3 preparing for data exchange operations, System requirements, Data exchange version support for storage systems – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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3 Preparing for Data Exchange Operations

This chapter describes the system and volume configuration requirements to run and operate Data
Exchange. It also provides instructions on how to install Data Exchange.

System Requirements

, page 49

Installing and Configuring the Data Exchange Volumes

, page 55

Installing the Data Exchange Software

, page 60

Entering the Data Exchange License Key Code

, page 64

Creating FXoto Volumes Using the FMT Utility

, page 66

Creating the Data Exchange Volume Definition Files

, page 71

Verifying Mainframe Dataset Requirements

, page 75

Allocating FXoto Intermediate Datasets

, page 76

System Requirements

The user should examine existing data exchange needs carefully, especially the desired number of
Data Exchange volumes to be installed and configured, prior to the storage system configuration. This
is due to the possible need to reconfigure and reformat entire array groups, depending on the
microcode level of the storage system.

The system requirements for Data Exchange are:

Data Exchange software for the applicable open-system platforms. This revision of the HP Storage-
Works Data Exchange Software User’s Guide
covers Data Exchange software versions 01-XX-6x
and later. For information on earlier versions, see the previous revisions of this document.
• Data Exchange supports files larger than 2 GB.
• When installing/uninstalling Data Exchange (for 32/64-bit), follow the procedure presented

in this chapter. For 64-bit installation, the Data Exchange program must be version 01–XX–59
or later.

Storage systems:
• FXmto: The storage systems must be configured with -B and/or -A Data Exchange volumes.
• FXotm: The storage systems must be configured with -C and/or -A Data Exchange volumes.
• FXoto: The user can format OPEN-x LUs as FXoto volumes or use -C Data Exchange volumes.

Table 27

on page 49 specifies the Data Exchange version support for the storage system

models.

Table 27 Data Exchange Version Support for Storage Systems

Data Exchange (64-bit) Ver-

sion

Data Exchange (32-bit) Ver-

sion

Storage System

01-06-67 and later

01-06-67 and later

P9500 Disk Array

01-05-66 and later

01-05-66 and later

XP24000/XP20000 disk array

HP StorageWorks P9000 Data Exchange User Guide

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