Sharing volumes with Compatible FlashCopy

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

You can share an SIz P-VOL with a Compatible FlashCopy® source volume only.

If you share an SIz P-VOL with a Compatible FlashCopy® source volume, you are limited to the following SIz tasks:

  • Add pairs
  • Split pair
  • Suspend Pair
  • Resync pair
  • Delete pair

You can establish and delete Compatible FlashCopy® relationships only on source volumes that you share with SIz. To establish or delete relationships, the SIz pair cannot be in the process of being reverse resynchronized (RCPY/REVRSY status). You can establish and delete relationships when the SIz pair is in the following status:

  • SMPL/SIMPLEX
  • CPPD/PENDING
  • PAIR/DUPLEX
  • COPY/TRANS
  • PSUP/SUSPVS
  • PSUS(or SSUS)/SUSPOP
  • CPRS/PENDING
  • PSUE/SUSPER

If you share an SIz P-VOL with a Compatible FlashCopy® source volume, you can only create the following maximum number of pairs for each software application:

  • SIz: 3
  • Compatible FlashCopy®: 16