A systems administrator wants to add an XtremlO cluster to their VPLEX environment. Which activity must the administrator perform first?

When integrating an XtremIO cluster into a VPLEX environment, the first activity that needs to be

performed is zoning the VPLEX to the XtremIO Storage Controllers. Zoning is a SAN (Storage Area

Network) configuration step that controls access between the storage and hosts, and in this case,

between VPLEX and XtremIO. Here’s the process:

Zoning: This involves configuring the SAN fabric to ensure that the VPLEX directors can communicate

with the XtremIO Storage Controllers. Zoning is crucial for establishing a secure and efficient

connection between the two systems1.

Provisioning Storage (OA): While provisioning storage to the host is an important step, it typically

comes after the zoning has been established.

Creating and Mapping Volumes (OB): Creating and mapping volumes dedicated to VPLEX is also a

subsequent step that can only be performed after the zoning is in place.

Initiator Groups (OC): Creating initiator groups is necessary for mapping storage to hosts, but it is not

the first step in the process. The initiator groups will be used after zoning is completed to define

access control for the VPLEX directors1.

In summary, the first activity to perform when adding an XtremIO cluster to a VPLEX environment is

to zone the VPLEX to the XtremIO Storage Controllers (OD), as this establishes the foundational

connectivity required for further configuration and provisioning steps1.