Creating complex Thin Image pairs

A complex HTI pair is a pair where the P-VOL and S-VOL are not connected one to one.

The following is an example of how to create HTI pairs of different configurations simultaneously. Each pair’s configuration is specified in the Create TI Pairs window. In this example, one pair of two S-VOLs and another pair of one S-VOL are created simultaneously:

  1. Select two primary volumes from the Available Primary Volumes table.

  1. Click Select Pool, and then select a pool in the Select Pool window.

  1. Select Create New in Snapshot Group.

  1. Enter 1 for Number of Snapshot Data per Primary Volume.

  1. Select Snapshot Group Configuration.

  1. Enter values for Prefix and Initial number.

  1. Click Add.

  1. Select Yes in Use Primary Volumes of Thin Image pairs.

  1. Select a primary volume for which you want to specify two secondary volumes from the Available Primary Volumes table.

  1. Select Create New in Snapshot Group.

  1. Enter 1 for Number of Snapshot Data per Primary Volume.

  1. Select Snapshot Group Configuration.

  1. Enter values for Prefix and Initial number.

  1. Click Add.

  1. Click Next.

  1. Select three secondary volumes in the Assign Secondary Volumes window, and the click Set.