HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 116)

Table 28 Differences in functionality between the YKEWAIT command and the YKWATCH command
How to report the
status transitions
How to monitor
the copy pair
statuses
Status of either a
P-VOL or S-VOL
(not both)
Copy pairs that
contain Non
Gen'ed volumes
Copy type that can be
monitored
Command
Message structures Sends a query to
the storage
system. Can be
monitored. Can be monitored. YKEWAIT •
BC Z
• Cnt-Ac S Z
•
TCA
•
Cnt Ac-J Z
Console messages Monitors the
IEA494I message
output by the
host. Cannot be
monitored. Cannot be
monitored. YKWATCH •
BC Z
•
Cnt-Ac S Z
• TCA
NOTE: Copy pairs
at a remote site
1
cannot be
monitored.
1 Copy pairs at a remote site are the copy pairs controlled by using the Remote DKC Control function.
Depending on the configuration, the YKWATCH command might not be able to monitor the transitions
of copy pair statuses correctly. For details on the configurations that might not be possible to monitor
and other points that should be noted, see the chapter on commands in the HP XP P9000 for
Business Continuity Manager Software Reference Guide.
116 Understanding Business Continuity Manager functions