Setting Up Non-Preconfigured Environments For Metro Mirror And Global Mirror; Non-Preconfigured Option - IBM DS8000 User Manual

Note: FlashCopy (target) volumes are resynchronized during failover when the
TPC-R option is not checked.
Setting up non-preconfigured environments for Metro Mirror
and Global Mirror
If the Pre-Configured option is not checked, some SRA configuration is needed
before SRA can function properly.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to set up a non-preconfigured environment:
1. Double-click the IBMDS8000Util.exe shortcut on the desktop to access the SRM
Configuration Utility (see Figure 19).
Figure 19. Non-preconfigured option
2. Define the appropriate configuration settings:
Test ExtPool ID (Px)
Specifies which Extent Pool ID on the DS8000 site is used to create
FlashCopy (target) volumes during the test recovery operation. The
format of input value is Px, for example, P1.
Backup Target Volume
Instructs SRA to back up the target volume during recovery. Backup
ExtPool ID (Px) must be set if this option is checked.
Backup ExtPool ID (Px)
If Backup Target Volume is checked, this field must be set for SRA to
create the FlashCopy (target) volume to back up the remote copy target
volume. The format of input value is Px, for example, P1.
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Chapter 4. Configuration