Preparing For External Storage Xp Operations; System Requirements - HP StorageWorks XP12000 User Manual

2 Preparing for External Storage XP
operations
This chapter describes requirements, preparations, and notes for External Storage XP. This chapter
also describes the HP StorageWorks products you can use with External Storage XP.

System requirements

External Storage XP operations involve the local array, a storage array used as an external array,
and the licensed External Storage XP feature enabled on Command View XP or XP Remote Web
Console. System requirements for External Storage XP are:
• Local array (first array)
Install and enable all hardware and microcode required for External Storage XP operations in the
local array.
CAUTION:
Before installing and enabling the hardware and microcode, see
Managing cache with external storage
NOTE:
Currently only an XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 can be used as a local array.
• External array (second array)
You also need a second storage device, called an external array in this user guide. For more
information, see
• HP StorageWorks Command View XP (running on a user-supplied Windows®-based PC) or XP
Remote Web Console
For instructions on installing and using Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console, 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.
NOTE:
You must run Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console in Modify mode to perform External
Storage XP operations. In View mode, you can only view External Storage XP information.
• External Storage XP
Enable the licensed External Storage XP feature in Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console.
for instructions.
Storage arrays that can be connected as external
External Storage XP user guide for the XP12000, XP10000, SVS200
arrays.
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