HP StorageWorks P9000 Data Exchange User Guide (T1620-96016, September 2010)

3 Preparing for Data Exchange Operations
This chapter describes the system and volume configuration requirements to run and operate Data
Exchange. It also provides instructions on how to install Data Exchange.
• System Requirements, page 49
• Installing and Configuring the Data Exchange Volumes, page 55
• Installing the Data Exchange Software, page 60
• Entering the Data Exchange License Key Code, page 64
• Creating FXoto Volumes Using the FMT Utility, page 66
• Creating the Data Exchange Volume Definition Files, page 71
• Verifying Mainframe Dataset Requirements, page 75
• Allocating FXoto Intermediate Datasets, page 76
System Requirements
The user should examine existing data exchange needs carefully, especially the desired number of
Data Exchange volumes to be installed and configured, prior to the storage system configuration. This
is due to the possible need to reconfigure and reformat entire array groups, depending on the
microcode level of the storage system.
The system requirements for Data Exchange are:
• Data Exchange software for the applicable open-system platforms. This revision of the HP Storage-
Works Data Exchange Software User’s Guide covers Data Exchange software versions 01-XX-6x
and later. For information on earlier versions, see the previous revisions of this document.
• Data Exchange supports files larger than 2 GB.
• When installing/uninstalling Data Exchange (for 32/64-bit), follow the procedure presented
in this chapter. For 64-bit installation, the Data Exchange program must be version 01–XX–59
or later.
• Storage systems:
• FXmto: The storage systems must be configured with -B and/or -A Data Exchange volumes.
• FXotm: The storage systems must be configured with -C and/or -A Data Exchange volumes.
• FXoto: The user can format OPEN-x LUs as FXoto volumes or use -C Data Exchange volumes.
• Table 27 on page 49 specifies the Data Exchange version support for the storage system
models.
Table 27 Data Exchange Version Support for Storage Systems
Data Exchange (64-bit) Ver-
sion
Data Exchange (32-bit) Ver-
sion
Storage System
01-06-67 and later01-06-67 and laterP9500 Disk Array
01-05-66 and later01-05-66 and laterXP24000/XP20000 disk array
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