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Operational differences for replication commands – HP XP7 Storage User Manual

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Table 25 Operational differences for multiplatform volumes

Continuous Access
Journal operations

Continuous Access
Synchronous
operations

Business Copy operations

LU path information
reported to RAID
Manager

LU path definition

Commands are
rejected.

Commands are
rejected.

Business Copy Z operations

Actual LU path
information is reported.

LU path is defined.

Commands are
rejected.

Commands are
rejected.

Business Copy Z operations

Dummy LU number is
reported.

LU path is not
defined.

Operational differences for replication commands

The following table shows the differences between open volumes and mainframe volumes in
replication commands. For details on the differences, see the manual for each program product.

Table 26 Differences in replication commands

Notes

Operation in
mainframe systems

Operation in
open systems

Description

Option

Command

This option is not supported
in Continuous Access

Continuous Access
Synchronous Z:

Continuous
Access
Synchronous:

Specifies track size
when copying.

-c

paircreate*

Journal or Continuous
Access Journal Z.

3 or 15 tracks

When you specify
the number 1 to 3,

You can specify
1 to 15 tracks.

There is no difference
between Business Copy
and Business Copy Z.

the copy speed is 3
tracks.

When you specify
the number 4 to 15,
the copy speed is 15
tracks.

Business Copy pairs and
Business Copy Z pairs

You can specify this
option.

You can specify
this option.

If CTGID is not
specified, CTGID

-m grp
[CTGID]

cannot be registered to the

is automatically

same CTG ID. If both

assigned and a

Business Copy pairs and

pair is registered

Business Copy Z pairs are

to the CT group. If

registered to one group, the
command ends abnormally.

CTGID is
specified, a pair is
registered to the
CTGID in use.

This option is only for
Continuous Access

The volume cannot
be read regardless of
specified options.

-r: Read only

-rw: Read/ write
enabled

Specifies access
mode to S-VOL
after splitting a
pair.

-r

-rw

pairsplit

Synchronous, Continuous
Access Synchronous Z,
Continuous Access Journal,
and Continuous Access
Journal Z.

You cannot specify this
option in Business Copy or
Business Copy Z.

*If the capacity of the S-VOL is larger than that of the P-VOL, you cannot create a pair with RAID Manager. To create
a Continuous Access Synchronous Z pair with volumes that differ in capacity, use Business Continuity Manager or
Remote Web Console.

Notes:

A mainframe primary volume may also be called a source volume or a main volume.

A mainframe secondary volume may also be called a target volume or a remote volume.

Pair operations with mainframe volumes

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