HP XP20000XP24000 Disk Array - Manual (Page 19)

Table 4 Program Products that can be Used in Conjunction with XP Thin Provisioning
Program Products Explanation
Business Copy
• You can use a V-VOL as a P-VOL or S-VOL. For details, see
“ Business Copy ” on page 19.
• You cannot use a pool-VOL as a P-VOL or S-VOL.
HP StorageWorks XP LUN
Manager
• You can use this program product to make settings on V-VOLs as well
as normal LDEVs.
• You cannot use this program product to make settings on pool-VOLs.
LUN Security The same as above.
HP StorageWorks XP
Data Retention Utility
The same as above.
HP StorageWorks XP
Disk/Cache Partition
The same as above. For details, see “ Disk/Cache Partition ” on page 20.
HP StorageWorks XP
Virtual LUN
You can register the volumes created by Virtual LUN in pools. However, you
cannot perform Virtual LUN operations on volumes registered in pools. For
details about Virtual LUN, see HP StorageWorks XP24000 Virtual LVI/LUN
(VLL) and Volume Shredder User's Guide.
Table 5 Program Products that cannot be Used in Conjunction with XP Thin Provisioning
Program Products Explanation
HP StorageWorks XP
Continuous Access
Software
Continuous Access
Asynchronous
• You cannot use a V-VOL as a P-VOL or S-VOL.
• You cannot use a pool-VOL as a P-VOL or S-VOL.
HP StorageWorks XP
Continuous Access
Journal Software
• You cannot use a V-VOL as a P-VOL, S-VOL, or journal volume.
• You cannot use a pool-VOL as a P-VOL, S-VOL, or journal volume.
XP Snapshot
• You cannot use a V-VOL of XP Thin Provisioning as a P-VOL of XP
Snapshot, S-VOL of XP Snapshot, or pool-VOL of XP Snapshot.
• You cannot use a pool-VOL of XP Thin Provisioning as a P-VOL of XP
Snapshot, S-VOL of XP Snapshot, or pool-VOL of XP Snapshot.
For details, see “ XP Snapshot ” on page 20.
HP StorageWorks
XP Cache Residency
Manager
You cannot use this program product to make settings on a V-VOL or pool-VOL.
HP StorageWorks
XP External Storage
Software
You cannot use this program product to make settings on a pool-VOL.
HP StorageWorks XP LUN
Expansion
You cannot use this program product to make settings on a V-VOL or pool-VOL.
HP StorageWorks XP
Volume Shredder
The same as above.
HP StorageWorks XP
Auto LUN Software
The same as above.
Business Copy
You can use XP Thin Provisioning in combination with Business Copy. The following figure shows using XP
Thin Provisioning and Business Copy (when both the P-VOL and S-VOL are V-VOLs).
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