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Virtual Volumes, Summary, Select Synchronous or Periodic.

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2. In the Backup group: a. Name - The system(s) NOT selected as the source system, automatically appears. Select a system. b. Mode - Select Synchronous or Periodic. c. Sync Period - If you selected Periodic, select second(s), minute(s), hour(s), or day(s) and enter a numeric value for when you wish the source and backup groups to synchronize. d. (Optional) Auto Recover - Select if you want the group to be restarted automatically after Remote Copy links come back up should the links go down. (Displayed only if Show advanced options is selected.) e. (Optional) Over Period Alert - Select if you want an alert to be generated if the synchronization of a periodic group takes longer than its set synchronization period. This option is not available for groups in synchronous mode. (Displayed only if Show advanced options is selected.) 3. Click Add. 4. (Optional) Repeat steps 1 through 3 to create additional Remote Copy groups. NOTE: When creating additional groups, if you select a server other than the server selected during the first instance of group creation, you will create a bidirectional Remote Copy relationship where each storage server will be both the primary and backup servers to the other. For N-to-1 Remote Copy, you can only create a bidirectional configuration for one Remote Copy group pair. 5. Click Next. Virtual Volumes 1. Select a Remote Copy group from the Group list. 2. Under the Source Volume on list, select a virtual volume. 3. Under the Backup Volume on list: a. Select either Existing or New. b. If you selected Existing, select a backup virtual volume. c. If you selected New: i. Name - Enter a name for the backup virtual volume. ii. CPG under User CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's user space is allocated. iii. CPG under Copy CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's copy space is allocated. iv. (Optional) In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes under User CPG and Copy CPG, enter the appropriate information. You must check the Enabled checkbox if you want you use these options. NOTE: When selecting volumes, you can filter the lists to include by clicking the down arrow and selecting Virtual Volumes, Provisioning, and Virtual Size. To clear the filter, click Clear. NOTE: If an RW snapshot is added to the group all RW of the same volume family will be removed. The base parent will also be removed. 4. Click Add. 5. (Optional) Repeat steps 1 through 4 to add additional virtual volumes to your Remote Copy group(s). 6. Click Next to go to the Summary page, or click Finish to complete the wizard. Summary Review your settings then click Finish to complete the wizard. 196 Configuring and Managing Remote Copy

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2.
In the
Backup
group:
a.
Name
- The system(s) NOT selected as the source system, automatically appears. Select
a system.
b.
Mode
- Select Synchronous or Periodic.
c.
Sync Period
- If you selected Periodic, select second(s), minute(s), hour(s), or day(s) and
enter a numeric value for when you wish the source and backup groups to synchronize.
d.
(Optional)
Auto Recover
- Select if you want the group to be restarted automatically after
Remote Copy links come back up should the links go down. (Displayed only if
Show
advanced options
is selected.)
e.
(Optional)
Over Period Alert
- Select if you want an alert to be generated if the
synchronization of a periodic group takes longer than its set synchronization period. This
option is not available for groups in synchronous mode. (Displayed only if
Show advanced
options
is selected.)
3.
Click
Add
.
4.
(Optional) Repeat steps 1 through 3 to create additional Remote Copy groups.
NOTE:
When creating additional groups, if you select a server other than the server selected
during the first instance of group creation, you will create a bidirectional Remote Copy
relationship where each storage server will be both the primary and backup servers to the
other. For N-to-1 Remote Copy, you can only create a bidirectional configuration for one
Remote Copy group pair.
5.
Click
Next
.
Virtual Volumes
1.
Select a Remote Copy group from the
Group
list.
2.
Under the
Source Volume on
list, select a virtual volume.
3.
Under the
Backup Volume on
list:
a.
Select either
Existing
or
New
.
b.
If you selected
Existing
, select a backup virtual volume.
c.
If you selected
New
:
i.
Name
- Enter a name for the backup virtual volume.
ii.
CPG under User CPG
- Select a CPG from which the volume's user space is allocated.
iii.
CPG under Copy CPG
- Select a CPG from which the volume's copy space is allocated.
iv.
(Optional) In the
Allocation Warning
and
Allocation Limit
text boxes under User CPG
and Copy CPG, enter the appropriate information. You must check the
Enabled
checkbox if you want you use these options.
NOTE:
When selecting volumes, you can filter the lists to include by clicking the
down arrow and selecting
Virtual Volumes
,
Provisioning
, and
Virtual Size
. To clear
the filter, click
Clear
.
NOTE:
If an RW snapshot is added to the group all RW of the same volume family
will be removed. The base parent will also be removed.
4.
Click
Add
.
5.
(Optional) Repeat steps 1 through 4 to add additional virtual volumes to your Remote Copy
group(s).
6.
Click
Next
to go to the Summary page, or click
Finish
to complete the wizard.
Summary
Review your settings then click
Finish
to complete the wizard.
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Configuring and Managing Remote Copy