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Using Thin Provisioning or Smart Tiers with other HP XP7 Storage products
Interoperability of THP V-VOLs and pool-VOLs
THP V-VOLs and pool-VOLs can be used in conjunction with other HP XP7 Storage products. The
following table lists the operations that are permitted and not permitted.
Not permitted Permitted Product name (Guide name)
Performing operations on THP
pool-VOLs or THP V-VOLs. Not applicable Cache Residency (HP XP7
Performance for Open and Mainframe
Systems User Guide)
Using a V-VOL as a Fast Snap primary
volume. The maximum total number of Fast Snap (HP XP7 Fast Snap User
Guide) • Using a THP V-VOL as a Fast Snap
secondary volume or pool-VOL.
pools per storage system is 128. Fast
•
Using a Thin Provisioning or Smart
Tiers pool-VOL as a Fast Snap
Snap pool limits are reduced by the
number of Thin Provisioning pools and
Smart Tiers Z pools.
primary volume, secondary volume
or pool-VOL.
•
Increasing the capacity of a THP
V-VOL using Fast Snap.
•
Reclaiming zero pages of a V-VOL
used by Fast Snap.
Performing operations on THP
pool-VOLs. Performing operations on THP V-VOLs. Data Retention (HP XP7 Provisioning
for Open Systems User Guide)
Performing operations on THP
pool-VOLs. Performing operations on THP V-VOLs. Database Validator (HP XP7 Database
Validator User Guide)
Performing operations on THP
pool-VOLs. Performing operations on THP V-VOLs. LUN Manager (HP XP7 Provisioning
for Open Systems User Guide)
LUN Security (HP XP7 Provisioning for
Open Systems User Guide)
Using a THP V-VOL as a Business
Copy primary volume or secondary
volume. Business Copy (HP XP7 Business Copy
User Guide) •
Using a pool-VOL as a Business
Copy primary volume or secondary
volume.
• Increasing the capacity of a THP
V-VOL used by Business Copy.
•
Reclaiming zero pages of a THP
V-VOL is determined by the pair
status. For more information, see
“Business Copy pair status for
reclaiming zero pages” (page 68)
.
Using a THP V-VOL as a Continuous
Access Synchronous primary volume
or secondary volume. Continuous Access Synchronous (HP
XP7 Continuous Access Synchronous
User Guide) •
Using a pool-VOL as a Continuous
Access Synchronous primary volume
or secondary volume.
• Increasing the capacity of THP
V-VOL used as a primary or
secondary volume of a Continuous
Access Synchronous pair.
• Reclaiming zero pages of THP
V-VOL used by a journal volume.
Using a THP V-VOL as a Continuous
Access Journal primary volume, Continuous Access Journal (HP XP7
Continuous Access Journal User
Guide) • Using a THP V-VOL as a journal
volume that has a mainframe
emulation type.
secondary volume, or journal volume.
However, the journal volume must be
• Using a THP pool-VOL as a
Continuous Access Journal journal
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