced Copy Configuration Wizard starts.
Note
In Remote Advanced Copy Configuration, values for not shown parameters are what ETERNUS Disk storage system currently has.
If necessary, please confirm or modify them by ETERNUS Web GUI.
When you change FC-CA to FC-RA, already set parameters are changed to default values.
Connection is changed to FC-AL.
Transfer rate is changed to Auto Negotiation.
When you modify REC route, the modification creates new REC route.
If necessary, please use ETERNUS Web GUI to remove previous used REC route.
If you need to remove REC buffer, please use ETERNUS Web GUI.
If you detect the two devices for which the REC route and Remote Copy license have already been set up, you can finish settings by reloading the device information after having registered both devices.
Display a list of pairs that are already configured for Remote Advanced Copy
Select the primary storage
List all the registered Disk storage systems and let the system administrator to choose the primary storage.
Select a secondary storage
The system administrator user may select another Disk storage system for the secondary storage except the one chosen as the primary storage.
Remote Advanced Copy route settings
Displays a list of Disk storage system ports available for Remote Advanced Copy.
Set the secondary path.
Connection instruction
Instruction is given for connecting between remote adapter ports and wait for completion.
Configure REC buffer
Enter buffer setting parameter for REC Consistency mode.
If the Consistency mode is not used, this parameter is not needed to set.
REC buffer is set for both ETERNUS Disk storage systems of REC pair.
