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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

Figure 3-1

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

subnet, skip to

Verifying Connectivity

on page 3.10.

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