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IBM DS6000 User Manual

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Chapter 20. Global Copy interfaces

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Figure 20-3 Metro Mirror panel

To create a new Global Copy pair, choose

Create from the Select Action pull-down menu.

The DS Storage Manager will guide you through the process to create a new pair.

Figure 20-4 Metro Mirror panel

If you select an existing Global Copy pair (see Figure 20-4), then the Select Action pull-down
menu will show additional actions you can perform with the selected volume pair:

Delete: Use this action to delete a Global Copy pair.

Suspend: Use this action to suspend a Global Copy pair.

Convert to synchronous: Use this action to convert a Global Copy pair into a
synchronous Metro Mirror pair.

Resume: Use this option to resume a suspended Global Copy pair.

Recover Failover: Use this action to change a secondary device into a primary
suspended device while leaving the primary device in its current state.

Recover Failback: Use this action to switch back to the primary site after a failover.

Properties: Use this action to view the volume pair properties, including the number of
out-of-sync tracks.