Software Owner manual

Contents
Aboutthisguide .......................... 7
Supported storage platforms and firmware............................ 7
Intendedaudience...................................... 7
Prerequisites ........................................ 7
Relateddocumentation.................................... 7
Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 8
HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 8
Subscriptionservice ..................................... 9
HPwebsites ........................................ 9
Documentationfeedback ................................... 9
1Overviewofcopysolutions.................... 11
SnapshotXP ....................................... 11
BusinessCopyXP ..................................... 13
2SnapshotXPfunctions ...................... 15
VolumesSnapshotXPuses ................................. 15
SnapshotXPprimaryvolumes.............................. 15
SnapshotXPsecondaryvolumes............................. 16
SnapshotXPpoolvolumes ............................... 16
Creatingvirtualvolumemanagementareas .......................... 16
Creatingpools ...................................... 17
Creatingvirtualvolumes .................................. 17
CreatingSnapshotXPpairs................................. 18
Storingsnapshotdata ................................... 19
RestoringSnapshotXPpairs................................. 19
DeletingsnapshotdataorSnapshotXPpairs ......................... 20
ViewingSnapshotXPpairinformation ............................ 20
3RequirementsforSnapshotXPoperations.............. 23
RequirementsforusingSnapshotXP ............................. 23
InstallinganduninstallingSnapshotXP ............................ 23
InstallingSnapshotXP ................................. 23
UninstallingSnapshotXP ................................ 24
CalculatingthenumberofSnapshotXPpairsyoucancreate................... 24
Usingthenumberofdifferentialtables .......................... 24
Usingsharedmemorycapacityforthevirtualvolumemanagementarea............ 25
Usingthenumberofpairtables ............................. 27
4 Using Snapshot XP . . ..................... 29
ProcedureforusingSnapshotXPprocesses .......................... 29
StatusofSnapshotXPpairs................................. 30
Notesoncreatingpools .................................. 33
Definingpoolcapacity................................. 33
UsingexternalLUsaspool-VOLs............................. 34
NotesonusingSnapshotXP................................. 34
Switchingoffthepowersupply.............................. 34
Replacing the microprogram offline............................ 34
HP StorageWorks Snapshot XP user guide
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