HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 66)

Figure 29 Compatible FlashCopy linkage configuration that uses the Preserve Mirror function
Business Continuity Manager supports the following functions in a Compatible FlashCopy linkage
configuration:
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The YKFCSTAT command can be used to determine the copy status in order to monitor the
completion of the copy processing for a linked Compatible FlashCopy.
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During Preserve Mirror execution, the inconsistent status of a Continuous Access Synchronous
Z copy pair (the status in which the consistency of data on the P-VOL and the S-VOL cannot
be guaranteed) caused by an interruption to Compatible FlashCopy copy processing can be
obtained as the CONSLOST status.
For details about operations using these functions, see “Using Compatible FlashCopy linkage
configurations” (page 310) .
Prerequisites for the Compatible FlashCopy linkage configuration
The following describes the prerequisites for linking Compatible FlashCopy.
Storage system conditions
XP24000/XP20000 and P9500 are used.
Compatible FlashCopy conditions
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Compatible FlashCopy Version 2 is used with XP24000/XP20000.
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The following table lists the available Compatible FlashCopy functions.
Table 12 Available Compatible FlashCopy functions in order to link with Compatible FlashCopy
When the Preserve Mirror function is
used
When the Preserve Mirror function is not
used
Compatible FlashCopy
function
Y Y COPY mode
Y N NOCOPY mode
Y N NOCOPYTOCOPY mode
Y N Incremental FlashCopy
Y N Consistency Group
Legend: Y: Can be used; N: Cannot be used
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To create a relationship with Compatible FlashCopy, the following options must be specified.
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