Editing command devices, Defining copy pairs, 37 defining copy pairs – HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software User Manual

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Editing command devices

To edit a command device:

1.

From the Actions menu, select Manage Replication to start the Replication Manager.

2.

From the Explorer menu, select Settings and then select Refresh Setting.

3.

Click the Configuration Setting link.

4.

Select the local DevMgr check box and then click Refresh Configuration.

5.

From the Explorer menu select Resources and then Storage Systems.

6.

Expand the tree and select the desired storage system.

7.

Click the Open link and then on the Cmd Devs tab click the pencil and paper icon and edit the
command device.

To view a command device:

Click the Open link from the storage system name shown in the Replication Manager. Next, click
on the Cmd Devs tab to see a list of edited command devices

Defining copy pairs

Before you define copy pairs, determine the volumes that will be used to define copy pairs and that
the volumes are allocated to a host.

To define copy pairs:

1.

From the Actions menu, select Manage Replication to access the pair management functionality.

2.

From the Explorer menu, select Settings and then select Refresh Setting.

3.

Click the Configuration Setting link.

4.

Select the local DevMgr check box and then click Refresh Configuration.

The volume and copy pair configuration information is refreshed.

5.

Display a list of volumes from the Hosts tree or the Storage Systems tree.

6.

On the Unpaired tab, select the volumes from which copy pairs will be defined and then click
Pair Management.

The Pair Configuration wizard opens.

7.

Follow the steps in the Pair Configuration wizard to define copy pairs.

For details about how to specify copy-pair conditions and how to use the Pair Configuration
wizard, see the Replication Manager online help.

8.

From the Explorer menu, select Tasks, and then select Tasks again to confirm that the task was
properly executed.

9.

Confirm the copy-pair definitions by viewing the Copy pair configuration view in Replication
Manager.

From the list of volumes in the Hosts tree or the Storage Systems tree, view the defined volumes
in the Paired tab.

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