Differential tables and pair tables

ShadowImage for Mainframe User Guide for VSP One Block 85

Version
10.5.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-26VSP1B035-02
ft:lastEdition
2026-05-04

The storage system uses differential tables and pair tables to manage pairs:

  • Differential tables manage the differential bitmaps that record data updates while a pair is split or suspended.
  • Pair tables contain the information needed to manage SIz pairs, including the differential tables. The storage system can use a single pair table to manage up to 36 differential tables.

ShadowImage, ShadowImage for Mainframe, and Volume Migration use differential tables and pair tables.

Maximum number of tables:

  • Maximum number of differential tables: 419,200
  • Maximum number of pair tables: 32,768