HP XP24000/XP20000 Business Copy Software User Guide (T5213-96034, November 2011)

Contents
1 Overview of HP XP Business Copy Software...................................................5
XP Business Copy.....................................................................................................................5
Business Benefits.......................................................................................................................6
Feature Highlights.....................................................................................................................6
2 About XP Business Copy Operations.............................................................7
XP Business Copy Components...................................................................................................7
Volume Pairs and Consistency Groups....................................................................................8
XP Business Copy Software...................................................................................................8
License...............................................................................................................................8
RAID Manager....................................................................................................................8
XP Business Copy Operations.....................................................................................................8
Set Reserve Attribute Operation.............................................................................................8
Create Pair Operation..........................................................................................................9
Split Pair Operation...........................................................................................................12
Suspend Pair Operation......................................................................................................14
Resynchronize Pair Operations.............................................................................................14
Delete Pair Operation.........................................................................................................19
Pair Status.............................................................................................................................19
XP Business Copy Options.......................................................................................................22
Swap&Freeze Option.........................................................................................................22
Host I/O Performance Option..............................................................................................23
Copy Threshold Option.......................................................................................................23
3 Interoperability with Other Products and Functions........................................25
Open Volume Management.....................................................................................................25
Cache Residency Manager......................................................................................................25
LUN Manager........................................................................................................................25
Data Retention Utility...............................................................................................................25
XP Auto LUN..........................................................................................................................26
HP XP External Storage Software..............................................................................................27
XP Continuous Access.............................................................................................................27
XP Continuous Access Journal..................................................................................................30
XP Continuous Access and XP Continuous Access Journal.............................................................33
HP XP Thin Provisioning Software..............................................................................................35
VERITAS NetBackup DataCenter...............................................................................................37
4 Preparing for XP Business Copy Operations.................................................38
System Requirements...............................................................................................................38
Volume Requirements..........................................................................................................38
XP Business Copy Software Requirements..............................................................................39
License Requirements..........................................................................................................39
Requirements for RAID Manager..........................................................................................41
Assessing Requirements...........................................................................................................41
Calculating Maximum Number of Pairs.................................................................................41
Calculation of the Number of Differential Tables and Pair Tables Required for One Pair..........43
Conditions for the Number of XP Business Copy Pairs That Can Be Created (When No LUSE
Volume Exists)...............................................................................................................44
Conditions for the Number of XP Business Copy Pairs That Can Be Created (When LUSE
Volume Exists)...............................................................................................................45
Performance Considerations................................................................................................46
Identifying the Source and Target Volumes............................................................................47
Requirements for Maintaining XP Business Copy.........................................................................48
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