Thin Image pairs

This table describes Thin Image pairs.

Type Volume that can be used as P-VOL Volume that can be used as S-VOL Cascade capability Description
Pairs with the snapshot attribute Logical volume (LDEV) Thin Image V-VOL (V-VOL of which provisioning type is Snapshot) No

Pairs used to store snapshot data.

The logical volume of the P-VOL contains DP-VOLs (V-VOL of which provisioning type is Dynamic Provisioning).

DP-VOL Yes

Pairs used to store snapshot data. To create a cascaded pair with the snapshot attribute, use a DP-VOL as the S-VOL.

The logical volume of the P-VOL contains DP-VOLs (V-VOL of which provisioning type is Dynamic Provisioning ).

Pairs with the clone attribute Logical volume (LDEV) DP-VOL Yes

Pairs to be cloned.

The logical volume of the P-VOL contains DP-VOLs (V-VOL of which provisioning type is Dynamic Provisioning ).

Parent Topic
  • Components of Thin Image

    Thin Image typically consists of several components, including pairs, groups, and software applications. Thin Image requires Dynamic Provisioning, which is used to access data for open-system servers such as UNIX and PC servers in a pool volume through a virtual volume.