HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 26)

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You will use HP XP7 Storage software products and functionality to manage and manipulate data
in your mapped volumes: for example, Virtual LVI/Virtual LUN, Continuous Access Synchronous,
LUN Manager, and so on.
This topic provides requirements and restrictions for the HP software supported with external
volumes.
Cache Residency
Review the following when using external volumes with Cache Residency:
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If you set bind mode, a cache of twice as much capacity as the user data area of the mapped
volume is required for the Cache Residency operation.
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Bind mode cannot be specified for an external volume if the Cache Mode is set to Disable You
can specify the Cache Mode setting before, during, or after mapping. See
“Editing external
volume policies (settings)” (page 42) for more information.
Fast Snap
Mapped volumes can be used in pairs for Fast Snap, with the following restrictions:
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Both internal and external volumes cannot be used together in the same pool.
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All external volumes in a pool must use the same Cache Mode setting.
After mapping and formatting an external volume, it is ready to use as a pair volume. The following
figure shows an example of an external volume used as a Pool-Vol.
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