Sharing Thin Image volumes with global-active device

Thin Image User Guide

Version
9.8.6
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-98RD9020-16

You can use a Thin Image (HTI) P-VOL as a global-active device (GAD) P-VOL or S-VOL.

The following tables list the relationship between Thin Image tasks and GAD pair status.

Note: If you share GAD volumes with Thin Image volumes, stop I/O to a volume before storing snapshot data. Snapshot consistency cannot be guaranteed if you store snapshot data without stopping I/O to the volume.

For more information about GAD, see the Global-Active Device User Guide.

The following table lists the Thin Image tasks you can perform when the P-VOL is shared with a GAD P-VOL.

GAD status

I/O mode

HTI task

Create pair

Store snapshot data

Restore pair

Delete snapshot data

Delete pair

COPY

Mirror (RL)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

PAIR

Mirror (RL)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

PSUS

Local

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Block

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

PSUE

Local

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Block

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

The following table lists the Thin Image tasks you can perform when the P-VOL is shared with a GAD S-VOL.

GAD status

I/O mode

HTI task

Create pair

Store snapshot data

Restore pair

Delete snapshot data

Delete pair

COPY

Block

No

No

No

No

Yes

PAIR

Mirror (RL)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

SSUS

Block

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

PSUE

Block

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

SSWS

Local

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes