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3.9
Setting the Remote Copy Transport Layer
InForm OS Version 2.3.1
Remote Copy User’s Guide
3.4.2 Setting Up the Remote Copy Interface for RCIP
For RCIP, you must set up the Remote Copy GigE interfaces for each storage server in the
Remote Copy configuration.
Set the Remote Copy interface for all systems based on the information gathered from
as follows:
1
To set up the Remote Copy interfaces, use the following command for the Ethernet ports
on each storage server:
In order to issue this command on a storage server, you will need an IP address assigned to
the Ethernet port (
), the netmask to be assigned (
), and the
location of an primary server Ethernet port, expressed as node:slot:port (
).
2
Issue the
showport -rcip
command again on each system to verify that the IP addresses
and netmask are set correctly.
3.4.2.1 Setting the Gateway
If all of the storage servers to be used in the Remote Copy configuration are on the same
If the storage servers are not on the same subnet (the most common situation), you need to set
the gateways for each system as described in the steps that follow.
# controlport rcip addr
Are you sure you want to change the address for
select q=quit y=yes n=no: y
Remote Copy interface change successful.
NOTE: Remember to set the interfaces for both ports on each storage server to be
used in the Remote Copy configuration.
# showport -rcip
N:S:P State ---HwAddr--- IPAddr Netmask Gateway MTU
Rate Duplex AutoNeg
0:3:1 ready 000423CBF68C 10.100.24.107 255.255.255.0
--
1500
1Gbps Full Yes
1:3:1 ready 000423CBF693 10.101.24.107 255.255.255.0
--
1500
1Gbps Full Yes