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Configurations – HP StorageWorks XP Direct Backup Engine Software User Manual

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Backup solutions

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Configurations

Figure 4 to Figure 6 shows three different examples of configurations that
can be used for Direct Backup Engine operations.

For fibre-channel interface connections, you can use the switches as for
ordinary switch connections, and no special settings are required for the
XP Disk Arrays.

SAN Environment

Tape Device

XP Disk
Array

FC CA

VOL

CHF

VOL

Extended Copy

Command

Backup

Different
initiator ports

XP Disk
Array

Open-System Server with Backup Application

Target

CHF

Initiator

MCU Initiator

CHF

RCU Target

CHF

Target

Port group

Figure 4. Using Direct Backup Engine and Continuous Access via Different Initiator
Ports