Create Journals window

Use this window to create journals and add journal volumes.

Settings

Item

Description

Journal ID

Identifier for the journal, displayed in ascending order. Blank if no number is available.

Journal Volume Selection

  • Select Journal Volumes: Opens the Select Journal Volumes dialog box.

  • Total Selected Journal Volumes: Number of selected journal volumes.

  • Total Selected Capacity: Capacity of selected journal volumes.

MP Unit ID

Journal MP unit. Auto can be selected when one or more MP units can be assigned automatically. The default is Auto if it can be selected. If Auto cannot be selected, the default is the MP unit with the lowest number.

Inflow Control

Controls the flow of update data to the journal volume by slowing the response to hosts.

  • Enable: The flow is restricted.

  • Disable: The flow is not restricted.

Data Overflow Watch

Number of seconds the system will monitor write data to the journal volume when the journal volume is full (100%). Range is 0-600 seconds. The default is 60.

Cache Mode

Indicates whether to store journal data in cache memory at the secondary site.

  • Enable: Data is stored in cache.

  • Disable: Data is not stored in cache.

Selected Journals table

Item

Description

Journal ID

Identifier for the journal LDEV, displayed in ascending order. Blank of no number is available.

Number of Journal VOLs

Number of journal volumes registered in the journal.

Journal Capacity

Capacity of the journal volume registered in the journal. If two journal volumes are registered, the amount of the reserve journal volume is subtracted from the total.

MP Unit ID

MP unit identifier

Encryption

Journal's encryption status:

  • Enabled: The journal contains encrypted volumes.

  • Disabled: The journal contains unencrypted volumes.

  • Mixed: The journal contains both encrypted and unencrypted volumes.

Note: Encryption of data is not ensured in an LDEV with the Mixed encryption status. To manage data encryption, use an LDEV for which Encryption is Enabled or Disabled.

  • - (hyphen): The pool to which the journal volume belongs is an external volume or blocked.

Inflow Control

Indicates whether the flow of update data to the journal volume is restricted by slowing the response to hosts.

Data Overflow Watch (sec)

Number of seconds the system will monitor write data to the journal volume when the journal volume is full (100%). A hyphen (-) is displayed if Inflow Control is disabled.

Cache Mode

Indicates whether journal data is stored in cache memory at the secondary site (restore journal).

Detail

Opens the Journal Properties window for the selected journal.

Remove

Removes the selected journal from the list.