HP StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 Continuous Access Software User Guide (T5278-96049, November 2011)

3 Preparing for XP Continuous Access Operations...........................................49
System Requirements...............................................................................................................49
Requirements and Restrictions for Using XP Continuous Access......................................................50
One-to-One Volume Copy Operations..................................................................................50
Logical Unit Types..............................................................................................................51
Consistency Groups...........................................................................................................51
Accessing XP Continuous Access P-VOLs and S-VOLs..............................................................51
Cache and NVS................................................................................................................51
Host Failover Software........................................................................................................52
Duplicate Volumes.............................................................................................................52
Host System Crash.............................................................................................................52
Installing the Hardware...........................................................................................................52
Remote Copy Connections..................................................................................................53
Adding or removing cache or shared memory..................................................................56
Enabling XP Continuous Access Options....................................................................................56
Configuring the MCUs and RCUs for XP Continuous Access Operations.........................................56
4 Using the XP Continuous Access GUI..........................................................62
XP Continuous Access Windows...............................................................................................62
Pair Operation Window.....................................................................................................64
Volume List........................................................................................................................65
Display Filter.....................................................................................................................67
RCU Operation Window....................................................................................................69
MCU&RCU Display on the RCU Operation Window..........................................................70
Port Display on the RCU Operation Window.....................................................................72
Asynchronous Operation Window.......................................................................................73
Usage Monitor Window.....................................................................................................75
History Window................................................................................................................76
System Option Window......................................................................................................79
5 Performing XP Continuous Access Configuration Operations...........................81
Overview of Configuration Operations......................................................................................81
RCU Operations.....................................................................................................................82
Configuring the Host Interface Ports......................................................................................83
Adding an RCU.................................................................................................................84
RCU Path Parameters.....................................................................................................87
Changing the RCU Options.................................................................................................88
Adding and Deleting Logical Paths to an RCU.......................................................................91
Adding and Deleting SSIDs for an RCU................................................................................92
Viewing RCU Status............................................................................................................94
Deleting an RCU................................................................................................................97
Asynchronous Operations........................................................................................................98
Setting the Asynchronous Copy Options................................................................................99
Adding Consistency Groups..............................................................................................100
Changing the Consistency Group Options..........................................................................102
Viewing Consistency Group Status.....................................................................................103
Deleting Consistency Groups.............................................................................................105
Usage Monitor Operations....................................................................................................105
Starting and Stopping Usage Monitoring............................................................................105
Displaying the Usage Monitor Graph.................................................................................105
Exporting the Usage Monitor Data File...............................................................................109
History Operations...............................................................................................................109
Exporting the History File..................................................................................................109
Other Operations.................................................................................................................109
Changing the Option Settings of Storage System..................................................................110
Changing the Option Settings of CUs.................................................................................111
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