HP P9000 Business Continuity Manager User Guide

Figure 74 Example of a 2DC configuration
Preparing the hardware (2DC configuration)
Table 29 (page 127) lists the prerequisite hardware for using Business Continuity Manager in a
2DC configuration and Table 30 (page 128) lists the storage system setting items.
Table 29 Prerequisite hardware (2DC configuration)
RemarksDescriptionItem
Installation of a host on the secondary
site is optional.
The most common configuration is that
of one host at the primary site and one
host at the secondary site.
Host
– –One storage system must be installed
on the primary site, and one on the
secondary site.
Storage system
With the exception of Cnt Ac-J Z,
operation is only possible in forward
A bidirectional physical path must be
established between the primary and
Physical path
direction paths. However, for operationsecondary sites, connected by the FCP
cable. from the secondary site or planned use
Reverse direction is recommended for
reverse direction paths, but required
for Cnt Ac-J Z.
of the Reverse Resync function, connect
paths bidirectionally ahead of time.
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