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