Mapping command devices as remote command devices, Restrictions on remote command devices – HP XP Data Shredder Software User Manual

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Device information about the command device that the remote command device reports to the host

includes:
• Serial number
• Vendor
• Device name

NOTE:

The device name reported to the host is the same as the one displayed in the Device column of the

Device list. For the device names reported to the host, see

Table 10

.

Even if the status of the remote command device is normal, an error may occur when the

operations or commands are performed on the remote command device.
If an error occurs even though the status of the remote command device is normal, check the status of

the command device of the external array, not the remote command device.

The following are restrictions for mapping command devices as remote command devices.

Table 11 Restrictions on remote command devices

Item

Restriction

Emulation type

OPEN-V

Number of LDEVs in an external LU

1

IO Suppression mode

Disable

Cache mode

Disable

Minimum capacity

96,000 blocks (about 47 MB)

Maximum capacity

2 TB

External Storage XP's Discovery operation cannot identify remote command devices.

You cannot execute I/Os to remote command devices.

You cannot set command devices to disabled on remote command devices.

You cannot set command devices' security on remote command devices.

Do not set command devices' security on the external array side for command devices mapped as

remote command devices.

You cannot create LUSE volumes using remote command devices.

You cannot use Volume Manager to create CVs in remote command devices.

Cache LUN XP is not available on remote command devices.

Mapping command devices as remote command devices

To map command devices in external arrays as remote command devices, see

Mapping external LUs

(Add LU)

.

NOTE:

Command devices that can be mapped as remote command devices are displayed on External Storage

XP's panes as shown in

Table 10

.

When you select Discovery in the Device tree on the LU Operation pane, the external array's WWNs

appear. When you select an external array's WWN in the Device tree, information such as OPEN-V-CM

appears in the Device column of the Device list for command devices that can be mapped. Select a

command device that can be mapped, and follow the procedure in

Mapping external LUs (Add LU)

to map it.

External Storage XP user guide

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