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copy group or container cascaded with the initial copy group or container (cascade destination
group).
The following are supported combinations of copy groups and containers when defining cascade
configurations:
• If the target group is a local copy group, it can only be combined with a following group that is
a remote copy group.
• If the target group is a local copy group container, it can be combined with a following group
that is a remote copy group container.
• If the target group is a remote copy group, it can be combined with a following group that is a
local copy group or a remote copy group.
• If the target group is a remote copy group container, it can be combined with a following group
that is a local copy group container or a remote copy group container. In addition, the target remote
copy group container can also be combined with a following group that is a local copy group.
Related topics
• Creating a container with multiple copy groups (mainframe systems) , page 162
• Changing the copy pair status for each copy group or container , page 229
Defining multi-target and cascade configurations
This module discusses information about multi-target and cascade configurations and procedures for
creating them. The following topics are included in this module:
• About multi target and cascade copy pair configurations , page 163
• About delta resync , page 166
• Defining copy groups in a multi-target or cascade configuration , page 167
• Creating a 3DC multi-target configuration , page 167
About multi target and cascade copy pair configurations
Using the Pair Configuration Wizard you can define multi-target or cascade configurations that consist
of multiple copy pairs and copy groups, in a single sequence of operations. The following are sample
multi-target and cascade configurations:
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