Setting up an svp as a virtual command device, Network prerequisites – HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software User Manual

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Prerequisite

Target

Device Manager agent 7.1.0 or later and RAID Manager 01-25-xx/xx or later
must be installed.
The configuration definition file is in a format that is supported by Device Manager
agent, and the RAID Manager instance must have started normally.

Pair Management server

The serial numbers of the storage systems managed by the Device Manager server
must be unique.

Storage system

RAID Manager 01-25-xx/xx or later must be installed (Device Manager agent is
not necessary), and the relay (RAID Manager) instance must have been started.
In addition:

The user account for executing the Device Manager agent service (or Applica-
tion Agent service) and the local system account must be set up to permit login
in by the command device authentication account.

If the RAID Manager instance is used to access multiple storage systems, the
account must be set up so that the same command device authentication account
and password can be used to log into each of the command devices.

Virtual Command Device
server

NOTE:

Some configurations using virtual command devices are not supported; see the

HP XP7 Replication

Manager Configuration Guide for more information.

Table 18 Network prerequisites

Prerequisite

Network application scope

The UDP communication ports used by the RAID Manager instances must
be specified in a configuration definition file.

Communication between the
primary and secondary RAID
Manager instances

The RAID Manager instances on the pair management servers can com-
municate with the SVPs using UDP. The ports used by the RAID Manager
instances on the pair management servers are determined by adding
34000 +

instance-number

+ 1.The port number used by the SVPs is

31001.

Communication between the RAID
Manager instances and the SVPs

The RAID Manager instances on the pair management servers can com-
municate with the relay (RAID Manager) instance installed on the virtual
command device server using UDP. The ports used by the RAID Manager
instances on the pair management servers is the value determined by
adding 34000 +

instance-number

+ 1. The port used by the (RAID

Manager) relay instance on the virtual command device server is specified
in a configuration definition file.

Communication between the RAID
Manager instances and the RAID
Manager relay instance on the vir-
tual command device

Setting up an SVP as a virtual command device

NOTE:

For complete details on configuring and using virtual command devices, consult the

HP XP7 RAID

Manager User Guide

Managing pair life cycle

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