Assigning secondary volumes to snapshot data of existing Thin Image pairs

You can assign an S-VOL to snapshot data of an existing HTI pair.

Prerequisite

  1. Navigate to the Local Replication window.

In Hitachi Command Suite:

  1. On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand the storage system tree.

  1. Right-click the target storage system, and then select Local Replication.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

  1. In the Explorer pane, click Storage Systems, expand the storage system tree, expand Replication, and then click Local Replication.

  1. In the Local Replication window, select a P-VOL in the TI Primary Volumes tab or a snapshot group in the Snapshot Groups tab.

  1. From the Action menu, select Local Replication > Operate TI Pairs.

  1. In the TI Pairs window, click More Actions > Assign Secondary Volumes.

olh-note.gif You can specify up to 32 P-VOLs using HDvM - SN.

  1. From the Available LDEVs table, select the LDEV you want to assign as the S-VOL and then click Set.

The selected LDEV is displayed in the Secondary Volumes column of the Selected Pairs table.

  1. Click Finish.

  1. In the Confirm window, complete the following.

  1. Click Apply.

The task is registered, and if the Go to tasks window for status check box was selected, the Tasks window appears.

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