Quick setup: unidirectional remote copy – HP 3PAR Operating System Software User Manual

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Quick Setup: Unidirectional Remote Copy

Table 10 Quick Setup Steps for Unidirectional Pairs: 1-to-1, N-to-1, and 1-to-N Configurations

Backup System

Primary System

Reference

Step

startrcopy

“Setting Up the Primary
System for Unidirectional
Remote Copy” (page 78)

1.

Start remote copy.

RCIP:
creatercopytarget

“Setting Up the Primary

System for Unidirectional

Remote Copy” (page 78)

2.

Define a target.

<target_name> IP

<N:S:P>:<IP_addr>

RCFC:
creatercopytarget

<target_name> FC

<node_WWN>

<N:S:P:WWN>

startrcopy

“Setting Up the Backup
System for Unidirectional
Remote Copy” (page 79)

3.

Start remote copy.

RCIP:
creatercopytarget

“Setting Up the Backup

System for Unidirectional

Remote Copy” (page 79)

4.

Define a target.

<target_name> IP

<N:S:P>:<IP_addr>

RCFC:
creatercopytarget

<target_name> FC

<node_WWN>

<N:S:P:WWN>

showrcopy

showrcopy

“Checking the Links between
Systems for Unidirectional
Remote Copy” (page 80)

5.

Check the links between
systems.

Create virtual volumes that
are the same size as the

Create virtual volumes.

6.

Ensure that virtual
volumes exist and can be
used with remote copy.

“Verifying That Virtual

Volumes Are Created for
Unidirectional Remote
Copy” (page 81)

volumes on the primary
system.

HP 3PAR OS CLI
Administrator’s Manual

creatercopygroup

<group_name>

<target_name>:<mode>

“Creating Volume Groups
for Unidirectional Remote
Copy” (page 82)

7.

Create volume groups.

setrcopygroup period

<period_value>s|m|h|d

“Creating Volume Groups

for Unidirectional Remote

Copy” (page 82)

8.

(Optional, asynchronous
periodic mode only) Set
up automatic
synchronization.

<target_name>

<group_name>

admitrcopyvv

<VV_name>

“Creating Volume Groups

for Unidirectional Remote

Copy” (page 82)

9.

Add the virtual volumes
to their volume groups.

<group_name>

<target_name:sec_VV_name>

“Selecting an Initial
Replication Method for

10.

Decide the method to use
for the first replication of
data.

Unidirectional Remote
Copy” (page 84)

“Using Tape for Initial
Synchronization and
Backup” (page 151)

If using tape for data
transfer:

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