Priority For Initial Copy Operations And Scheduling Order; Example 1: More Initial Copies Than Previously Specified; Example 2: Initial Copy Started, New Pairs Added - Hitachi G200 User Manual

Priority for initial copy operations and scheduling order

Though you can specify a maximum number of initial copies to run
concurrently, you are allowed to perform more initial copies than this when
creating pairs. If you do this, you will set the scheduling order for the
additional operations in the Initial Copy Priority field when creating the pair.
This topic provides two examples in which priority and the pre-set scheduling
order are discussed.

Example 1: more initial copies than previously specified

In this example, four initial copies are being created in the same operation,
but Maximum Initial Copy Activities is set at 2. In this scenario, the Initial
Copy Priority field in the Create TC Pairs window would be set as shown in the
following table.
LUN 00
LUN 01
LUN 02
LUN 03
The order for the initial copy and the Priority for the P-VOLs are shown in the
following table.
Order for initial copy
1
2
3
4
In this case, because the value of Maximum Initial Copy Activities is 2, initial
copy operations for LUN 02 and LUN 00 are started. If either one of the initial
copy operations for LUN 02 and LUN 00 is completed, the initial copy for LUN
01 is started.

Example 2: initial copy started, new pairs added

The following table shows the Priority value when the initial copy is already
begun and two new pairs are then added. The P-VOLs are for the new pairs.
LUN 10
LUN 11
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P-VOL
P-VOL
LUN 02
LUN 00
LUN 01
LUN 03
P-VOL
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Value set for Initial Copy Priority
2
3
1
4
Value set for Initial Copy
1
2
3
4
Value set for Initial Copy Priority
2
1
Priority
3-15