Pair status and data currency – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Figure 27 Shared Continuous Access Journal primary volume and secondary volume with
Business Copy primary volumes

Configurations with Business Copy secondary volumes

The following figure shows a Business Copy primary volume used as the production volume. A
remote Continuous Access Journal backup copy is made of the Business Copy secondary volume.
The Business Copy pair must be in PSUS status (Split) to perform the Continuous Access Journal
operation.

Figure 28 Shared Continuous Access Journal secondary volume with Business Copy primary volume

Pair status and data currency

The table below shows whether the data in a shared volume is current, given the combined status.

Table 25 Data currency of a shared volume

Business Copy pair status

Continuous Access
Journal pair status

PSUE

COPY
(RS/RS-R)

PSUS

COPY (SP)

PAIR

COPY (PD)

Not Current

Not Current

Current

Not Current

Not Current

Not Current

COPY

Not Current

Not Current

Current

Not Current

Not Current

Not Current

PAIR

Not Current

Current

Current

Current

Current

Not Current

PSUS/PSUE

Check pair status for shared volumes as follows:

For Continuous Access Journal, check status of the primary volume or secondary volume.

For Business Copy, check status of the primary volume.

Business Copy supports multiple secondary volumes for each primary volume. When you check
pair status, the system returns status for only one pair—the pair whose secondary volume has the

Configurations with Business Copy secondary volumes

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