HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 34)

4 Performing configuration operations
This chapter provides instructions for configuring BC Z.
Configuration workflow
Setup for BC Z consists of the following operations. You must have Storage Administrator (Local
Copy) role to perform BC Z operations.
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“Setting up primary and secondary volumes” (page 34) .
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“Reserving secondary volumes” (page 34) . (Optional.)
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“Reserving a consistency group” (page 35) . (Optional.)
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“System options that affect performance” (page 35) . (Optional.)
Setting up primary and secondary volumes
The P-VOL and S-VOLs must be set up prior to making copies. Ensure that the volumes you plan to
use meet the requirements for pair volumes in
“Planning pair volumes” (page 15) .
Reserving secondary volumes
This is an optional feature that allows you to reserve SMPL volumes for use as S-VOLs. The storage
system rejects write I/Os to reserved volumes (except in Split/SUSPOP status).
Prerequisite information
Volumes must be:
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In SMPL status
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Unreserved and unpaired
1. In the tree, click Replications > Local Replications, then click the Reserve Volumes tab.
2. In the Reserve Volumes tab, click Add Reserve Volumes.
3. In the Add Reserve Volumes window/Available LDEVs table, select the LDEV you want for a
reserved volume and click Add. This action moves the LDEV to the Selected LDEVs table.
4. Click Finish.
5. In the Confirm window, enter a Task Name then click Apply.
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