HP StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 Continuous Access Software User Guide (T5278-96046, May 2011)

History Operations...............................................................................................................113
Exporting the History File..................................................................................................113
Other Operations.................................................................................................................114
Changing the Option Settings of Storage System..................................................................114
Changing the Option Settings of CUs.................................................................................115
Optimizing XP Continuous Access Operations and Storage System Performance...........................117
Discontinuing XP Continuous Access Operations.......................................................................118
6 Performing XP Continuous Access Pair Operations......................................120
Preparing for XP Continuous Access Pair Operations.................................................................120
Pair Operation Window...................................................................................................121
XP Continuous Access Snapshot Function............................................................................122
Creating XP Continuous Access Pairs.......................................................................................123
Initial Copy Options.........................................................................................................127
Pair Options....................................................................................................................128
Changing Pair Options..........................................................................................................129
Viewing XP Continuous Access Pair Status................................................................................131
Splitting XP Continuous Access Pairs........................................................................................133
Resynchronizing XP Continuous Access Pairs............................................................................137
Releasing XP Continuous Access Pairs.....................................................................................140
Powering Off/On XP Continuous Access Components...............................................................144
Planned Outage of the MCU.............................................................................................145
Planned Outage of the RCU or Remote Copy Connection......................................................145
Planned Outage of the MCU and RCU...............................................................................145
Pinned Track Recovery for XP Continuous Access Volumes..........................................................146
7 Usage Scenarios....................................................................................147
Data Migration Using XP Continuous Access Synchronous..........................................................147
Point-in-Time (PiT) Data Duplication Using XP Continuous Access Asynchronous.............................148
Using XP Continuous Access for Disaster Recovery Operations....................................................148
Considering the P-VOL Fence Level Setting...........................................................................149
Setting the Fence Level......................................................................................................150
Transferring Sense Information Between Sites.......................................................................150
File and Database Recovery Procedures..............................................................................150
Switching Operations to the Remote Site.............................................................................151
Analyzing the Currency of XP Continuous Access Synchronous S-VOLs....................................152
Analyzing the Consistency of XP Continuous Access Asynchronous S-VOLs..............................152
Transferring Operations Back to the Primary Site..................................................................153
Resuming Normal Operations at the Primary Site.................................................................154
8 Troubleshooting......................................................................................155
General Troubleshooting........................................................................................................155
Error Codes and Messages....................................................................................................160
Troubleshooting When Using RAID Manager...........................................................................161
SIM Report..........................................................................................................................169
Calling HP Technical Support.................................................................................................169
9 Support and Other Resources...................................................................171
Related Documentation..........................................................................................................171
Conventions for Storage Capacity Values.................................................................................171
HP Technical Support............................................................................................................171
Subscription Service..............................................................................................................172
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