HP XP Continuous Access Software - Manual (Page 59)

Continuous Access XP user guide for the XP1024/XP128 59
Registering RCUs to the connected MCU
1. Ensure that remote copy connections and MCU ports are properly configured. Get the S/N of the RCU
and the SSIDs for the CU image in the RCU. The register RCU operation fails without this information.
The disk array should have a label or tag indicating its S/N and SSIDs. The HP representative can
also get the RCU S/N and SSIDs using the RCU’s service processor (at the remote site).
2. In the RCU Operation pane, click MCU&RCU in the Switch Display box.
3. In the CU number/Port tree, click the correct CU image. For this step, the list can be blank. You must
register and add RCUs to each CU image separately.
4. In the MCU/RCU list, right-click. For registering RCU operations, the RCU does not have to be selected
on the list.
5. In the pop-up menu, click RCU Operation, and click Add RCU. The Add RCU pane appears.
6. Enter the RCU’s S/N and the CU image’s Controller ID, CU number, and SSIDs or Path Gr. ID. Enter
the value in hexadecimal within the range of 1 to FF for Path Gr. ID or use the default value. Up to 64
Path Gr. IDs can be registered per subsystem. The MCU verifies the S/N when paths are established,
and verifies the SSIDs when volume pairs are created. If needed, add and delete SSIDs later using the
Add SSID pane (see ” Adding and deleting SSIDs for RCUs (Add SSID/Delete SSID) ” on page 64).
7. Click the MCU and RCU ports from the drop-down lists. The MCU will not establish less than the
minimum number of paths as specified on the RCU Option pane (see ” Modifying RCU options
(Change RCU Option) ” on page 60). If needed, you can add and delete paths later by using the Add
Path pane (see ” Adding and deleting logical paths for RCUs (Add Path/Delete Path) ” on page 62).
8. Click Option to open the RCU Option pane. Click Cancel to cancel settings made on the Add RCU
pane.
9. From the RCU Option pane, enter or select the settings for Minimum Paths, Maximum Initial Copy
Activity, and RIO MIH Time. For Fibre Channel interface, also specify the Path Blockade Watch setting.
10. In the RCU Option pane, click Set (even if you made no changes). Click Cancel to cancel the settings.
The list changes to the RCU Settings Parameter list.
11. The new RCU is displayed in the RCU Settings Parameter list. To check the path status for this RCU,
select the RCU, right-click, and click RCU Status. For more information about path status, see the
Troubleshooting chapter of the HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays or
the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console user guide for XP1024/XP128.
NOTE: After being set, options can be modified and canceled (see ” Modifying parameters and deleting
settings ” on page 66).
When the pair option is set (the RCU Option pane is closed), the list changes to the RCU Settings
Parameter list. Figure 31 shows the items in the RCU Settings Parameter list.
Figure 31 RCU Settings Parameter list
• S/N: RCU serial number
• SSID 1 to SSID 4: Selected SSID: SSID 1 to SSID 4
• M-R Path: Channel type
• Num. of Path: Number of the paths used
• MCU Port 1 to MCU Port 8: Port number on the MCU side: 1 to 8
• RCU Port 1 to RCU Port 8: Port number on the RCU side: 1 to 8