Configuring a Redundant Pair of VMA SAN Gateways - Process Guide

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the ports as a tagged VLAN so that both user gateway management requests and inter-
gateway communication can flow over the same physical links.
Possible Gateway Pairing Scenarios
There are three possible scenarios for establishing a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways:
• Starting with two new (or previously fully de-configured) gateways and forming a redundant
gateway pair.
• Adding a new (or previously fully de-configured) gateway to an existing (configured)
standalone gateway configuration to form a redundant gateway pair.
• Have two existing stand-alone gateways, each with only one connected array, and wish to
use these two gateways to form a redundant pair with two dually connected arrays. Note
that in this case one of the existing gateway configurations will be used as the ‘primary’
gateway and the other gateway and array will be re-initialized to add in as though new.
Determine which above scenario matches your situation. As part of the Preparation step, you will be
guided in detail what to do for each scenario.
Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pairing Process Flow Chart
Figure 2: Flow chart for process to create Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pair