Performing Configuration Operations; Configuration Workflow; Set Up Source And Target Volumes; Reserve T-Vols - HP StorageWorks P9000 - Disk Arrays User Manual

4 Performing configuration operations

This chapter provides configuration information and instructions.

Configuration workflow

Setup for Business Copy Z consists of the following:
Ensuring that source and target volumes are set up correctly
Reserving volumes for use as T-VOLs (optional)
Setting the Host I/O Performance option, which boosts I/O performance, though copy time
slows as a result (optional)

Set up source and target volumes

The source and target volumes must be set up prior to making copies. Insure that the volumes you
plan to use meet the requirements for pair volumes in

Reserve T-VOLs

This is an optional feature that allows you to reserve Simplex volumes for use as T-VOLs. The system
rejects write I/Os to reserved volumes (except in Split status).
Prerequisite information
Volumes to be reserved must be:
In Simplex status
Unreserved and unpaired
Procedure 1 To reserve a volume for use as a T-VOL
1. Set the volume or volumes that you want to reserve offline from the host.
2. Click Actions > Local Copy > Business Copy for Mainframe/Compatible FlashCopy > Pair
Operation to open the Pair Operation window.
3. Change to Modify mode by clicking the
4. In the tree, select the appropriate CU image for the volumes you want to reserve.
Related volumes display in the volume list.
5. To show only Simplex, unreserved volumes, click Display Filter, then clear the Reserve and
Pair check boxes, select Non-Pair, and click OK.
6. In the volume list, right-click the desired Simplex volume(s), then click Change Reserve from
the menu.
The Set Reserve Attribute dialog box displays.
"Planning pair volumes" (page
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