Sharing Thin Image Advanced volumes with TrueCopy and Universal Replicator

Thin Image Advanced User Guide

Version
9.8.6
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-98RD9033-00

You can share Thin Image Advanced 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 Advanced tasks you can perform when the P-VOL is shared with a TrueCopy or Universal Replicator P-VOL.



Thin Image Advanced task TC/UR pair status
COPY PAIR PSUS PSUE SSWS Suspending Deleting
Create pair Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
Split pair Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
Restore pair No No Yes Yes N/A No No
Resync pair Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
Release pair Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
Assign S-VOL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Release assignment of S-VOL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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



Thin Image Advanced task TC/UR pair status
COPY PAIR PSUS PSUE SSWS Suspending Deleting
Create pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Split pair No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restore pair* No No No No No No No
Resync pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Release pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assign S-VOL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Release assignment of S-VOL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
* Before you restore the pair that shares the TC/UR S-VOL and Thin Image P-VOL, run the horctakeover command to switch the active storage system from the one in the primary site to the one in the secondary site.

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



TC/UR task Thin Image Advanced pair status
COPY/COPY (PD) PAIR PSUP/PSUS (SP) PSUS COPY/COPY (RS) RCPY/COPY (RS-R) CPYP/COPY (SP) SMPP*/SMPL (PD) PSUE
Create pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Split pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes
Resync pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Release pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Switch to remote storage Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
* The display for when the -key detail option is specified for the raidcom get snapshot command

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



TC/UR task Thin Image Advanced pair status
COPY/COPY (PD) PAIR PSUP/PSUS (SP) PSUS COPY/COPY (RS) RCPY/COPY (RS-R) CPYP/COPY (SP) SMPP2/SMPL (PD) PSUE
Create pair1 No No No No No No No No No
Split pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes
Resync pair Yes Yes No Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes
Release pair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes
Switch to remote storage Yes Yes No Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes
Notes
  1. When you share the TC/UR S-VOL with the Thin Image Advanced P-VOL, you need to create the Thin Image Advanced pair after creating the TC/UR pair.
  2. The display for when the -key detail option is specified for the raidcom get snapshot command.