HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 170)

• Because there is no pair/copy status assiociated with Snapshot/Fast Snap management, alerts
and use of My Copy Groups do not apply. Instead, only FS pool usage monitoring applies.
Related topics
• Snapshot group requirements , page 170
• Creating a snapshot group , page 171
Snapshot group requirements
Snapshot groups require the following:
• The platform type must be Open.
• The storage system must be HP P9500 or XP7.
• Only Snapshot/Fast Snap snapshots can be registered in a snapshot group. (Copy-on-Write
snapshots cannot be registered.)
• An in-band connection to the storage system is required (virtual command devices are not suppor-
ted).
• The Storage Administrator role is required to perform snapshot group configuration operations.
• You must have a Snapshot/Fast Snap license.
• V-VOLs must have a LUN path defined.
• Snapshot groups and copy groups cannot be mixed.
• Assignment of snapshot groups can only be performed when new copy pairs are configured (you
cannot assign a snapshot group definition to existing copy pairs). If you manage copy pairs using
a snapshot group on HP P9500 and XP7, a pair management server for the snapshot group needs
to be configured in advance. This server must have user authentication enabled for the command
device. If you use a pair management server to which multiple command devices are connected,
each must have authentication enabled.
Related topics
• About snapshot groups , page 169
• Creating a snapshot group , page 171
Snapshot group configuration workflow
The following figure shows the task flow for snapshot group configuration.
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