HP StorageWorks XP24000 Continuous Access Software User and Reference Guide, v01 (T5278-96002, June 2007)

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Caution:

Limit the number of hosts connected to an RCU target port to 128 or fewer to avoid a

mistaken disconnection. If more than 128 hosts are connected to an ordinary target, some hosts may

disconnected af ter changing the type from target to RCU target.

To conﬁgure the storage system Fibre Channel por ts:

1. Click the RCU Operation tab, and click the Port display b ut ton to display the channel adapters

andporttypes forthe connected storagesystem in thetree.

2. Select the desired channel adapter to display only the ports for that channel adapter. Select

the

desired port type to display all ports of the selected t ype.

3. Select the port(s) that you want to conﬁgure. Makesuretoselectonly ﬁbre ports.

4. Right-click the selected port(s), and then select the desired port t ype: initiator, RCU target, or

target for Fibre Channel. Modiﬁed is displayed on the right-most colum n of the selected port.

The preview list displays the updated information.

5. Verify the requested port change operation(s) displayed in the two lists.

To change one or more p ort operations, select the operation(s), right-click the upper list, and

select the desired p ort t ype. To remove one or more operations, select the operation(s), right-click

the

preview list, a nd click Delete. To cancel all operations, select all the operations in the

prev ie w list, r ight-click, and click the Delete command, or click the Cancel button.

WARNING:

Read and follow the important warnings and caution above before starting port

change operations.

6. To start the opera tion(s), click the Apply button.

Adding an RCU

You can add up to four RCUs to each MCU and establish up to eight p a ths to each RCU. You must

add

each CU as a separate RCU to each CU of the MCU. The logical paths are established for the

CUs of the MCU and RCU separately. The maximum number of logical paths for each MCU is 32 (8

paths

rRCU ×4RCUs perMCU).

Theremotecopyconnections andMCU portsmustbeproperlyinstalled andconﬁgured b efore you can

add an

RCU. When you add an RCU, the selected CU of the connected MCU adds the speciﬁed CU

as a Continuous Access RCU and establishes the speciﬁed num b er of log ical paths to the RCU. After

you hav

added an RCU (and path status is normal), you can create Continuous Access pairs which

have S-VOLs in the newly added RCU.

The Add RCU dialog box (see Figure 26 on pa ge 72) allows you to add an RCU to the selected CU

of the connected MCU. To open the Add RCU d ialog box, select the MCU&RCU display on the RCU

Opera

tion

window, select the desired CU in the tree, right-click the list, select the RCU Operation

command, and then select the Add RCU command.

Note

: If you have already added four RCUs (the maximum number of RCUs that you can add to an

MCU),

the Add

RCU command does not take effect and you cannot click the command.

Note

: When you add an RCU to a CU on the storage system, you cannot use CU Free. You must

specify a CU when you add an RCU.

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