Adding a Remote Device
This section describes how to add remote devices. By adding remote devices, you can establish logical connections between HyperMetro devices and between remote replication devices for data transmission.
Prerequisites
The HyperMetro devices are communicating with each other properly. The remote replication devices are communicating with each other properly.
Context
Add remote devices on the local HyperMetro device and the primary remote replication device.
Procedure
- Choose Data Protection > Configuration > Remote Devices.
- Click
.
The Add Remote Device page is displayed on the right.
- Set Link Type of the remote device. The value can be FC Link or IP Link.
- FC Link
- Select a remote device from the Remote Device drop-down list.
- Select a Fibre Channel link from the FC Link drop-down list.
- Set the user name and password for the Fibre Channel link. Table 3-10 describes the parameters.
Table 3-10 Fibre Channel link properties
Parameter
Description
Username
Account used for authentication of communication with the remote device. To add an authentication account, log in to the remote device and choose Settings > User and Security > Users and Roles. Then create an account of which Role is Remote device administrator. For details, see Adding an Authentication User.
Password
Password of the authentication account.
- Click Connect.
After the remote device is successfully connected, the storage system automatically identifies all Fibre Channel links. For reliability purposes, ensure that each controller of the storage systems at both ends has two links. If there is only one link, click
in the upper right corner of the remote device and choose Add Link.
- IP Link
- Select a local port form the Local Port drop-down list.
- Set an IP address for the front-end port of the remote device.
- Set the user name and password for the IP link. Table 3-11 describes the parameters.
Table 3-11 IP link properties
Parameter
Description
Remote Device Administrator
Account used for authentication of communication with the remote device. To add an authentication account, log in to the remote device and choose Settings > User and Security > Users and Roles. Then create an account of which Role is Remote device administrator. For details, see Adding an Authentication User.
Password
Password used for authentication of communication between remote devices.
- FC Link
- Click OK.
Confirm your operation as prompted.