Journal groups – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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Continuous Access XP Journal operations requirements and restrictions

specifies. A limit on the number of pairs is applied to the primary and secondary arrays. Use the

following formula to calculate the number of cylinders for different emulation types:
• For OPEN-V

Number of cylinders = (

( (

(Max. LBA/512)

) /15)

) + 1

The

symbols around a value indicate the value should be rounded up to the nearest integer.

Number of bitmap areas:
Calculate the number of bitmap areas to be used by all data volumes forming pairs from the number of

cylinders. If one pair of extended shared memories is used, 11,605 bitmap areas can be used in an

array. If two pairs of extended shared memories are used, 28,671 bitmap areas can be used in an

array.

NOTE:

If the calculated number of bitmap areas exceeds the total number of bitmap areas in the

array, the number of pairs you can create is limited.

Use the following formula to calculate the number of bitmap areas to be used for each volume:
Number of bitmap areas = (

((Number of cylinders

×

15) / 122,752)

)

The

symbols around a value indicate the value should be rounded up to the nearest integer.

Maximum number of pairs that can be created:
Use the following formulas to calculate the maximum number of pairs you can create:
• When one pair of extended shared cache memories is used

Maximum number of pairs = (

(11,605 /Number of bitmap areas)

)

The

symbols around a value indicate the value should be rounded down to the nearest

integer.

• When two pairs of extended shared cache memories are used

Maximum number of pairs = (

(28,671 /Number of bitmap areas)

)

The

symbols around a value indicate the value should be rounded down to the nearest

integer.

NOTE:

If the calculated maximum number of pairs exceeds 16,384, the actual maximum number

of pairs is limited to 16,384.

NOTE:

The capacity of OPEN-V is variable. To calculate the maximum number of pairs for

OPEN-V, use the formula.

CAUTION:

Bitmap areas used for Continuous Access XP Journal are also used for Continuous

Access XP. If you use Continuous Access XP and Continuous Access XP Journal, use the total

number of both pairs.

Journal groups

Continuous Access XP Journal journal groups have the following requirements:

Each Continuous Access XP Journal pair must be assigned to one and only one journal group.

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