HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Table 68 Prerequisite Hardware (4x4 Configuration) (continued)

Remarks

Description

Item

physical path (for logical paths) using a
FCP cable.

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Inter-storage systems at the secondary
site: Establish a unidirectional
Inter-remote-disk controller physical path
(for arbitration paths) from the supervisor
DKC at the secondary site to each
subordinate DKC using a FCP cable.

Inter-storage systems at the primary site:
If consistency must be maintained by
using the reverse resync function,
establish a unidirectional physical path
(for arbitration paths) from the supervisor
DKC at the primary site to each
subordinate DKC using a FCP cable.

Table 69 Storage System Setting Items (4x4 Configuration)

Remarks

Description

Item

Use Remote Web Console for the setup.

Secondary site storage system: At least
one arbitration command device is
required for each subordinate DKC.

Arbitration command
device

Primary site storage system: If the Reverse
Resync function is used, at least one
arbitration command device is required
for each subordinate DKC.

Use Remote Web Console for the setup.

Arbitration path

•

An arbitration path from the
supervisor disk controller at the
secondary site to each subordinate
disk controller.

•

An arbitration path from the
supervisor disk controller at the
primary site to each subordinate disk
controller.

Use Remote Web Console for the setup.

Set up a remote command device by
mapping it to the supervisor disk

Remote command
device

controller of the arbitration command
device.

Use Remote Web Console for the setup.

A journal group is required for each of
the primary and secondary sites.

Journal group

Timer type: SYSTEM

Use Remote Web Console for the setup.

At least one journal volume is required
for each journal group.

Journal volume

Defining a 4x4 configuration 223

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