HP P9000 Business Continuity Manager User Guide

Preparing the hardware (HyperSwap)
Table 47 (page 177) lists the prerequisite hardware and Table 5-19 provides the storage system
settings for using Business Continuity Manager in a 2DC configuration with HyperSwap and Cnt
Ac-J Z.
Table 47 Prerequisite Hardware (HyperSwap)
RemarksDescriptionItem
TPC-R is necessary at the primary site.One unit each for the primary and
secondary sites.
Host
The configuration indicated on the left
must be used.
Primary site: two XP24000 or P9500
disk arrays
Storage system
Secondary site: one XP24000 or
P9500 disk array
NoneA bidirectional physical path (for
logical paths and delta resync control
Physical path
paths) connected by a Fibre Channel
cable is required between the storage
systems of the following sites:
• Primary storage system <--> Local
storage system
• Primary storage system <--> Remote
storage system
• Local storage system <--> Remote
storage system
Table 48 Storage System Setting Items (HyperSwap)
RemarksDescriptionItem
Use Remote Web Console for the setup.A journal group is required for each
storage system.
Journal group
Timer type: SYSTEM
Use Remote Web Console for the setup.At least one journal volume is required
for each storage system.
Journal volume
Use Business Continuity Manager for
the setup.
Two command devices are required
for each storage system (six in total).
Command device
• Forward direction
Each storage system requires one
command device for the route
(Primary and local storage system
-> Remote storage system).
• Reverse direction
Each storage system requires one
command device for the route
(Remote storage system -> Primary
and local storage system).
Defining a 2DC configuration with HyperSwap and Cnt-Ac J Z 177