Partnerships using Fibre Channel connectivity

Partnerships can be established over Fibre Channel infrastructure.

Environment

See the following pages to understand the Fibre Channel network and port configuration needed to support Fibre Channel partnerships.

Creating a partnership using Fibre Channel connectivity by using the management GUI

  1. Connect to the GUI on either system. Select Settings > System > Partnerships and select Create Partnership.

Creating a partnership using Fibre Channel connectivity by using the command-line interface

To create a Fibre Channel partnership between the two systems, use the following command on both systems: 
mkfcpartnership -linkbandwidthmbits <link_bandwidth_in_mbps> -backgroundcopyrate <percentage> <remote_system_id | remote_system_name>
where mkfcpartnership command defines a new partnership created over a Fibre Channel connection. For more information, see mkfcpartnership.