HP XP7 Business Continuity Manager User Guide (TK954-96005)

Table 70 Required Configuration Files (4x4 Configuration)
RemarksDescriptionItem
—The disk configuration definition file is
required at the primary and secondary sites.
Disk configuration
definition file
This item is not necessary if you use Remote
Web Console to set up logical paths.
A path set is required for inter-disk controller
logical paths (bidirectional) between the
primary site and the secondary site.
Path set definition file
—Cnt Ac-J Z is required.Copy group definition file
Table 71 (page 230) shows how to prepare the configuration files at each site.
Table 71 How to Prepare the Configuration Files at Each Site (4x4 Configuration)
How to PrepareContentsFile Type
At the Secondary SiteAt the Primary Site
Transfer from the primary
site
Perform a local scanThe primary site configurationDisk configuration
definition file
Perform a local scanTransfer from the secondary
site
The secondary site configuration
Transfer from the primary
site
Define a path setPath set definition file
• An inter-disk controller logical
path in forward direction
• An inter-disk controller logical
path in reverse direction
Define a route listRoute list definition
file/Command device
definition file
• A forward direction
route/command device
• A reverse direction
route/command device
Define a copy groupA Cnt Ac-J Z copy groupCopy group definition
file
NOTE: If you define the route list, the route list definition file and the command device definition
file will be created at the same time.
Definition procedure (4x4 configuration)
A 4x4 configuration is defined in the following procedure.
1. Set up the storage system.
Set the items that need to be set by using Remote Web Console from among the items listed
in Table 69 (page 229).
2. Set up a Business Continuity Manager environment.
Do the following:
• Scan the storage system to create a disk configuration definition file.
• Define a path set and establish a logical path.
• Define a route list and register a command device.
3. Create a copy group
Define copy groups, create copy pairs, and register journal groups in the EXCTG of the storage
system.
230 Configuration definitions