Quick setup: bidirectional remote copy – HP 3PAR Operating System Software User Manual

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Table 10 Quick Setup Steps for Unidirectional Pairs: 1-to-1, N-to-1, and 1-to-N Configurations

(continued)

Backup System

Primary System

Reference

Step

•

If synchronizing directly
from system to system:

startrcopygroup

<group_name>

“Starting Initial Replication
for Unidirectional Remote
Copy: Copying Data
Directly from Primary Volume
Groups” (page 84)

showrcopy

showrcopy

11.

Verify synchronization.

Quick Setup: Bidirectional Remote Copy

Table 11 Quick Setup Steps for the Bidirectional Pair: 1-to-1, N-to-1, and 1-to-N Configurations

Backup System

Primary System

Reference

Step

—

showrcopy

“Setting Up the Systems for
Bidirectional Remote Copy”
(page 88)

1.

Verify that a
unidirectional remote
copy pair is set up.

—

showrcopy

“Verifying That Virtual
Volumes Are Created for

2.

Verify that virtual volumes
exist.

Unidirectional Remote
Copy” (page 81)

creatercopygroup

<group_name>

<target_name>:<mode>

—

“Creating Volume Groups
for Bidirectional Remote
Copy” (page 88)

3.

Create primary volume
groups.

setrcopygroup period

<period_value>s|m|h|d

—

“

4.

(Optional, asynchronous
periodic mode only) Set
up automatic
synchronization.

<target_name>

<group_name>

admitrcopyvv

<VV_name>

—

“

5.

Add the virtual volumes
to their volume groups.

<group_name>

<target_name:sec_VV_name>

—

—

“Selecting an Initial
Synchronization Method for

6.

Decide the method to use
for the first replication of
data.

Bidirectional Remote Copy”
(page 90)

—

—

“Using Tape for Initial
Synchronization and
Backup” (page 151)

•

If using tape for data
transfer:

startrcopygroup

<group_name>

—

“Starting Initial
Synchronization for
Bidirectional Remote Copy:

•

If synchronizing directly
from system to system:

Copying Data Directly from
Primary Volume Groups”
(page 91)

showrcopy

showrcopy

“

7.

Verify synchronization.

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