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HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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To calculate the maximum number of pairs that you can create:

Where the added shared memory is one pair:

The maximum number of pairs that you can create = (

↓ (11,605 ÷ Number of bitmap

areas)

↓ )

The

↓ symbols around a value indicate that the value should be rounded down to the

former integer.

Where the added shared memory is two pairs:

The maximum number of pairs that you can create = (

↓ (28,671 ÷ Number of bitmap

areas)

↓ )

The

↓ symbols around a value indicate that the value should be rounded down to the

former integer.

NOTE:

The maximum number of pairs that you can create cannot exceed 16,384.

Table 3 Maximum pairs per emulation type, excluding custom-sized volumes

Maximum pairs (added
shared memory: 2 pairs)

Maximum pairs (added
shared memory: 1 pair)

Number of
bitmap areas

Number of
cylinders

Emulation type

16,384

11,605

1

3,339

OPEN-3

14,335

5,802

2

9,967

OPEN-8

14,335

5,802

2

10,017 2

OPEN-9

9,557

3,868

3

19,760 3

OPEN-E

4,095

1,657

7

49,440 7

OPEN-L

NOTE:

The capacity of OPEN-V is variable. To get the maximum number of OPEN-V pairs, use the formula.

CAUTION:

The bitmap areas that are used for XP Continuous Access are shared with XP

Continuous Access Journal. If you use both XP Continuous Access and XP Continuous Access
Journal, use the total value of both pairs.

The type of difference management (track or cylinder) differs according to the combination
of arrays. The differential data is stored in units of tracks or cylinders (see

Table 4 (page 16)

).

Table 4 Unit for storing the differential data

XP1024/XP128

XP12000/XP10000/SVS200

Track or Cylinder

Track or Cylinder

XP12000/XP10000 and SVS 200

Track or Cylinder

Track or Cylinder

XP1024/XP128

CAUTION:

You may specify the type of difference management when you create a pair

with the Paircreate pane (see

“Creating XP Continuous Access volume pairs (Paircreate)”

(page 99)

). If an XP12000 disk array is connected with an XP1024/XP128 disk array, type

of difference management is applied as it is when you specify the unit. If an XP12000 array
is connected with an XP1024/XP128 array, the differential data is stored in units of cylinders.
If an XP12000 array is connected with an XP1024/XP128 or XP1024/XP128 array, the
maximum number of pairs that you can create is the lesser number by comparing both numbers.

If an XP12000 disk array is connected with an XP1024/XP128 disk array, you can use XP
Remote Web Console or XP RAID Manager software to specify the type of difference

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Overview of XP Continuous Access operations

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