HP StorageWorks XP Command View Advanced Edition Software 6.4 Server Administrator Guide for Device Manager and Provisioning Manager (web) (T1780-96341, July 2010)

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The host that centrally manages copy pairs must recognize a command device.
The command device security must not be used for a command device.
Device Manager agent must be installed on the host that centrally manages copy pairs.
For details on the correspondence between copy pair operations and required Device Manager
agent versions, see section
1-7-2-3 .
The server.agent.rm.centralizePairConfiguration property for the Device
Manager agent must be set to enable.
XP RAID Manager must be installed on the host that centrally manages copy pairs.
For details on how to install XP RAID Manager, see the relevant manual for XP RAID Manager.
If there are multiple NICs on the host that centrally manages copy pairs, the Device Manager
agent and XP RAID Manager must use the same IP address.
There must be fewer than 32 running instances of XP RAID Manager.
NOTE: When central management is used, copy pairs of a host that uses a platform on which the
Device Manager agent cannot be installed can be recognized.
1-7-2-3 Device manager agent requirements for managing copy pairs
The following table lists the copy pair operations and the versions of the Device Manager agent
required for each operation.
Table 1-25 Device Manager agent requirements for managing copy pairs
Program Operation from Device Manager Device Manager
agent version
XP Continuous Access Journal Display the status 1.1 or later
Display the status (3DR) 5.5 or later
Change the status 5.6 or later
Change the status (3DR) 5.5 or later
XP Continuous Access Software Display the status 1.0 or later
Change the status 1.0 or later
XP Business Copy Software Display the status 1.0 or later
Change the status 1.0 or later
XP Snapshot Display the status 1.0 or later
1-7-3 Storage subsystem requirements for managing copy
pairs
This section describes the storage subsystem requirements for changing the copy pair configuration
by using Device Manager. Use a storage management tool launched from web client to prepare the
storage subsystem environment (for XP512/XP48, use the SVP or XP Remote Web Console).
CAUTION:
XP RAID Manager must be installed and enabled.
After the disk array has been configured as required, the disk array must be refreshed.
The disk array serial numbers managed by Device Manager must all be unique. In the case of XP
Continuous Access Software, remote disk arrays that are not managed by Device Manager must also
have unique serial numbers.