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Contents

1 Introduction.............................................................................................10

VLS12000 Gateway Components.............................................................................................10

2 Hardware Installation................................................................................12

Minimum Hardware Requirements.............................................................................................12

Preparing for the Installation.....................................................................................................12

Prepare the EVA for the VLS12000 Gateway.........................................................................12

Tools for Installation...........................................................................................................12

Taking ESD Precautions......................................................................................................12

Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Discharge............................................................13

Unpacking.............................................................................................................................13

Removing the Packing Materials...............................................................................................13

Rack Planning Resources..........................................................................................................13

Rack Requirements..................................................................................................................14

Rack Warnings.......................................................................................................................14

Identifying the VLS Shipping Carton Contents.............................................................................14

VLS12200 Base System Shipping Carton..............................................................................15

VLS12200 Expansion Kit Shipping Carton.............................................................................15

Installing the VLS Node into a Rack...........................................................................................16

Cabling the VLS Node............................................................................................................17

Installing the Ethernet Switches 6600 into a Rack........................................................................18

Installing Cage Nuts and Rail Flanges..................................................................................19

Attaching Rails to the Ethernet Switch 6600-24G....................................................................19

Mounting Ethernet Switch 6600-24G into the Rack.................................................................20

Cabling Ethernet Switches 6600–24G.......................................................................................21

3 Multi-node Setup......................................................................................22

Configuring the Primary Node 0..............................................................................................22

Configuring the Secondary Nodes............................................................................................22

4 Storage Configuration...............................................................................24

Establishing Communication Between the VLS12000 Gateway and the EVA...................................24

Verifying Array Zoning.......................................................................................................24

Presenting the LUNs...........................................................................................................24

Managing VLS Gateway Capacity............................................................................................26

Discovering Array LUNs......................................................................................................27

Deleting Array LUNs...........................................................................................................28

Configuring Storage Pools...................................................................................................29

Destroying Storage Pools.....................................................................................................30

Installing Additional Licenses....................................................................................................31

5 Automigration/Replication.........................................................................33

Understanding Automigration Concepts.....................................................................................33

Echo Copy Concepts..........................................................................................................33

Replication Concepts..........................................................................................................34

Tape Initialization..............................................................................................................35

Connecting a Destination Library..............................................................................................35

Supported Destination Library Configurations........................................................................35

Connecting a Destination Library to the VLS Gateway.............................................................36

Managing and Unmanaging a Destination Library......................................................................36

Managing a SAN Library...................................................................................................36

Managing a LAN/WAN Replication Library.........................................................................36

Re-managing a LAN/WAN Replication Library......................................................................37

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