The copy group configuration check function – HP XP Racks User Manual

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1.

Suspend the copy pair.

Use the YKSUSPND command with the S-VOL(PERMIT) parameter specified to suspend the
copy pair.

2.

Perform operational testing at the secondary site.

3.

Resynchronize the copy pairs.

Execute the YKRESYNC command to copy only the necessary data from the P-VOL to the S-VOL.

Figure 51 Flow of operational testing

Functions that support copy group definitions and operations

Among the Business Continuity Manager functions that support replication, this section describes
the following functions:

Copy group configuration check function

Copy Group Definition File Generation function using CSV Files

SMS Storage Group Import function

The Copy Group Configuration Check function

To determine if the copy group definition and the actual copy pair configuration match, execute
the YKQUERY command with the VERIFY parameter specified. This check function detects user
definition mistakes by verifying that the following are true:

The disk configuration information (storage system serial number, control unit number, or
command control address) for the actual P-VOL and S-VOL matches the copy group definition.

Copy pairs in the copy group definition are also included in the specified consistency group.

Copy pairs in the specified consistency group are included in the copy group definition.

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