B sharing volumes – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual
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B Sharing volumes
This appendix discusses other P9500 software volumes that can be shared with Continuous Access
Journal volumes.
Because Continuous Access Synchronous and Business Copy volumes can be used extensively with
Continuous Access Journal, complete information for these configurations is provided in:
“Configurations with Continuous Access Synchronous” (page 141)
“Configurations with Business Copy” (page 154)
.
Volume types that can be shared with Continuous Access Journal
The following table shows whether non-Continuous Access Journal volumes can be used as
Continuous Access Journal P-VOLs, S-VOLs, and journal volumes.
Table 8 Volume types that can be shared with Cnt Ac-J
Used as Cnt Ac-J
journal volume?
Used as Cnt Ac-J
S-VOL?
Used as Cnt Ac-J
P-VOL?
Volumes types and functions
Cache Residency
No
Yes
Yes
Volume set for CR
Fast Snap and Snapshot
7
No
Yes
2
Yes
1
P-VOL in all statuses except COPY(RS-R)/COPY
No
No
No
P-VOL in COPY(RS-R)/COPY status
No
No
No
V-VOL
No
No
No
pool-VOL
Data Exchange
No
No
No
Volume usable by both mainframe and open
systems
Data Retention
Yes
Yes
Yes
Volume with Read/Write attribute
No
Yes
Yes
Volume with Protect attribute
No
Yes
Yes
Volume with Read Only attribute
No
Only when restoring
a Cnt Ac-J pair.
Yes
Volume that is disabled for use as an S-VOL
Thin Provisioning
No
Yes
Yes
Virtual volume
Smart Tiers
No
Yes
Yes
Virtual volume
External Storage Access Manager
No
No
No
P-VOL
No
No
No
S-VOL in COPY status
No
No
Yes
S-VOL in PAIR status
No
No
Yes
S-VOL in PSUS status
No
No
Yes
S-VOL in SSWS status
Volume types that can be shared with Continuous Access Journal
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