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

Table 92 Hardware Setting Items (for using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function)
RemarksDescriptionItem
This is required when a reverse direction
command device uses the Remote DKC Control
Command device
• For the route in the forward direction
(Primary → Secondary)
Function to operate a primary site storage system
from a secondary site.
• For the route in the reverse direction
(Secondary → Primary) (optional)
This can also be set in Business Continuity
Manager.
An inter-control unit logical path must be
established.
Logical path
Preparing the software (Open/MF Consistency)
Table 93 (page 289) lists the software settings for using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation
Function.
Table 93 Software Setting Items (for Using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function)
RemarksDescriptionItem
NoneDisk configuration definition files are required
at the primary site and secondary site.
Disk configuration definition file
Set this item before starting a copy
operation.
A different route is required for each of the
forward and reverse directions. A reverse
route is optional.
Route list definition file and
command device definition file
The reverse route is required when you
operate the primary site storage
• In the route list for the forward direction
(originated from the primary site): Specify
a route of Primary → Secondary
systems from the secondary site by
using the Remote DKC Control
Function.
• In the route list for the reverse direction
(originated from the secondary site):
Specify a route of Secondary → Primary
NonePath sets are required for inter-control unit
logical paths.
Path set definition file
Set this item before starting a copy
operation.
Definition files for the Cnt Ac-S Z copy groups
assigned the Open/MF Consistency attribute
are required.
Copy group definition file
Definition procedure (Open/MF Consistency)
This section describes the definition procedure for using the Open/MF Consistency Preservation
Function. To use the Open/MF Consistency Preservation Function, you must assign the Open/MF
Consistency attribute to consistency groups.
Preparing at the Open System Side
Create a copy group with the consistency group ID specified for the open system side using RAID
Manager.
Definition Procedure for Business Continuity Manager
The procedure before you create a copy group definition file of Business Continuity Manager is
the same as the one for a 2DC configuration. For details, see “Definition procedure (2DC
configuration)” (page 149). The following procedure is required when you cerate a new copy group
or assign an attribute to an existing copy group.
When Defining a New Copy Group
To define a new copy group, specify the Open/MF Consistency attribute in the Copy Group
Attributes window.
Defining a configuration so that the Open/MF Consistency Preservation function can be used 289