Workflow for creating ShadowImage pairs

Use the following workflow to create SI pair:

1. If you are creating L1 and L2 pairs, check the status.

For more information about L1 and L2 status and the tasks that you can perform, see L1, L2 pair status and supported pair user tasks.

2. Select the volume that you want to duplicate. This becomes the primary volume (P-VOL).

 You cannot use volumes in use by SI as destination volumes.

3. Identify the volume that will contain the copy. This becomes the secondary volume (S-VOL).

If you are creating L1 and L2 pairs with different topologies, specify the pair configuration settings

For more information about setting up pair configurations, see Creating L1 and L2 pairs with different topologies.

4. Create the pair by associating the P-VOL and the S-VOLs.

The storage system starts the initial copy.

For more information:

• About how to create SI pairs, see Creating SI pairs.

5. (Optional) Suppress copy processing.

For more information about suppressing copy processing, see Suppressing update copy operations during pair creation.