Add pair operation, Initial copy operation, Add pair – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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ShadowImage for the XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000

The SI390 reset reserve attribute operation unreserves a volume so that it can be varied online and

accessed by hosts. After you reset the reserve attribute, the XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000 will

accept all subsequent read and write I/O operations to the volume. Use the Reset Reserve Attribute

window (see ”

” on page 51) to unreserve volumes.

NOTE:

When TSO or ICKDSF commands are used to establish SI390 pairs, the T-VOLs do not need to be

reserved. The CESTPAIR and PPRCOPY ESTPAIR commands require that potential T-VOLs be offline to the

host.

Add Pair Operation

The SI390 add pair operation establishes the new specified SI390 pair(s). The volume that will be the

S-VOL must be in the simplex state, and the volume that will be the T-VOL must be reserved (if assigned

automatically) and simplex before being added to an SI390 pair. Use the Add Pair Dialog window (see

” on page 52) to add (start) new SI390 volume pairs.

NOTE:

Use the CESTPAIR and PPRCOPY ESTPAIR commands to add (start) SI390 pairs. For more

information on PPRC commands, see ”

Initial Copy Operation

During the initial copy process, when you create a volume pair, ShadowImage for z/OS copies data in an

S-VOL to a T-VOL. The SI390 initial copy operation takes place when you add a new SI390 pair. The initial

copy operation copies all data on the S-VOL to the associated T-VOL(s). The S-VOL remains available to all

hosts for read and write I/Os throughout the initial copy operation. Write operations performed on the

S-VOL during the initial copy operation will be duplicated at the T-VOL(s) by update copy operations after

the initial copy is complete. The status of a pair is simplex before the initial copy operation. The status of

each pair is pending while the initial copy operation is in progress. The pair status changes to duplex

when the initial copy operation is complete. After initial copy is complete, write operations performed on

the S-VOL during the initial copy operation are duplicated at the T-VOL by update copy operations.

CAUTION:

Even if the copy operation is completed without any host I/O, the data in the S-VOL and the

data in the T-VOL may not be the same. Whether the S-VOL and the T-VOL have the same data depends on

the condition of the disk array. To make the S-VOL data and the T-VOL data equal, split the pair and make

the pair status split.