Example of creating complex Thin Image pairs

A complex Thin Image pair is a pair where the P-VOL and S-VOL are not connected one to one. The following is an example of how to create Thin Image pairs of different configurations simultaneously in HDvM - SN.

In this example, one pair of two S-VOLs and another pair of one S-VOL are created simultaneously. Each pair’s configuration is specified in the Create TI Pairs window.

1. In Create Pairs using Volumes as Root Volumes, select Yes.
2. Select two primary volumes from the Available Primary Volumes table.
3. In Cascade, select Enable to create a cascaded pair.
4. In Pair Type, select Snapshot to create a pair with the snapshot attribute. Select Clone to create cloned pairs.
5. Click Select Pool, and then select a pool in the Select Pool window.
6. Select Create New in Snapshot Group.
7. Enter 1 for Number of Snapshot Data per Primary Volume.
8. Select Snapshot Group Configuration.
9. Enter values for Prefix and Initial Number.
10. Click Add.
11. Select No for Create Pairs using Volumes as Root Volumes.
12. Select a primary volume for which you want to specify two secondary volumes from the Available Primary Volumes table.
13. Select Create New in Snapshot Group.
14. Enter 1 for Number of Snapshot Data per Primary Volume.
15. Select Snapshot Group Configuration.
16. Enter values for Prefix and Initial Number.
17. Click Add.
18. Click Next.
19. Select three secondary volumes in the Assign Secondary Volumes window, and then click Set.