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Flex Copy XP user guide 11
2 Preparing for Flex Copy XP operations
This chapter describes requirements, preparations, and notes for Flex Copy XP operations.
Flex Copy XP requirements
Flex Copy XP for the XP1024/XP128 is supported only on MSA arrays.
Flex Copy XP for the XP12000/XP10000 is supported on all HP arrays that External Storage XP supports
for that particular XP firmware.
Table 2 shows the Flex Copy XP requirements.
NOTE: For the external LU used for Flex Copy XP operations, the IO Suppression mode set when the
external LU is mapped as an internal LU must be set to Enable. For more information about the IO
Suppression and mapping modes, see the HP StorageWorks External Storage XP user guide.
Installing Flex Copy XP
You must install Flex Copy XP using the license key to perform Flex Copy XP operations on Command View
XP or XP Remote Web Console.
1. Start the Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console Java applet program for the local array.
2. Enable the External Storage XP options on Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console and on
each External Storage XP array.
3. Enable the Flex Copy XP options on Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console and on each Flex
Copy XP array.
For instructions, see the HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays or the
HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.
Table 2 Flex Copy XP requirements
Item Requirement
Emulation type OPEN-V
Maximum number of pairs The maximum number of pairs is 8,192. However, if you use a
large-capacity LU for the pair, the maximum number of pairs is smaller.
Available volumes You can use only volumes in CU group 0 (whose CU:LDEV number is
between 00:00 and 3F:FF) for Flex Copy XP operations.
Capacity of volumes set for the copy
pair
The copy source volume’s capacity and the copy destination volume’s
capacity must be the same.
When setting LUSE volumes for Flex Copy XP pairs, note the following:
• Copy source and copy destination volumes must be LUSE volumes.
• The number of LDEVs forming the LUSE volumes must be the same for
the copy source and copy destination volumes.
• LDEVs placed in the corresponding location in each LUSE volume must
have the same capacity.
Maximum number of concurrent copy
pairs
32 copy pairs
Copying system Always copy all data.
Number of copy destination volumes The copy pair must be configured by one copy source volume and one copy
destination volume.