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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.
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Snapshot group requirements
Snapshot groups require the following:
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The platform type must be Open.
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The storage system must be HP P9500.
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Only Snapshot/Fast Snap snapshots can be registered in a snapshot group. (Copy-on-Write
snapshots cannot be registered.)
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An in-band connection to the storage system is required (virtual command devices are not suppor-
ted).
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The Storage Administrator role is required to perform snapshot group configuration operations.
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You must have a Snapshot/Fast Snap license.
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V-VOLs must have a LUN path defined.
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Snapshot groups and copy groups cannot be mixed.
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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).
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Snapshot group configuration workflow
The following figure shows the task flow for snapshot group configuration.
Managing pair life cycle
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