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

Restriction for Connecting with Former Model of Storage System..............................................48
3 Preparing for XP Continuous Access Operations...........................................50
System Requirements...............................................................................................................50
Requirements and Restrictions for Using XP Continuous Access......................................................51
One-to-One Volume Copy Operations..................................................................................51
Logical Unit Types..............................................................................................................52
Consistency Groups...........................................................................................................52
Accessing XP Continuous Access P-VOLs and S-VOLs..............................................................52
Cache and NVS................................................................................................................52
Host Failover Software........................................................................................................53
Duplicate Volumes.............................................................................................................53
Host System Crash.............................................................................................................53
Installing the Hardware...........................................................................................................53
Remote Copy Connections..................................................................................................54
Adding or removing cache or shared memory..................................................................57
Enabling XP Continuous Access Options....................................................................................57
Configuring the MCUs and RCUs for XP Continuous Access Operations.........................................57
4 Using the XP Continuous Access GUI..........................................................63
XP Continuous Access Windows...............................................................................................63
Pair Operation Window.....................................................................................................65
Volume List........................................................................................................................67
Display Filter.....................................................................................................................69
RCU Operation Window....................................................................................................71
MCU&RCU Display on the RCU Operation Window..........................................................73
Port Display on the RCU Operation Window.....................................................................75
Asynchronous Operation Window.......................................................................................76
Usage Monitor Window.....................................................................................................78
History Window................................................................................................................79
System Option Window......................................................................................................83
5 Performing XP Continuous Access Configuration Operations...........................85
Overview of Configuration Operations......................................................................................85
RCU Operations.....................................................................................................................86
Configuring the Host Interface Ports......................................................................................87
Adding an RCU.................................................................................................................88
RCU Path Parameters.....................................................................................................91
Changing the RCU Options.................................................................................................92
Adding and Deleting Logical Paths to an RCU.......................................................................95
Adding and Deleting SSIDs for an RCU................................................................................96
Viewing RCU Status............................................................................................................98
Deleting an RCU..............................................................................................................101
Asynchronous Operations......................................................................................................102
Setting the Asynchronous Copy Options..............................................................................103
Adding Consistency Groups..............................................................................................104
Changing the Consistency Group Options..........................................................................106
Viewing Consistency Group Status.....................................................................................107
Deleting Consistency Groups.............................................................................................109
Usage Monitor Operations....................................................................................................109
Starting and Stopping Usage Monitoring............................................................................109
Displaying the Usage Monitor Graph.................................................................................109
Exporting the Usage Monitor Data File...............................................................................113
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