Preparing the hardware (open/mf consistency), Preparing the hardware (open/mf – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Figure 108 Configuration Example for Using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function

Preparing the hardware (Open/MF Consistency)

Table 91 (page 287)

lists the prerequisite hardware and Table 5-36 lists the hardware settings for

using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function.

Table 91 Prerequisite Hardware (for Using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function)

Remarks

Description

Item

Installation of a host at the secondary site
is optional.

One host is at the primary site and
another host is at the secondary site

Host

Primary site: one or more
XP12000/XP10000 or
XP24000/XP20000 Disk Arrays

Storage system

Secondary site: one or more
XP12000/XP10000 or
XP24000/XP20000 Disk Arrays

Operation is only possible in forward
direction paths. However, when

A bidirectional physical path must be
established between the primary and

Physical path

operations from the secondary site,
connect a bidirectional path beforehand.

secondary sites, connected by the FCP
cable. (A reverse direction path is
recommended but not mandatory.)

Defining a configuration so that the Open/MF Consistency Preservation function can be used 287

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