Document Outline

• HP StorageWorks Flex Copy XP user guide
• Contents
• About this guide
  • Supported storage platforms and firmware
  • Intended audience
  • Prerequisites
  • Related documentation
  • Document conventions and symbols
    • Table 1 Document conventions
  • HP technical support
  • Subscription service
  • HP web sites
  • Documentation feedback
• 1 Flex Copy XP overview
  • Figure 1 Copying data in an external LU to a local array volume
  • Figure 2 Copying data in a local array to an external LU
• 2 Preparing for Flex Copy XP operations
  • Flex Copy XP requirements
    • Table 2 Flex Copy XP requirements
  • Installing Flex Copy XP
  • Preparing for Flex Copy XP operations
  • Uninstalling Flex Copy XP
  • Notices on Flex Copy XP operations
• 3 Requirements and overview of copy operations
  • Requirements for volumes that can be used as copy pairs
    • Figure 3 Example of volumes that cannot be shared by Flex Copy XP pairs
  • Overview of copy operations
    • General cautions and notes about Flex Copy XP operations
      • Table 3 Estimate of Flex Copy XP’s copy speed
      • Figure 4 Configuration of two MSCS nodes in a single node
    • Cautions about Flex Copy XP copy pair volumes
      • Cautions about starting copy operations
        • Figure 5 Configuration pattern example 1: starting copy operations
        • Figure 6 Configuration pattern example 2: starting copy operations
        • Figure 7 Configuration pattern example 3: starting copy operations
        • Figure 8 Configuration pattern example 4: starting copy operations
      • Cautions during copy processing
        • Figure 9 Configuration pattern example 1: during copy processing
        • Figure 10 Configuration pattern example 2: during copy processing
        • Figure 11 Configuration pattern example 3: during copy processing
        • Figure 12 Configuration pattern example 4: during copy processing
    • Copy pair status
      • Figure 13 Transition of Flex Copy XP pair status
      • Table 4 Transition of Flex Copy XP pair status
      • Table 5 Pair status that RAID Manager XP displays
    • Copy operations from Flex Copy XP (Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console)
    • Copy operations from RAID Manager XP
      • Requirements for Flex Copy XP and Business Copy XP operations from RAID Manager XP
        • Table 6 Requirements for Flex Copy XP and Business Copy XP operations
        • Figure 14 Connection configuration when using Flex Copy XP
        • Figure 15 Connection configuration when using Business Copy XP
      • Preparing for RAID Manager XP command operations
        • Figure 16 Procedure before Flex Copy XP pair operations using RAID Manager XP
        • Figure 17 RAID Manager XP configuration example
      • RAID Manager XP command examples
        • Table 7 Examples of RAID Manager XP commands
      • System operation example
        • Figure 18 Obtaining backup data from the Branch Office to the Head Office
• 4 Flex Copy XP copy operations
  • Flex Copy XP pane
    • Figure 19 Flex Copy XP pane
    • Pair list
      • Figure 20 Pair list
    • Preset list
      • Figure 21 Preset list
      • Figure 22 Preset Detail pane (copy pair is set)
  • Panes for copy pair setting operations
    • Pair Volume Setting pane
      • Figure 23 Pair Volume Setting pane
      • Figure 24 Pair Volume Setting pane (after copy pair is set)
    • Copy Type Setting pane
      • Figure 25 Copy Type Setting pane
  • Copying data in an external LU to a local array volume
  • Copying data in the local array volume to an external LU
  • Displaying Flex Copy XP operations history
    • Figure 26 Flex Copy History pane
    • Table 8 Reference codes, messages, and message descriptions
    • Canceling copy pairs (Delete Pair)
      • Figure 27 Preset status of canceling copy pair operation
• 5 Troubleshooting
  • General troubleshooting instructions
    • Table 9 General troubleshooting for Flex Copy XP
  • Contacting your HP account support representative
• A Adjusting volume capacity for copy pair settings
  • Copying data from an external array (using an external LU as the P-VOL)
    • Figure 28 Copying data from an external array (using an external LU as the P-VOL)
  • Copying data to an external array (using an external LU as the S-VOL)
    • Figure 29 Copying data to an external array (using an external LU as the S-VOL)
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