Physically connecting the RCIP ports between storage systems

Physically cable the RCIP ports between storage systems. This procedure describes the minimum cabling for a 2-node system to another 2-node system.

TIP:

Create a diagram of the physical Remote Copy configuration.

Prerequisites

Procured a supported network cable.

Procedure

Site 1

  1. For the first node (for example, Node 0):
    1. Insert one end of the fiber optic cable on the RCIP port.
    2. Insert the other end of the fiber optic cable into an SFP port on a network IP switch.
  2. For the second node (for example, Node 1):
    1. Insert one end of the fiber optic cable on the RCIP port.
    2. Insert the other end of the fiber optic cable into an SFP port on another network IP switch.

Site 2

  1. Repeat this procedure for Site 2.

Figure 1: Cabling RCIP portsDiagram Cabling RCIP ports