Setting Up a Data Interface Pair Between Two Client Groups

You can set up a data interface pair (DIP), also called a network pair, between two client groups using IPv4 or IPv6 network interfaces.

Before You Begin

Confirm that the client groups that you are setting up already exist.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Console ribbon, click Control Panel.

   The Control Panel window appears.

2. Click Data > Backup Networks.

   The welcome page of the Backup Network Wizard appears.

3. Click Next.

4. In the Select 1st Computer list, select the client_group.

5. In the Select 2nd Computer list, select the client_group to which the clients that are members of the above group will connect through the DIP.

6. Click Next.

   If the list has multiple entries, the Interface on client_group column will read "No Default Interface" for those entries. This means that it can select any interface on the client group.

7. If the interface that you want to use appears in the list, make sure its Status option is selected, click that interface, click Next., and then go to Step 8, below.

8. If the interface that you want to use does not appear in the list, perform the following steps:

   Note

   You must enter at least one interface in Step b or Step c, below.

   1. Click Add.

   2. In the first Interfaces on client_group list, either leave the selection empty (meaning that it can select any interface on the client group), or use wildcard expressions or CIDR notation to enter a network range, as follows:

      Note

      Wildcard expressions and CIDR notation are not supported with cluster clients.

      • Wildcard examples:

        10.*

        10.0.*

        fd01:1111:24:32:*

        *.backup.com

      • CIDR examples:

        10.0.0.1/8

        192.168.100.14/24

        fd01:1111:24:32:592c:2123:666d:973f/64

        (Start Range: fd01:1111:24:32:0:0:0:0

        End Range: fd01:1111:24:32:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff)

   3. In the second Interfaces on client_group list, either leave the selection empty (meaning that it can select any interface on the client group), or use wildcard expressions or CIDR notation to enter a network range, as follows:

      • Wildcard examples:

        10.*

        10.0.*

        fd01:1111:24:32:*

        *.backup.com

      • CIDR examples:

        10.0.0.1/8

        192.168.100.14/24

        fd01:1111:24:32:592c:2123:666d:973f/64

        (Start Range: fd01:1111:24:32:0:0:0:0

        End Range: fd01:1111:24:32:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff)

   4. Click Next. The new pair's Status is selected by default.

   5. Click Next.

9. Review the details for the new pair, and then click Finish.

10. Click Yes to re-open the Backup Network Wizard, or click No to end this procedure.