HP StorageWorks External Storage XP user guide for the XP12000, XP10000, SVS200 (T1706-96009, October 2007)

Figure 68 Using Continuous Access XP or Continuous Access XP Journal with remote

command devices

Using Initiator/External MIX mode

This section describes the procedure to use Initiator/External MIX mode and the procedure to stop using

Initiator/External MIX mode.

To use Initiator/External MIX mode:

1. Prepare

the initiator ports of the Standard mode and external ports of the Standard mode in one

port block.

For the procedure to set the port attribute to initiator, see the HP StorageWorks Continuous Access

XP user guide for the XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 or the HP StorageWorks Continuous Access

XP Jour

nal user guide.

Fortheproceduretosettheportattributetoexternal,seeSetting a local array's port attributes.

2. Set the Initiator/External MIX mode to the port block consisting of the initiator ports of the Standard

mode and external ports of the Standard mode.

For the procedure to set the Initiator/External MIX mode, see the HP StorageWorks LUN

Conﬁguration and Security Manager XP user guide for the XP12000/XP1000/SVS200.

3. Conne

ct the cable to the port, and connect an array to be used as an MCU and local array and an

array to be used as an RCU and external array.

4. Map the command device as the remote command device.

NOTE:

Only the command device can be recognized when the discovery operation is performed

using the external port of the Initiator/External MIX mode.

5. Start the Continuous Access XP or Continuous Access XP Journal operation and the remote command

device operation using the port of the Initiator/External MIX mode.

To stop using Initiator/External MIX mode:

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