Sharing Thin Image volumes with TrueCopy and Universal Replicator

You can share HTI P-VOLs with TC and UR pair volumes. The following tables list the relationship between pair tasks and status.

The following table shows the HTI tasks when the P-VOL is shared with a TC or UR P-VOL.

HTI task

TC/UR status

COPY

PAIR

PSUS

PSUE

Suspending

Deleting

Create pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Store snapshot data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Restore pair

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Delete snapshot data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Delete pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Legend

Yes: You can perform the task

No: You cannot perform the task (the command is rejected)

The following table shows the HTI tasks when the P-VOL is shared with a TC or UR S-VOL.

HTI task

TC/UR status

COPY

PAIR

PSUS

PSUE

SSWS

Suspending

Deleting

Create pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Store snapshot data

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Restore pair*

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Delete snapshot data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Delete pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

*When restoring an HTI pair and you are using the P-VOL as a TC or UR S-VOL, switch tasks to the remote storage system using the following command:

horctakeover

Legend

Yes: You can perform the task

No: You cannot perform the task (the command is rejected)

The following table shows the TC/UR tasks when the HTI P-VOL is shared with a TC/UR P-VOL.

TC/UR task

HTI status

COPY

PAIR, PFUL

PSUS, PFUS

RCPY

PSUE

Create pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Split pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Resynchronize pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Delete pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Switch to remote storage

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Legend

Yes: You can perform the task

No: You cannot perform the task (the command is rejected)

N/A: Not applicable

Remote storage: Remote storage system

The following table shows the TC/UR tasks when the HTI P-VOL is shared with a TC/UR S-VOL.

TC/UR task

HTI status

COPY

PAIR, PFUL

PSUS, PFUS

RCPY

PSUE

Create pair

No

No

No

No

No

Split pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Resynchronize pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Delete pair

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Switch to remote storage

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

*Use a TC/UR S-VOL as an HTI P-VOL.

Legend

Yes: You can perform the task

No: You cannot perform the task (the command is rejected)

N/A: Not applicable