572 Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.2.1
Figure 11-113   Creating a Partnership
In the Create Partnership window, enter the following information, as shown in Figure 11-114:
1. Select the partnership type ( Fibre Channel or IP). If you choose IP partnership, you must 
provide the IP address of the partner system and the partner system’s CHAP key.
2. If your partnership is based on Fibre Channel protocol, select an available partner system 
from the menu. If no candidate is available, the This system does not have any 
candidates error message is displayed.
3. Enter a link bandwidth in Mbps that is used by the background copy process between the 
systems in the partnership. 
4. Enter the background copy rate.
5. Click OK to confirm the partnership relationship. 
Figure 11-114   Creating a Partnership details
To fully configure the partnership between both systems, perform the same steps on the other 
system in the partnership. If not configured on the partner system, the partnership is 
displayed as Partially Configured.
When both sides of the system partnership are defined, the partnership is displayed as Fully 
Configured, as shown in Figure 11-115.
Figure 11-115   Fully configured FC partnership