Pair tasks using RAID Manager or Device Manager - Storage Navigator

You can use RAID Manager as well as Device Manager - Storage Navigator (HDvM - SN) to perform pair tasks. When you use RAID Manager, perform tasks by running pairxx commands for pair tasks or RAID Manager commands.

Use RAID Manager commands to store a minimum of 65 snapshots, clone a minimum of 65 pairs, or use a minimum of 64 MU numbers. Use the pairxx commands only for TI pairs with an MU number (0 through 63).

NoteDo not use both pairxx commands and RAID Manager commands for a pair. For example, if you create a pair using the paircreate command, do not store snapshot data using the raidcom modify snapshot -snapshot_data create command.

The following table shows the pair tasks you can perform, the RAID Manager commands you can use to perform the task, and the HDvM - SN wizard and windows from which to start the task.

Pair task

RAID Manager command

HDvM - SN

Create pair

paircreate

Create TI Pairs wizard

raidcom add snapshot

Create and split pair

paircreate –split

Split Pairs wizard

Split pair, store snapshot data, clone pairs

pairsplit

Split Pairs wizard

raidcom modify snapshot -snapshot_data create

raidcom modify snapshot -snapshot_data clone

raidcom modify snapshot -snapshot_data split

Normal Copy

pairresync

Resync Pairs wizard

raidcom modify snapshot -snapshot_data resync

Reverse Copy

pairresync -restore

Resync Pairs wizard

raidcom modify snapshot -snapshot_data restore

Delete pair

pairsplit -S

Delete Pairs window

raidcom delete snapshot

Assign an S-VOL to snapshot data

raidcom map snapshot

Create TI Pairs wizard

Assign Secondary Volumes wizard

Release the assignment of an S-VOL to snapshot data

raidcom unmap snapshot

Remove Secondary Volumes window

Change the assignment of an S-VOL to snapshot data

raidcom replace snapshot

Assign Secondary Volumes wizard

For more information about using the RAID Manager, see the RAID Manager Command Reference.