HP P9000 Business Continuity Manager User Guide

The following table describes the configuration files required for using Business Continuity Manager
in a 4x4x4 Cascade configuration.
Table 63 Required Configuration files (4x4x4 Cascade)
RemarksDescriptionItem
--Disk configuration definition files are required for
the primary, intermediate, and remote sites.
Disk configuration
definition file
--A route list for the following routes is required for
each series of storage systems (1x1x1):
Route list definition file
and command device
definition file
• Primary site -> Intermediate site -> Remote site
• Remote site -> Intermediate site -> Primary site
• Intermediate site -> Primary site
• Intermediate site -> Remote site
This file is not required if you use Remote Web
Console to create a logical path.
A path set for the following logical paths is required:Path set definition file
• An inter-control unit logical path (bidirectional)
between the primary site and the intermediate
site
• An inter-disk controller logical path (bidirectional)
between the intermediate site and the remote site
--The following Continuous Access Synchronous Z
copy groups are required:
Copy group definition
file
• A copy group container between the primary site
and the intermediate site is required (Continuous
Access Synchronous Z timestamp transfer mode
enabled, and the Continuous Access Synchronous
Z Consistency Preservation Function used).
• Copy groups used for error handling must be
created by dividing the above copy group
container by storage system (Continuous Access
Synchronous Z timestamp transfer mode enabled,
and the Continuous Access Synchronous Z
Consistency Preservation Function used).
The following Continuous Access Journal Z copy
groups are required:
• An EXCTG between the intermediate site and the
remote site is required.
• Copy groups used for error handling must be
created by dividing the above EXCTG by storage
system. Such copy groups cannot be used as an
EXCTG.
The following table describes how to prepare the configuration files at each site.
Table 64 How to Prepare Configuration Files at Each Site (4x4x4 Cascade)
How to prepareContentsFile type
On the remote siteOn the intermediate
site
On the primary site
Transfer from the
primary site.
Transfer from the
primary site.
Perform a local scan.The primary site
configuration
Disk configuration
definition file
Transfer from the
intermediate site.
Perform a Local Scan.Transfer from the
intermediate site.
The intermediate site
configuration
Perform a Local Scan.Transfer from the
remote site.
Transfer from the remote
site.
The remote site
configuration
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