Deleting Rcus (Delete Rcu); Rcu Path Parameters; Fibre Channel Interface Connections Going Through Switches - HP StorageWorks XP12000 User Manual

Deleting RCUs (Delete RCU)

You can delete an RCU from an MCU only after all Continuous Access XP volume pairs between the MCU
CU image and RCU CU image are deleted. When you delete an RCU from an MCU, the MCU deletes
all logical paths from the current MCU CU image to the selected RCU CU image. Deleting an RCU does
not affect Continuous Access XP operations between other MCU CU images and that RCU. After an RCU
is deleted, reconfigure remote copy connections to add another RCU to the MCU, or remove remote
copy connections and reconfigure MCU ports (initiator ports to ordinary target ports for fibre, RCPs to
LCPs for serial) to provide additional host channels for the MCU.
Use the Delete RCU command to delete selected RCU from the current MCU CU image. If all affected
pairs are not deleted, the MCU rejects the delete RCU operation to prevent accidental deletion of
Continuous Access XP pairs.
1.
Connect to the MCU.
2.
Ensure that all affected Continuous Access XP volume pairs are deleted. Volume pairs, which consist
of a P-VOL in the connected MCU and CU image and an S-VOL in the selected RCU, must be deleted.
3. From the CU number/Port tree on the RCU Operation pane, ensure that the correct CU image
is selected.
4.
From the MCU/RCU list, click the RCU to be deleted.
5.
Right-click, click RCU Operation, and click Delete RCU.
6. Click Apply on the Continuous Access XP main pane to apply the deletion to the disk array.

RCU path parameters

For the Fibre Channel interface, two types of CHF P/K (Fibre Channel packages) are provided: 4-port
and 2-port packages. The port mode depends on the package type. Also, each port might have a
different PCB mode setting (standard or high-speed). Therefore, when you configure paths among initiator
ports, target ports, and RCU target ports, study the port modes and specify the correct mode for each
port. Figure 35
Continuous Access XP pane used for this configuration.
Figure 35 Fibre Channel interface connections going through switches
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Continuous Access XP for the Array
and Figure 36 show Fibre Channel interface connections going through switches and the