In release 6.x of HCP, each namespace has a data protection level (DPL) setting that applies to each object in the namespace. This setting determines the number of copies of each object HCP should maintain in the repository.
In release 7.0 of HCP, namespaces no longer have a DPL setting. Instead, the service plan that applies to a namespace specifies the number of copies of each object that should exist at any given time during the life of the object.
When a namespace is replicated from a release 7.0 primary system to a release 6.x replica, the namespace DPL is set to Dynamic on the 6.x replica, regardless of the definition of the service plan on the 7.0 system.
When a release 6.x system is upgraded to release 7.0, HCP redefines existing service plans and automatically generates new service plans as needed to accommodate all combinations of:
•The existing service plans that are directly associated with namespaces
•The DPL settings of those namespaces
HCP associates a new service plan with each of those namespaces, as necessary, except if the namespace is being replicated to the upgraded system from a 6.x system. In that case, the service plan that was associated with the namespace before the upgrade remains associated with the namespace after the upgrade, even if the service plan definition has changed.
For more information on service plans, see Administering HCP.
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