HP P9000 External Storage Access Manager User Guide (AV400-96407, October 2011)

Review system conditions and resulting behaviors related to host mode option 48 in the following
table.
Table 2 System behavior for host mode option 48
Behavior when ONBehavior when OFFEvent
No failover, even when applications are
executed.
Failover occurs only when certain
applications are executed.
Normal operation.
The S-VOL receives more
read commands than
• Updates from a host go to P-VOL, and
S-VOL status remains PAIR.
• Updates from a host go to S-VOL, and
S-VOL status becomes SSWS.
allowed by the threshold,
• •The S-VOL responds to the read
command as quickly as the P-VOL
responds.
The S-VOL responds slower to the read
command than the P-VOL does. The
S-VOL takes several milliseconds to
respond.
and receives no write
command.
Same as when option 48 is OFF.The S-VOL receives one or
more write commands.
• Updates from a host go to S-VOL, and
S-VOL status becomes SSWS.
• The S-VOL responds to the read
command as quickly as the P-VOL
responds.
See the HP P9000 Provisioning for Open Systems User Guide for setting a host mode option.
Sharing volumes with other HP software products
ESAM volumes can be used as volumes for other HP software products, such as Business Copy or
Virtual LUN.
The following table shows the ESAM volumes that can be shared with other software. Only those
volumes listed can be shared.
Table 3 Volume types that can be shared with ESAM volumes
Used as ESAM
S-VOL?
Used as ESAM
P-VOL?
VolumesProduct
YesYesVolume where an LU path is definedLUN Manager
NoNoVolume where no LU path is defined
YesYesVolume where LUN security is applied
YesYesCustomized Volume volumeOpen Volume
Management
NoNoSystem disk
YesYesLUSE volumeLUN Expansion
NoNoN/AVolume Shredder
YesYesV-VOL (virtual volume)Thin Provisioning
NoNoPool volume
YesYesExternal volume (after mapping is finished)External Storage
YesNoBusiness Copy P-VOLBusiness Copy
NoNoBusiness Copy S-VOL
NoNoReserved volume
NoNoData volume, virtual volume, pool volumeSnapshot
NoNoP-VOL, S-VOLContinuous Access
Synchronous
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