HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software - Manual (Page 118)

118 Remote command devices
Figure 66 shows the difference between Standard and Initiator/External MIX modes. When ports are set
to Standard modes, you must connect the cables for the initiator and external ports. However, if you set
the Initiator/External MIX mode, you must connect only one cable, and you can use that path to operate
Continuous Access XP or Continuous Access XP Journal and the remote command device.
For more information about port blocks and setting the Initiator/External MIX mode, see the
HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP user guide for the
XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.
Figure 66 Difference between Standard and Initiator/External MIX modes
Figure 67 shows an example of using Continuous Access XP or Continuous Access XP Journal with a
remote command device. In Figure 67 , local array 1 functions as the MCU of Continuous Access XP or
Continuous Access XP Journal, and at the same time it functions as the local array of the remote command
device. Local array 2 functions as the RCU of Continuous Access XP or Continuous Access XP Journal, and
at the same time it functions as the external array of the remote command device. In this case, setting the
Continuous Access XP or Continuous Access XP Journal pair and setting the remote command device are
both done using the port of the Initiator/External MIX mode. As this example shows, you only need to