HP StorageWorks XP Virtualization Adapter, Руководство администратора

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1 Overview of HP StorageWorks XP
Virtualization Adapter
HP StorageWorks XP Virtualization Adapter (XP Virtualization Adapter) is a Perl interface between
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays. The interface enables
SRM to provide automatic access to remote data copies when virtual machines become unavailable
locally.
HP StorageWorks XP Virtualization Adapter performs the following functions for SRM:
• Discovers disk arrays
• Discovers replicated LUNs
• Fails over storage for testing (test a recovery plan)
• Fails over storage for recovery (execute a recovery plan)
Discovery of disk arrays and LUNs
During SRM configuration, XP Virtualization Adapter is called to discover available arrays and
replicated LUNs.
The following information is discovered:
• Storage Array Ids serial number
• Model: for example, 60-03-20/FF
• Product: XP_RAID
• Storage Port Id: Port WWN
• Replicated LUNs and Ids: LDEV number and LUN WWN
• Remote Storage Array Ids: serial number
• Remote LUN Ids: LDEV number
NOTE:
Remote SVOL is available to the groups through XP RAID Manager
horcm.conf
, and are replicated
between protected and recovery XP disk arrays using XP Continuous Access Synchronous, XP
Continuous Access Asynchronous, and XP Continuous Access Journal software.
Failover testing
XP Virtualization Adapter provides information and performs XP operations for nondisruptive testing
of SRM failover recovery plans. SRM uses the information gathered during the discovery process to
create point-in-time copy of remote LUNs. After testing verifies that the point-in-time copies of the LUNs
can be recovered after failure of the local array (via a recovery plan), SRM uses XP Virtualization
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