Workflow for consistency group pair-split – HP XP Racks User Manual

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4.

In the Confirm window of the Split Pairs wizard, complete the following and then click Apply:

For Task Name, type a name for the task.

Default: date-window name

Character and symbol limit: 32 alphanumeric except / : , ; * ? “ < > |

Case sensitive: Yes

For Go to tasks window for status, select to open the Tasks window.

The BC Z pair is split and the pair status changes from “V-Split/SUSPVS” or “SP-Pend/TRANS”
to “Split/SUSPOP”. The snapshot data is consistent with the P-VOL data and is ready to use
in BC Z pair user tasks.

Related topics

“Pair splitting methods” (page 49)

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“Workflow for consistency group pair-split” (page 52)

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“The RWC pair status names and descriptions” (page 66)

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“Quick Split and Steady Split performance planning” (page 17)

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Workflow for consistency group pair-split

Prerequisite information

Use the following workflow to perform a CG pair-split:

1.

Define a CG to which you want to assign the BC Z pairs as a RAID Manager or BCM CG.

2.

Assign the BC Z pairs to the same BC Z CG to ensure consistent backup operations.

For more information about assigning BC Z pairs to CGs, see

“Workflow for assigning pairs

to consistency groups” (page 100)

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3.

Quick Split the BC Z pair.

For more information about how to Quick Split BC Z pairs, see

“Splitting BC Z pairs” (page 50)

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