Preparing The Hardware; Preparing The Software; Copy Types And Generation Units For Which Definitions Can Be Generated; Supported Pprc Commands - HP XP P9500 Software User's Manual

Preparing the hardware

Table 72 (page 249)
function for PPRC copy pairs.
Table 72 Prerequisite hardware (PPRC copy pair definition generation)
Item
Host
Storage system

Preparing the software

Table 73 (page 249)
for PPRC copy pairs.
Table 73 Software setting items (PPRC copy pairs)
Item
Copy pair
Disk configuration definition file

Copy types and generation units for which definitions can be generated

Table 74 (page 249)
and the units by which the copy group definition files are generated.
Table 74 Copy types and generation units for which definitions can be generated
Copy type
BC Z and Cnt Ac-S Z
Cnt Ac-A
A two-digit incremental number is appended to the name of each generated copy group definition
file, starting with 00.

Supported PPRC commands

Table 75 (page
parameter values supported by the copy group definition generation function. Copy group definition
files for PPRC copy pairs defined and used by the PPRC commands can be generated for parameter
values that have a Yes indicated in the Supported field.
lists the prerequisite hardware for using the copy group definition generation
Description
1 host.
An XP12000/XP10000,
XP24000/XP20000, or P9500
storage system that is running a PPRC
copy pair.
lists the software settings for using the copy group definition generation function
Description
Set a BC Z, Cnt Ac-S, and Cnt Ac-A
copy pair in the running state (DUPLEX
or SUSPOP state) by using PPRC.
Create a disk configuration definition
file for the target storage system by
using Business Continuity Manager.
lists the copy types for which copy group definition files can be generated,
Generated unit
One for all searched copy pairs
By consistency group
250), Table 76 (page 250), and Table 77 (page 251)
Importing definitions for monitoring PPRC copy pairs 249
Remarks
–
–
Remarks
If the PPRC copy pair is in SIMPLEX
status, the copy group definition file is
not generated, because the copy pair
is not recognized.
None
Remarks
To generate copy group definition files
for each storage system, split the
specification range of P-VOL device
numbers for PPRC copy pairs to be
scanned, across each storage system.
None
list the PPRC commands