Compatible FlashCopy User Guide for VSP One Block 85

Version: 10.5.x
Audience: anonymous
Part Number: MK-26VSP1B031-02
Published: 2026-05-04

Compatible FlashCopy overview
About Compatible FlashCopy
Compatibility between FlashCopy and mainframe host interfaces
Relationship Overview with Compatible FlashCopy
About Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
About Compatible FlashCopy SE relationships
Copy modes
On-demand copy
Write request to an area of the source volume not yet copied to the target
Read or write request to an area of the target volume not yet copied
Copying by volume
Copying by dataset (Compatible FlashCopy V2 only)
Using consistency groups for dataset level copies that span multiple volumes
Incremental FlashCopy (Compatible FlashCopy V2 only)
Multiple Incremental FlashCopy function
Reverse Restore (Compatible FlashCopy V2 only)
Fast Reverse Restore
FlashCopy to PPRC Primary Volume (Compatible FlashCopy V2 only)
Copy operation between FlashCopy relationships and TCz pairs (Compatible FlashCopy V2 only)
Remote FlashCopy
Combining Remote FlashCopy functions with other Compatible FlashCopy functions
FlashCopy to URz Primary Volume (Compatible FlashCopy V2 only)
Preserve Mirror FlashCopy (FlashCopy V2 only)
Copy operation of Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships and TCz pairs (Compatible FlashCopy V2 only)
Options required for the Preserve Mirror FlashCopy function (Compatible FlashCopy V2 only)
Using Preserve Mirror FlashCopy in 3DC cascade, multi-target, or delta resync configurations with TrueCopy for Mainframe and Universal Replicator for Mainframe
Important considerations when applying Preserve Mirror FlashCopy function to TCz and URz
Releasing Compatible FlashCopy relationships
Optimizing Compatible FlashCopy volumes
Why you use IBM Db2 Cloning Tool for z/OS
Hitachi Compatible FlashCopy and IBM FlashCopy feature comparison
GLOBAL Mirror status
Maximum number of relationships supported
Copying operations
Withdrawing relationships
Comparing IBM FlashCopy SE and Compatible FlashCopy SE
Supporting commands
TSO command restrictions
ICKDSF command restrictions
ANTRQST command restrictions
z/VM CP command restrictions
Compatible FlashCopy interoperability with other products
Compatible and incompatible products
Available operations on Compatible FlashCopy volumes
Relationships with volumes used by other products
Compatibility of volumes shared by Compatible FlashCopy and other products
External volumes
Reverse Restore and Fast Reverse Restore when a Compatible FlashCopy volume is used as volume of other products
Restricted volumes
Using FlashCopy with ShadowImage for Mainframe
Using Compatible FlashCopy with TrueCopy for Mainframe
Volumes that can be shared
Volumes that cannot be shared
Sharing a Compatible FlashCopy S-VOL and a TCz volume
Using a volume as both a Compatible FlashCopy V2 T-VOL and a TCz P-VOL
Using commands to share Compatible FlashCopy V2 and TCz volumes
Using DFSMS commands to share Compatible FlashCopy V2 and TCz volumes
Using TSO commands to share Compatible FlashCopy V2 and TCz volumes
Using ICKDSF commands to share Compatible FlashCopy V2 and TCz volumes
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Universal Replicator for Mainframe
Using a Compatible FlashCopy S-VOL as a URz P-VOL
Using a Compatible FlashCopy T-VOL as a URz P-VOL
Using a FlashCopy volume in a 3DC multi-target configuration
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Concurrent Copy
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Dynamic Provisioning for Mainframe
Using Compatible FlashCopy with Resource Partition Manager
Using the IBM Soft Fence function
Establishing a relationship using Soft Fence volumes
Releasing a relationship for Soft Fence volumes
Preparing for Compatible FlashCopy operations
Requirements for using Compatible FlashCopy
Compatible FlashCopy Options
FC Slower Copy1 option
FC Slower Copy2 option
FC Ext. Slower Copy1 option
FC Ext. Slower Copy2 option
Powering off the storage system during Compatible FlashCopy
Installing Compatible FlashCopy
Installing Compatible FlashCopy
Removing Compatible FlashCopy
License capacity requirements
License capacity for Compatible FlashCopy V2
License capacity for CFCSE
Copy threshold option for capacity saving
Performing Compatible FlashCopy V2 operations
Requirements for using Compatible FlashCopy V2
Commands for Compatible FlashCopy V2
Supported operating systems for Compatible FlashCopy V2
Setting local replica options
Establishing relationships for Compatible FlashCopy V2 (by volume)
Using PPRC TSO to establish Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships by volume
