HP StorageWorks B-Series Remote Replication Solution Best Practices Guide (5697-6731, June 2007)

About this guid e

This guide provides information about:

• Deployment of the HP disaster recovery/remote replication B-series solution across the HP

StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family

• Design considerations spec iﬁc to the HP StorageWorks B-Series SAN Infrastructure and HP

StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA

• Deployment of the HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol Router and/or Multi-Protocol Router

blade in the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 4/256

• Tools for m anag ing and monitoring the net work

Intended au

dience

This guide is intended for:

• Technical personnel involved in the deployment of the disaster recovery/remote replication solution

• Channel p ar

tners and resellers

R elated documentation

The following documents and websites provide related information:

• HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array homepage: h

ttp://www.hp.com/go/eva

• HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA soft ware homepag e: http://www.hp.com/go/caeva

• HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

• HP StorageWorks B-Series documentation: http://www.h p.com/g o/san

• HP StorageWorks B-Series remote replication solution whitepaper: http://www. hp.com/g o/

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conventions and symbols

Table 1 Document conventions

Convention

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Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses

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derlined text: h

ttp://www.hp.com website addresses

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• Keys that are pressed

• Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box

• GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as

menu and list items, buttons, tabs, and check boxes

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• File and directory names

• System output

• Code

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