HP XP Racks User Manual

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AP

Application program.

API

Application programming interface.

APID

An ID for identifying the first DAD ID of a route. The same APID value is used for the primary
DKC and secondary DKC on the same route.

arbitration
command device

A command device used by remote DKCs in a 4x4 configuration to communicate with each other
for arbitration processing.

arbitration path

A path used by the supervisor DKC to communicate with subordinate DKCs in a 4x4 configuration
for remote-disk controller arbitration processing.

arbitration
processing

Hardware processing performed to preserve consistency between remote DKCs in a 4x4
configuration.

audit log

Audit log information enables you to get operating usage and communication records. Audit logs
are output to SYSLOG when actions or errors that are related to the linkage between XP P9000
Replication Manager Software and the Business Continuity Manager agent occur, such as when
the Business Continuity Manager agent starts or stops.

B

BC Z

Business Copy for Mainframe. A function that duplicates and maintains volumes in the system.
A generic name for the following products:

Business Continuity Manager Basic

XP7 for Business Continuity Manager Continuous Access Journal 4x4 Extended CTG Software

BCM

Business Continuity Manager

BCM Monitor

This function supports the automatic operation of copy groups. BCM Monitor automatically
performs operations on copy groups according to the information specified in BCM Monitor
parameter files.

BCM Monitor
parameter file

A generic name that refers to the YKMONCG and YKMONOPT files. The actions for BCM Monitor
are specified in the BCM Monitor parameter files.

Business Continuity
Manager agent

A program required to link with Replication Manager. Business Continuity Manager agent passes
requests between Replication Manager and Business Continuity Manager.

Business Continuity
Manager
environment
variable

An environment variable used to run Business Continuity Manager, which is set by using the
YKSETENV

command. The Business Continuity Manager environment variable enables the

following settings: host ID, prefix of the license information dataset, whether to use the system
logger service, and whether to output the CLI command-execution logs to SYSLOG or the console.

C

CANCEL command

An operator command used to forcibly stop a Business Continuity Manager agent or BCM Monitor.

cataloged
procedure for
startup

A cataloged procedure used for startup of a Business Continuity Manager agent or BCM Monitor.

CLI command

A command that can be used from the Business Continuity Manager command line interface.

Cnt Ac-J Z

Continuous Access Journal for Mainframe.

Cnt Ac-S

Continuous Access Synchronous, a function that remotely creates and manages volume copies
between storage subsystems. This writes a copy pair to the S-VOL synchronously with the P-VOL.

Cnt Ac-S Z

Continuous Access Synchronous for Mainframe.

configuration file

A generic name that refers to copy group definition files, disk configuration definition files,
command device definition files, route list definition files, and path set definition files.

consistency delta

A difference between the current time (the time that the information collection command is issued)
and the consistency time.

consistency group

(C/T group) When updating volumes in the group, this preserves consistency in the update
sequence.

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