Creating l2 pairs, Splitting bc pairs (pairsplit) – HP XP Business Copy Software User Manual
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d. Click Set to create (add) the S-VOL to the selected P-VOL. The S-VOL is displayed next to the selected
P-VOL.
e. To add a second and third S-VOL to the same P-VOL, repeat
-
. Each pair to be
created is displayed separately in the list of pairs in the Paircreate window.
7.
until all pairs are displayed. Click Change to replace an S-VOL, click Set to add an
S-VOL, and use the Delete command to remove pairs.
8.
When the Paircreate window displays the new pairs, click OK to reflect all pairs (settings) in the list to
the Preset Volume list on the BC main screen.
9.
From the BC main screen, click Apply to create the pairs.
When the initial copy operations start, the BC main screen shows new pairs with COPY(PD) status and
progress (%) of the initial copy operations.
10.
Click Refresh (
) to monitor the progress of the initial copy operations.
CAUTION:
The L2 paircreate operation overwrites all existing data on the L2 S-VOLs. You are responsible
for backing up the data on the S-VOLs before creating BC pairs.
Creating L2 pairs
1.
Ensure that the L2 S-VOLs are unmounted.
2.
In the BC main screen, select the L1 pairs to which you want to add the L2 pairs, right-click the selected
L1 pairs, and select Paircreate. The Paircreate window appears.
3.
In the Paircreate window, select the L1 node volume, select the MU number (1 or 2) in the Select MU
list, and select the S-VOL for the new L2 pair (MU=0 was already used as the L1 S-VOL).
4.
Click Cascade to add the L2 pair to the list of pairs.
5.
Repeat until all L2 pairs are displayed. Click Change to replace an S-VOL, click Cascade to add an
S-VOL, and use the Delete command to remove pairs.
6.
When the Paircreate window displays all new pairs, click OK to reflect all pairs (settings) in the list to
the Preset Volume list on the BC main screen.
7.
In the BC main screen, click Apply to create the pairs.
When the initial copy operations start, the BC main screen shows new pairs with COPY(PD) status and
progress (%) of the initial copy operations.
8.
Click Refresh (
) to monitor the progress of the initial copy operations.
Splitting BC pairs (Pairsplit)
The Pairsplit window displays volume and pair information for volumes and/or pairs selected on the BC
main screen. Use the Pairsplit window to split existing BC pairs, or simultaneously create and split new BC