Requirements and restrictions, Track format – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual
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TrueCopy for the XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000
• For distances greater than 43 km (26.7 miles), approved third-party channel extender products and
telecommunications lines are required. Long-distance TC390 solutions are provided based on user
requirements and workload characteristics.
NOTE:
Use of channel extenders may require additional XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000
configuration (for example, mode 21).
All serial remote copy activities between two XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000s, such as
TC390, TC390A, CA Sync, and CA Async, can share the same remote copy connections.
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Remote copy connections – Fibre Channel (see ”
• Multimode or single-mode optical fibre cables are required at both the MCU and RCU.
• For distances from 0.5 km to 1.5 km (1,640 to 4,920 feet), multimode shortwave Fibre Channel
interface cables with up to two switches are required.
• For distances from 10 km to 30 km (6.2 to 18.6 miles), single-mode longwave Fibre Channel
interface cables with up to two switches are required.
• For distances greater than 30 km, approved third-party channel extender products and
telecommunications lines are required.
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zSeries and S/390 host: MVS/DFP® 3.2.0 + PTF, or VM/ESA® 2.1.0 + PTF.
• Optional error recover procedure (ERP) functions require MVS/DFP 3.2.0 or later.
• ICKDSF R16 + PTF functions require VM/ESA 2.1.0 or later.
• If the primary and/or secondary system consists of several CPU complexes, a SYSPLEX timer is
required to provide a common time reference for the host I/O time-stamping function.
• APAR OW36948 is required for 16-session support for HXRC.
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Command View XP management station and Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console software.
The Command View XP management station is supplied by the user. The Web browser is required to
operate the Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console Java™ Applet programs. Also, the license
key code is required to operate the TC390 software.
NOTE:
Administrator access to the Command View XP management station or XP Remote Web
Console is required to perform TC390 operations. Users without administrator access can only view
TC390 information.
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TC390 option(s) enabled on the XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000 and on the Command View XP
management station or XP Remote Web Console (see ”
Installing the TrueCopy Software
Requirements and Restrictions
TC390 has the following requirements and restrictions:
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Track format
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One-to-one volume copy operations
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Duplicate VOLSER (Volume Serial Number)
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Logical volume image (LVI) (also called device emulation or device type)
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Accessing TC390 M-VOLs and R-VOLs
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Cache, NVS, and DASD fast write
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Consistency groups
Track Format
TC390 has the following disk track format requirements that the user must follow. TC390 cannot detect
exceptions to these requirements. The MCU will abort the TC390 initial copy operation if the track format
for both the M-VOL and R-VOL does not meet the following requirements:
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The TC390 M-VOL and R-VOL must have the same track format.