HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 35)

Related topics
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“Prerequisites for creating BC pairs” (page 35) .
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“Creating BC pairs” (page 36) .
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“Cascaded pairs” (page 7) .
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“Initial copy workflow” (page 8) .
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“Update copy workflow” (page 9) .
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“Create Pairs wizard” (page 107) .
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“MP blades and deleting pairs” (page 60) .
Workflow for creating Business Copy pairs
Use the following workflow to create an BC pair:
1. If you are creating L1 and L2 pairs, check the status.
For more information about L1 and L2 status and the tasks that you can perform, see “L1, L2
pair status and supported pair user tasks” (page 65) .
2. Select the volume that you want to duplicate. This becomes the primary volume (P-VOL).
NOTE: In the Remote Web Console (RWC), the source volume is called “P-VOL” and the
destination volume is called “S-VOL”.
You cannot use BC volumes as destination volumes.
3. Identify the volume that will contain the copy. This becomes the secondary volume (S-VOL).
If you are creating L1 and L2 pairs with different topologies, specify the pair configuration
settings
For more information about setting up pair configurations, see “Creating L1 and L2 pairs with
different topologies” (page 40) .
4. Create the pair by associating the P-VOL and the S-VOLs.
The XP7 storage system starts the initial copy.
For more information:
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About how to create BC pairs, see “Creating BC pairs” (page 36) .
5. (Optional) Suppress copy processing.
For more information about suppressing copy processing, see “Suppressing update copy
operations during pair creation” (page 42) .
Prerequisites for creating BC pairs
The following are prerequisites for creating BC pairs:
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The volumes are set up for pairing.
For more information setting up volumes for pairing, see “Workflow for setting up Business
Copy” (page 30) .
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The P-VOL and S-VOL are unpaired.
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