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Glossary
BC (HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP
specific term)
The Business Copy XP allows to
maintain internal copies of HP
StorageWorks Disk Array XP LDEVs
for purposes such as data backup or data
duplication. The copies (secondary
volumes or S-VOLs) can be separated
from the primary volumes (P-VOLs)
and connected to a different system for
various purposes, such as backup and
development. For backup purposes, P-
VOLs should be connected to the
application system, and one of the S-
VOL mirror sets to the backup system.
See also CA (HP StorageWorks Disk
Array XP specific term), Main Control
Unit and HP StorageWorks Disk
Array XP LDEV.
BC (HP StorageWorks Virtual Array
specific term)
Business Copy VA allows you to
maintain internal copies of HP
StorageWorks Virtual Array LUNs for
data backup or data duplication. The
copies (secondary volumes or S-VOLs)
can be separated from the primary
volumes (P-VOLs) and connected to a
different system for various purposes,
such as backup and development. For
backup purposes, P-VOLs should be
connected to the application system and
one of the S-VOL sets should be
connected to the backup system.
See also HP StorageWorks Virtual
Array LUN.
BC Process (EMC Symmetrix specific
term)
A protected storage environment
solution that has defined specially
configured EMC Symmetrix devices as
mirrors or Business Continuance
Volumes to protect data on EMC
Symmetrix standard devices.
See also BCV.
BC VA (HP StorageWorks Virtual Array
specific term)
Business Copy VA allows you to
maintain internal copies of HP
StorageWorks Virtual Array LUNs for
data backup or data duplication within
the same virtual array. The copies (child
or Business Copy LUNs) can be used
for various purposes, such as backup,
data analysis or development. When
used for backup purposes, the original
(parent) LUNs are connected to the
application system and the Business
Copy (child) LUNs are connected to the
backup system.
BCV (EMC Symmetrix specific term)
Business Continuance Volumes, or
BCV devices, are dedicated SLDs that
are pre-configured in the ICDA on
which the business continuation
operation runs. BCV devices are
assigned separate SCSI addresses,
differing from the addresses used by the
SLDs they mirror. The BCV devices are
used as splittable mirrors of the primary