HP XP P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.6.1-00 Configuration Guide

• If you are replacing an instance of P9000 mainframe agent with HP StorageWorks P9000 for
Business Continuity Manager, HP recommends removing P9000 mainframe agent first.
Prerequisites for managing copy pairs on mainframe systems using P9000 RAID
Manager
With P9500 systems, you can manage volumes and copy pairs on mainframe systems using P9000
RAID Manager. In this case, you must use the views and the copy pair definition wizard for open
systems. The prerequisites are as follows:
• The copy pair must consist of Continuous Access Synchronous or Continuous Access Journal.
• Multi-target and cascade configurations cannot be used.
• Neither a virtual command device nor a device group is used.
• The copy pair is not simultaneously managed by P9000 RAID Manager and HP StorageWorks
P9000 for Business Continuity Manager. That is:
• A copy pair managed by HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager is not
defined in the configuration definition file of P9000 RAID Manager.
• No volumes that consist of a copy pair in a mainframe system managed by P9000 RAID
Manager are scanned by HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager, and HP
StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager is not aware of LDEVs that comprise
the same copy pair.
• The value of server.agent.rm.centralizePairConfiguration in the server.prop-
erties file of Device Manager Agent must be set to enable. For details, see the HP P9000
Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
Prerequisites for data migration using virtual IDs
If a volume is an HP P9500 storage system and belongs to a resource group used for a data migration
function that uses virtual IDs, Replication Manager can display the physical IDs and define pair
configurations specifying the physical IDs. However, the following functions are not available:
• Displaying virtual ID
• Settings of storage system (command device, pool volume, and journal group)
• Managing replicas
The prerequisites for defining or managing such a configuration are as follows:
• Copy pairs must be configured in such a way that they are managed with the central management
method.
• The configuration definition file is re-created to adapt the migrated environment.
• Authentication mode of the command device is enabled.
• User authentication for all command devices that are recognized by the pair management server
is performed using the raidcom command.
If the pair management server is Windows, use the service execution user account of Device
Manager agent to perform the user authentication.
For details about the central management method and the configuration definition file, see the HP
P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
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