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Continuous Access XP Journal user guide

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Combining Continuous Access XP Journal with Virtual LUN

You can perform Virtual LUN operations on primary and secondary data volumes in Continuous Access

XP Journal pairs. To perform Virtual LUN operations on a Continuous Access XP Journal primary or

secondary data volume, delete the pair first to return the volume to SMPL status.
When creating a Continuous Access XP Journal pair consisting of two Virtual LUN volumes, ensure that

the primary and secondary data volumes have the same capacity.

Combining Continuous Access XP Journal with Cache LUN XP

You can perform Cache LUN XP operations on Continuous Access XP Journal primary and secondary

data volumes.

Combining Continuous Access XP Journal with LUN Manager

LUN Manager operations do not affect Continuous Access XP Journal operations. You can also assign

volumes under secure ports and/or assigned to host groups or iSCSI targets to Continuous Access XP

Volume that is disabled for use

as an S-VOL

Yes.

No.
However, the volume

can be used as a

secondary data volume

only when you restore a

Continuous Access XP

Journal pair.

No.

Volume including VMA

Yes.

Yes.

No.

Cross-OS File Exchange

Volume usable by both

mainframe and open systems

No.

No.

No.

Database Validator

Database Validator volume

No.

No.

No.

Cache LUN XP

Cache LUN XP volume

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Performance Control XP

Performance Control XP volume

Yes.

Yes.

No.

Virtual LUN

Virtual LUN volume

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

LUN Manager

Volume to which a path is

defined

Yes.

Yes.

No.

Volume to which no path is

defined

No.

No.

No.

Volume to which LUN security is

applied

Yes.

Yes.

No.

1. You can use the volume as a secondary data volume only when restoring a Continuous Access XP Journal pair or performing a

RAID Manager XP

horctakeover

operation.

Table 18

Whether non-Continuous Access XP Journal volumes can be used as Continuous Access XP

Journal volumes (continued)

Functions and volumes

Can volumes be used

as primary data

volumes?

Can volumes be used

as secondary data

volumes?

Can volumes be used

as journal volumes?