HP XP Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 130)

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Group. Select the desired copy group for all copy pairs being created, or create a new group if desired.
For details on copy groups, refer to the Business Copy XP or Continuous Access XP manual for the
storage subsystem.
The following combinations of copy pairs cannot be registered to the same copy group or to an existing
copy group.
• The LDEVs making up the copy pair are allocated to different hosts.
• Copy pairs of level 1 and level 2 when using Business Copy XP cascade
• Copy pairs of different copy types
• StorageWorks XP Disk Array copy pairs
• Copy pairs of different fence levels
To create a new copy group, select the New button, and then use the New Copy Group panel (see Figure
9-17 ) to specify the group name, P-VOL, S-VOL, RAID manager(HORCM) instance name for each host,
and port number for the new group.
Pair Name. Enter the desired name for the pair. The name must not be longer than 31 characters. You
can use the following characters to specify the name:
A-Z
, a-z, 0-9, -, _, ., @
If the name is omitted, the following name is automatically set:
HCMD-CPxxxx
(xxxx: hexadecimal)
CAUTION: You cannot use a hyphen (-) at the beginning of the pair name.
Fence Level (Continuous Access XP Sync only). Select the desired fence level (Never, Data, or Status).
For details on fence level, refer to the Continuous Access XP manual for the storage subsystem.
Copy Pace (Business Copy XP and Continuous Access XP only). Select the desired pace for the initial
copy operation: Slower, Medium, or Faster for the StorageWorks XP Disk Array Business Copy XP; 1
through 15 for the StorageWorks XP Disk Array Continuous Access XP
The faster the copy pace (15 tracks or faster), the shorter the period of time required for copying.
However, a fast copy pace may affect the I/O performance of the storage subsystem (only during the
initial copy operation).
8. Summary of Changes Step. The Summary of Changes panel (see Figure 9-18 ) displays the requested
create pair operation(s) and asks you to confirm the requested operation(s). Review the operation(s)
carefully, and select OK to confirm the operation(s), or select Cancel to cancel your request. If you need
to make any changes, select Back to return to the previous panel(s). You can also select Cancel (Output
HORCM) to create a configuration definition file. For details, refer to the HP StorageWorks Command
View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide.
9. Device Manager displays the new S-VOL(s) and warns you that the data on these volumes will be lost
(see
Figure 9-19 ). Select Confirm to start the requested create pair operation(s), or select Cancel to
cancel your request to create the pair(s).
You are notified when the create copy pair operation(s) is/are complete.
Once a copy pair has been created, the initial copy starts. The copy status of P-VOL and S-VOL becomes
Copying
and then changes to Pair when the initial copy is complete. Refresh the host to update the copy
status to the latest information.