- Provision the data volumes and volumes for journals on the designated pools in primary and secondary storage systems.
- Ensure that the iSCSI ports on both storage systems are configured with network-reachable and routable IP addresses.
- Establish IP network connectivity between the Main Control Unit (MCU) and Remote Control Unit (RCU).
- Make sure you have sufficient privileges to run replication REST API commands.
Data sample used in this guide:
| Resource | Value |
|---|---|
| Primary storage system | Primary storage system serial number: <primarySerialNumber> |
| Secondary storage system | Secondary storage system serial number: <remoteSerialNumber> |
| Storage Type ID | For VSP One Block 20 series: M8 |
| Replication ports | Primary storage system: CL1-D, CL2-D |
| Secondary storage system: CL1-A, CL2-A | |
| Journals in primary storage system | Primary storage system LDEV ID for journal: 1102 |
| Primary storage system journal ID: 0 | |
| Journals in secondary storage system | Secondary storage system LDEV ID for journal: 1102 |
| Secondary storage system journal ID: 0 | |
| UR pair | copyGroupName: hur0 |
| copyPairName: pair1 | |
| pvolLdevId: 1000 | |
| svolLdevId: 1000 |