Using DFSMSdss to establish Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships by volume
Using ICKDSF to establish Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships by volume
Compatible FlashCopy V2 Reverse Restore using the ICKDSF FLASHCPY ESTABLISH command
Compatible FlashCopy V2 Fast Reverse Restore using the ICKDSF FLASHCPY ESTABLISH command
Compatible FlashCopy V2 Restore using the ICKDSF FLASHCPY ESTABLISH command
Using the ANTRQST macro to establish Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships by volume
Establishing Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships by extent
Using TSO to establish Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships by extent
Using DFSMSdss to establish Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships by extent
Using ANTRQST macro to establish Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships by extent
Using z/VM CP to establish Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Using z/VM FlashCopy to establish relationships
Using z/VM FLASHCOPY ESTABLISH to establish relationships
Using z/VM FLASHCOPY BACKGNDCOPY to start the background copy operation
Using z/VM FLASHCOPY RESYNC to re-establish relationships
Using the z/VM FLASHCOPY TGTWRITE command to remove write-protection from a T-VOL
Suspending write operations to S-VOLs when establishing FlashCopy relationships
Viewing details of Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Using TSO FCQUERY to view FlashCopy relationship details
Using ICKDSF to view details of Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Displaying information about relationships: FLASHCPY QUERY
Displaying information about Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships: FLASHCPY QUERY RELATIONS
Using ANTRQST macro to view the state of Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Using z/VM CP to view the state of Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Viewing the status of Compatible FlashCopy V2 and FlashCopy SE relationship
Releasing Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Using PPRC TSO to release Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Case 1: TDEVN specified, DDSW = NO
Case 2: TDEVN specified, DDSW = NO, XTNTLST or XXTNTLST parameter specified
Case 3: SDEVN and TDEVN specified, DDSW = NO
Case 4: SDEVN and TDEVN specified, DDSW = NO, XTNTLST or XXTNTLST parameter specified
Case 5: SDEVN and TDEVN specified or not specified, DDSW = YES
Case 6: SDEVN and TDEVN specified or not specified, DDSW = YES, XTNTLST or XXTNTLST parameter specified
Case 7: DEVN specified, ACTION = THAW
USING ICKDSF to release Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Using FLASHCPY WITHDRAW to release Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Using ANTRQST macro to release Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Using z/VM CP FLASHCOPY WITHDRAW to release Compatible FlashCopy V2 relationships
Performing FlashCopy SE operations
Overview of FlashCopy SE
Best practice for using Compatible FlashCopy SE
Requirements for using Compatible FlashCopy SE
Creating pools for TSE-VOLs
Creating TSE-VOLs for FlashCopy SE
Pool operations and TSE-VOLS
Operations when a pool is full
Managing failed states
Pool capacity warning to the host
Sharing a pool with DP-VOL
Establishing CFCSE relationships
Maintaining data consistency
Commands for establishing CFCSE relationships
Using PPRC TSO to establish CFCSE relationships
Using DFSMSdss to establish FlashCopy SE relationships
Using ICKDSF to establish FlashCopy SE relationships
Using z/VM CP to establish FlashCopy SE relationships
Viewing FlashCopy SE relationship states
Using PPRC TSO FCQUERY to view FlashCopy SE relationship states
Using ICKDSF FLASHCPY QUERY RELATIONS to view FlashCopy SE relationship states
Releasing FlashCopy SE relationships
Using PPRC TSO FCWITHDR to release Compatible FlashCopy SE relationships
Using ICKDSF FLASHCPY WITHDRAW to release CFCSE relationships
Using ANTRQST macro FCWITHDRAW to release CFCSE relationships
Using z/VM CP FLASHCOPY WITHDRAW to release CFCSE relationships
Viewing TSE-VOL or pool information using the IDCAMS LISTDATA command
Troubleshooting
Compatible FlashCopy relationship is suspended
ICKDSF command terminates abnormally
Recovering if a failure occurs while a relationship is being created
Recovering if a storage system failure occurs during the volume copy processing with Preserve Mirror FlashCopy
SIM reporting
Mitigating slow processing time of SMS dataset copying

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