HP XP External Storage Software - Manual (Page 13)

Figure 3 Concept of XP External Storage
By mapping an external volume as an internal volume using XP External Storage as shown in
Figure 3 (page 13) , it becomes possible to operate the external volume using Remote Web Console
as if it is a volume in the local storage system.
XP External Storage Components
Systems using XP External Storage usually contain the following components:
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Local storage system
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External storage system
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Remote Web Console computer
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XP External Storage
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External volume
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Internal volume, which is a virtual representation of an external volume
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LDEVs (Logical Devices) in an external volume
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Cross-subsystem path
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Mapping path
Figure 4 (page 14) illustrates the relations of the XP External Storage components.
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