HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 215)

Groups
1. In the Source group:
a.
System - Select the primary (source) system on which the Remote Copy group will be
created.
b. (Optional) Domain - Select the domain in which the Remote Copy group will be located.
c. Group - Enter a name for the group.
2. In the Backup groups:
a.
Name - The systems NOT selected as the source system, automatically appear.
b. Mode - Select Synchronous or Periodic.
c. (Optional) Sync Period - If you selected Periodic, select this checkbox and select second(s),
minute(s), hour(s), or day(s) and enter a numeric value for when you want the source and
backup groups to synchronize their data. If not selected, no period is used.
d. (Optional) Start group after completion - Select if you want the Remote Copy group to
start mirroring after it is created.
e. (Optional) Do not perform initial sync - Select if you do not want the created Remote Copy
group to be synchronized with its backup group. Before selecting this option verify both
sides are synchronized or it might lead to data inconsistency. (This option is available if
Show tape backup options in Remote Copy wizards was selected in the Preferences.)
f. (Optional) Auto Recover - Select if you want the group to be restarted automatically after
Remote Copy links come back up should the links go down. (Displayed if Show advanced
options is selected.)
g. (Optional) Over Period Alert - Select if you want an alert to be generated if the
synchronization of a periodic group takes longer than its set synchronization period. This
option is not available for groups in synchronous mode.
3. Click Next to configure Virtual Volumes, or click Finish.
Virtual Volumes
1. In the Source volume on list, select a source virtual volume from the virtual volume list.
2. In the Backup Volume on list select a backup virtual volume from the virtual volume list, or
select New to create a new backup volume.
3. If you selected New:
a.
Enter a volume name.
b. Select CPG for the user space.
c. Select a CPG for the copy space.
NOTE: When selecting volumes, you can filter the lists by clicking the down arrow and
selecting Virtual Volumes, Provisioning, and Virtual Size. To clear the filter, click Clear.
4. Click Add.
5. Click Next.
NOTE: If an RW snapshot is added to the group all RW of the same volume family is removed.
The base parent is also removed.
NOTE: If you are creating a Remote Copy group for an SLD Remote Copy configuration, repeat
steps 2 and 3 for the second Backup Volume on list of virtual volumes.
Summary
Review the summary information, then click Finish.
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