SANtricity 11.8 Commands
Check storage Array connectivity
The check storageArray connectivity command verifies that the local storage system and the remote storage system have a communication path and displays the connection details between the local and remote storage system.
Supported Series
This command applies to any individual storage system, with some restrictions.
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If you are running the command on the HB2100/HB2200/HB2300 or HB5100/HB5200 series, the client type must be set to |
Roles
To execute this command on an HB2100/HB2200/HB2300 or HB5100/HB5200 storage system, you must have the Storage Admin role.
Context
Before creating an asynchronous mirror group, you should check whether the local storage system and the remote storage system can communicate with each other. When you execute this command, the system queries for the remote storage system on all eligible host ports to determine what ports are connected to the remote storage system. The result of the test is a list of all ports on the local storage system along with a list of the remote storage system port addresses accessible through that port.
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Connectivity is tested using all possible channels, and if it is a dual controller configuration, connectivity is checked from each controller. It might take up to 20 minutes to check connectivity between two storage systems. |
Syntax
check storageArray connectivity (remoteStorageArrayName="storageArrayName"| remoteStorageArrayWwid=<wwID>)
Parameters
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The name for the remote storage system for which you are checking connectivity. Enclose the storage system name in double quotation marks (" "). |
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The World Wide Identifier (WWID) of the storage system for which you are checking connectivity. You can use the WWID instead of the storage system name to identify the storage system. Enclose the WWID in angle brackets (< >). |
Notes
Before a mirror can be established between two storage systems, they must be connected through a Fibre Channel connection or an iSCSI connection.
Fibre Channel asynchronous mirroring must be activated on both storage systems before they can communicate with each other for mirroring or connectivity checking.
If the local storage system supports iSCSI, connectivity over iSCSI is checked. If the local storage system supports Fibre Channel and mirroring over Fibre Channel has been activated, connectivity over Fibre Channel is checked. If the local storage system does not support iSCSI or Fibre Channel, an error message is displayed and the operation aborted.
