Moving Workloads When Migrating Data Between Storage Units; Offloading Workloads When Migrating Data Between Storage Units - IBM DS8000 User Manual

3. Convert the pairs to IBM System Storage Metro Mirror after the bulk copy is
4. Ensure that all remote mirror and copy volumes are in duplex state.
5. Quiesce the applications before you switch to the new volumes.
6. End all remote mirror and copy pairs across all storage units.
7. End all theremote mirror and copy paths from the Site A storage units to the
8. Resume all applications that point to devices at the Site B storage units.

Moving workloads when migrating data between storage units

Moving workloads when migrating data between storage units requires the use of
Global Copy or IBM System Storage Metro Mirror. Perform this process to move
workloads between storage units.
10. Resume all the Site A applications. The Site A applications use the Site B
11. Resume all the Site A applications that use the Site A storage units disks.
Offloading workloads when migrating data between storage
units
Offloading workloads when migrating data between storage units requires the use
of Global Copy or IBM System Storage Metro Mirror.
1. Establish paths between all Site A LSSs and Site B LSSs.
2. Establish all critical volume pairs between Site A storage units and Site B
3. If you use Global Copy, convert the pairs to IBM System Storage Metro Mirror
4. Ensure that all remote mirror and copy volumes are in duplex state at a point
5. Issue database commands or file system commands to flush host buffers to
6. Invoke FlashCopy for all volumes that are associated with the database.
7. Resume operations of the database or the file system.
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complete if you use Global Copy.
Site B storage units.
1. Establish paths between all Site A LSSs and the Site B LSSs.
2. Establish all necessary volume pairs between the Site A storage units and the
Site B storage units. You can use either Global Copy or IBM System Storage
Metro Mirror.
If you use Global Copy, convert the pairs to IBM System Storage Metro Mirror
after the bulk copy is complete.
3. Ensure that all remote mirror and copy volumes are in duplex state.
4. Quiesce all of the applications.
5. End all remote mirror and copy pairs across all ESSs.
6. End all remote mirror and copy paths.
7. Establish remote mirror and copy paths from the Site B storage units to the
Site A storage units.
8. Establish all IBM System Storage Metro Mirror pairs from the Site B storage
units to the Site A storage units.
9. Suspend all remote mirror and copy pairs. This causes the storage units to
maintain a changed-track bitmap for all suspended remote mirror and copy
primary volumes.
storage units disks.
storage units, using either Global Copy or IBM System Storage Metro Mirror.
after the bulk copy is complete.
in time.
disk, and quiesce the database or the file system.