Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/36XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide

Description

This command verifies that the local storage array and the remote storage array have a communication path and displays the connection details between the local and remote storage array.

Before creating a remote replication group, you should check whether the local storage array and the remote storage array can communicate with each other. When you execute this command, the system queries for the remote storage array on all eligible host ports to determine what ports are connected to the remote storage array. The result of the test is a list of all ports on the local storage array along with a list of the remote storage array port addresses accessible through that port.

Syntax

check storageArray connectivity  (remoteStorageArrayName="storageArrayName" | remoteStorageArrayWwid=<wwID>)

Parameters

Notes

Before a replication can be established between two storage arrays, they must be connected through a Fibre Channel connection or an iSCSI connection.

Fibre Channel remote replication must be activated on both storage arrays before they can communicate with each other for replicating or connectivity checking.

If the local storage array supports iSCSI, connectivity over iSCSI is checked. If the local storage array supports Fibre Channel and replicating over Fibre Channel has been activated, connectivity over Fibre Channel is checked. If the local storage array does not support iSCSI or Fibre Channel, an error message is displayed and the operation aborted.