HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 288)

Table 92 Hardware Setting Items (for using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function)
Remarks Description Item
This is required when a reverse direction
command device uses the Remote DKC Command device •
For the route in the forward direction
(Primary
→ Secondary)
Control Function to operate a primary
site storage system from a secondary site.
• For the route in the reverse direction
(Secondary
→ Primary) (optional)
This can also be set in Business
Continuity Manager. An inter-control unit logical path must be
established. Logical path
Preparing the software (Open/MF Consistency)
Table 93 (page 288) lists the software settings for using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation
Function.
Table 93 Software Setting Items (for Using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function)
Remarks Description Item
None Disk configuration definition files are
required at the primary site and
secondary site. Disk configuration definition file
Set this item before starting a copy
operation. A different route is required for each
of the forward and reverse directions.
A reverse route is optional. Route list definition file and command
device definition file
The reverse route is required when you
operate the primary site storage systems
•
In the route list for the forward
direction (originated from the
from the secondary site by using the
Remote DKC Control Function.
primary site): Specify a route of
Primary
→ Secondary
•
In the route list for the reverse
direction (originated from the
secondary site): Specify a route of
Secondary
→ Primary
None Path sets are required for inter-control
unit logical paths. Path set definition file
Set this item before starting a copy
operation. Definition files for the Cnt Ac-S Z copy
groups assigned the Open/MF
Consistency attribute are required. Copy group definition file
Definition procedure (Open/MF Consistency)
This section describes the definition procedure for using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation
Function. To use the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function, you must assign the Open/MF
Consistency attribute to consistency groups.
Preparing at the Open System Side
Create a copy group with the consistency group ID specified for the open system side using RAID
Manager.
Definition Procedure for Business Continuity Manager
The procedure before you create a copy group definition file of Business Continuity Manager is
the same as the one for a 2DC configuration. For details, see
“Definition procedure (2DC
configuration)” (page 146) . The following procedure is required when you cerate a new copy group
or assign an attribute to an existing copy group.
288 Configuration definitions