Sharing Thin Image volumes with TrueCopy and Universal Replicator

Thin Image User Guide

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

You can share Thin Image (HTI) P-VOLs with TrueCopy (TC) and Universal Replicator (UR) pair volumes.

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

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

HTI task

TC/UR status

COPY

PAIR

PSUS

PSUE

Suspending

Deleting

Create pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Store snapshot data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Restore pair

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Delete snapshot data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Delete pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

HTI task

TC/UR status

COPY

PAIR

PSUS

PSUE

SSWS

Suspending

Deleting

Create pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Store snapshot data

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Restore pair*

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Delete snapshot data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Delete pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

*When restoring an HTI pair and you are using the P-VOL as a TC or UR S-VOL, switch tasks to the remote storage system using the horctakeover command.

The following table lists the TrueCopy/Universal Replicator tasks you can perform when the Thin Image P-VOL is shared with a TrueCopy or Universal Replicator P-VOL.

TC/UR task

HTI status

COPY

PAIR, PFUL

PSUS, PFUS

RCPY

PSUE

Create pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Split pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Resynchronize pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Delete pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Switch to remote storage

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

The following table lists the TrueCopy/Universal Replicator tasks you can perform when the Thin Image P-VOL is shared with a TrueCopy or Universal Replicator S-VOL.

TC/UR task

HTI status

COPY

PAIR, PFUL

PSUS, PFUS

RCPY

PSUE

Create pair

No

No

No

No

No

Split pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Resynchronize pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Delete pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Switch to remote storage

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

*Use a TC/UR S-VOL as an HTI P-VOL.