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Creating a Remote Storage Center Connection

Once a local (source) system is connected to a remote (target) system and the remote

system is connected back to the local system, you can replicate volumes from an Initiator

to a Target.

Note Storage Center automatically detects a Storage Center system connected via FC.

Once recognized, remote FC systems appears in the System Tree.

iSCSI Remote Connections

iSCSI facilitates data transfers over IP networks. Unlike FC, which requires special-purpose

cabling, iSCSI can be run over long distances using an existing IP network infrastructure.

A Remote Storage Center Connection connects an iSCSI port on one Storage Center to an

iSCSI port on another Storage Center.

Note In the following text, card is synonymous with port.

• In Virtual Port mode, Remote Storage Center Connections are added to the Control Port

of the Fault Domain that is being connected. When both systems are running in Virtual

Port mode, connect the Control Ports of the Fault Domains.

• In non-Virtual Port mode, the Remote Storage Center Connections are added to each

individual iSCSI IO Card. When both systems are running in non-Virtual Port mode,

connect each iSCSI IO Card from each system to all IO Cards on the other system (and

vice versa).

• In a mixed mode, when one system is running Virtual Port mode and the other is running

non-Virtual Port mode, connect the Control Port to each individual IO Card from the non-

Virtual Port mode system; connect the IO Cards from the non-Virtual Port system to the

Control Port.