ETERNUS SF XL-DATA/MV V13 User's Guide

2.2.2 For UNIX Server <-> IA Server Transfers

Follow these procedures for the environment settings when using XL-DATA/MV between UNIX and IA servers.

• Connect the disk to the UNIX server (Solaris, HP-UX, Linux).
  
• Connect the disk to the IA server.
  
• Please perform the check shown below before creating the data transfer volume of XL-DATA/MV.
  
  • When the file system is built on the object disk, the data of an object disk is deleted. Is it OK?
  • Please check that the object disk is not used by other UNIX/IA servers.
  • Please check that the object disk is not registered into /etc/vfstab.
• On the UNIX server, use the initialization command (mftfdvini) of the XL-DATA/MV to initialize the disk.
  
• On the IA server, execute the Disk Utility of the XL-DATA/MV to obtain the physical drive name of the disk.
  
• On the UNIX server, execute the initialization command (mftfdvalt) of the XL-DATA/MV to establish the relationship between the UNIX server and IA server.
  
• Execute the Disk Utility of the XL-DATA/MV on the IA server, then select the disk initialized by the command of the UNIX server.
  
• On both the UNIX server and IA server, set the information required for the XL-DATA/MV startup and data transfer.
• Start the XL-DATA/MV daemon on the UNIX server.
  
• Start the XL-DATA/MV service on the IA server.