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Figure 15 BC and Continuous Access XP: Shared P-VOL/P-VOL

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The configuration shown in

Figure 16

is an example of a volume functioning as both a Continuous

Access XP S-VOL and BC P-VOL. With this configuration, you can use BC to provide remote copies
of Continuous Access XP S-VOLs.

Figure 16 BC and Continuous Access XP: Shared P-VOL/S-VOL

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CAUTION:

When you share a BC P-VOL with a Continuous Access XP S-VOL as shown in

Figure 16

, the write

operation to the Continuous Access XP P-VOL takes time. Especially, when the BC pair is in the
PSUS(SP) status, the write operation to the Continuous Access XP P-VOL may take extra time due to
the time for copying to the BC pair. In addition, in the case of Continuous Access XP Asynchronous,
the Continuous Access XP pair may be suspended and fail due to a shortage of capacity in its side
file.

The configuration shown in

Figure 17

is an example of a volume functioning as both a Continuous

Access XP P-VOL and BC P-VOL, while the S-VOL of the same Continuous Access XP pair is also
functioning as the P-VOL of another BC pair. With this configuration, you can perform the following:

Use BC to provide on-site backup copies of Continuous Access XP P-VOLs and S-VOLs

Use Continuous Access XP to provide remote backup of BC P-VOLs

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