Preparing The Hardware (4X4 Configuration) - HP XP P9500 Software User's Manual

Figure 85 Example of a 4x4 Configuration (1 Storage System:4 Storage System Configuration)
The supervisor DKC is a storage system that is in charge of consistency arbitration at the secondary
site. Subordinate DKCs are storage systems other than the supervisor DKC at the secondary site.

Preparing the hardware (4x4 configuration)

Table 51 (page 190)
settings for using Business Continuity Manager in a 4x4 configuration.
Table 51 Prerequisite Hardware (4x4 Configuration)
Item
Host
Storage system
Link between storage
systems (physical path)
190 Configuration Definitions
lists the prerequisite hardware and
Description
One unit for the primary site. If copy
group operations need to be performed
from the secondary site, also one unit for
the secondary site.
Primary site: One or more
XP12000/XP10000,
XP24000/XP20000, or P9500 Disk
Arrays
Secondary site: One or more
XP12000/XP10000, HP StorageWorks
XP24000/XP20000, or P9500 Disk
Arrays
Between the primary site and the
secondary site: Establish a bidirectional
Table 52 (page 191) lists the storage system
Remarks
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Up to 12 DKCs for each site.
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