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shows the difference between Standard and Initiator/External MIX modes.
When ports are set to Standard modes, you must connect the cables for the initiator and external
ports. However, if you set the Initiator/External MIX mode, you must connect only one cable, and
you can use that path to operate XP Continuous Access or XP Continuous Access Journal and the
remote command device.
For more information about port blocks and setting the Initiator/External MIX mode, see the HP XP
LUN Configuration and Security Manager user guide: HP XP12000 Disk Array, HP XP10000 Disk
Array, HP 200 Storage Virtualization System.
Figure 67 Difference between Standard and Initiator/External MIX modes
shows an example of using XP Continuous Access or XP Continuous Access
Journal with a remote command device. In
, local array 1 functions as the
MCU of XP Continuous Access or XP Continuous Access Journal, and at the same time it functions
as the local array of the remote command device. Local array 2 functions as the RCU of XP
Continuous Access or XP Continuous Access Journal, and at the same time it functions as the
external array of the remote command device. In this case, setting the XP Continuous Access or
XP Continuous Access Journal pair and setting the remote command device are both done using
the port of the Initiator/External MIX mode. As this example shows, you only need to connect one
cable to one of the ports set to Initiator/External MIX mode, which means that you do not need to
connect cables to each port of different port attributes.
Using XP Continuous Access or XP Continuous Access Journal with remote command devices
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