HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 About Compatible FlashCopy......................................................................6
About Compatible FlashCopy.....................................................................................................6
Compatibility between Compatible FlashCopy and mainframe user interface functions......................6
Establishing a Compatible FlashCopy relationship.........................................................................8
Copy modes.......................................................................................................................9
Copying by volume............................................................................................................11
Copying by dataset (Compatible FlashCopy only)..................................................................11
Using Consistency Groups for Dataset Copies that Span Volumes.................................................12
Incremental FlashCopy function (Compatible FlashCopy only).......................................................13
Reverse Restore function (Compatible FlashCopy only).................................................................14
Fast Reverse Restore function....................................................................................................15
FlashCopy-to-PPRC Cnt Ac-S Z primary volume function (Compatible FlashCopy only)......................16
Copying between FlashCopy relationships and Cnt Ac-S Z pairs (Compatible FlashCopy only).....17
Remote Compatible FlashCopy function.....................................................................................19
Combining Remote Compatible FlashCopy functions with other Compatible FlashCopy
functions...........................................................................................................................20
Compatible FlashCopy-to-Continuous Access Journal Z primary volume function (Compatible FlashCopy
only).....................................................................................................................................21
Preserve mirror Compatible FlashCopy function (Compatible FlashCopy only).................................21
Copying process of Compatible FlashCopy relationships and Cnt Ac-S Z pairs (Compatible
FlashCopy only).................................................................................................................23
Options required for the Preserve Mirror Compatible FlashCopy function (Compatible FlashCopy
only)................................................................................................................................24
Releasing Compatible FlashCopy relationships...........................................................................25
Interoperability with other products and functions........................................................................25
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Business Copy Z................................................................27
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Continuous Access Synchronous Z.......................................28
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Continuous Access Journal Z...............................................33
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Concurrent Copy and Extended Remote Copy.......................33
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Thin Provisioning Z............................................................34
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Resource Partition..............................................................34
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Virtual LVI.........................................................................34
Optimizing Volumes................................................................................................................35
2 Preparing for Compatible FlashCopy operations...........................................36
Requirements of Compatible FlashCopy.....................................................................................36
Selecting Prior operation.........................................................................................................36
FC Slower Copy1 option....................................................................................................37
FC Slower Copy2 Option...................................................................................................37
FC Ext. Slower Copy1 Option.............................................................................................37
FC Ext. Slower Copy2 Option.............................................................................................37
Cautions on turning off the power while using Compatible FlashCopy...........................................38
Installing and removing Compatible FlashCopy..........................................................................38
Installing Compatible FlashCopy..........................................................................................38
Removing Compatible FlashCopy.........................................................................................39
License Capacity Requirements.................................................................................................39
3 Performing Compatible FlashCopy operations .............................................41
Operating commands for Compatible FlashCopy .......................................................................41
Supported operating systems for Compatible FlashCopy..............................................................42
Setting options.......................................................................................................................42
Establishing relationships for Compatible FlashCopy...................................................................42
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