Workflow for creating groups and storing snapshot data using the CCI
You can use CCI raidcom commands to create a consistency or snapshot group and to split pairs to store the snapshot data for the group.
With SI and HTI, you can create up to 2,048 consistency groups in a VSP G200, G400, G600 storage system.
Use the following workflow to create a snapshot group and store volume snapshot data in the group:
Split the pair and store snapshot data for a group. To do this, using the CCI, run the following raidcom command:
raidcom modify snapshot -snapshot_data create
The host issues a write request to each P-VOL in the group.
Snapshot data for the volumes are stored.
A CCI command is used to store snapshot data for a consistency group or a snapshot group. Device Manager - Storage Navigator can only be used to reference consistency groups and snapshot groups.
Related topics
For more information about the maximum number of consistency groups that you can create, see the table in Consistency and snapshot groups.
For more information about the differences between snapshot groups and consistency groups, see the table in Consistency and snapshot groups.
For more information about creating consistency groups, see Creating Thin Image pairs.
For more information about the CCI commands you can use to store snapshot data, see Pair tasks using the CCI or Device Manager - Storage Navigator.
For more information about removing snapshot groups, see Workflow for removing snapshot groups.