Edit Remote Replica Options window

Use this window to change options that affect the replication system.

For complete information and instructions for TC or TCz, in Contents, click:

For complete UR or URz information, see the section on changing number of copies allowed per initial copy operation in the Universal Replicator User Guide or Universal Replicator for Mainframe User Guide.

In this topic, you can view the following tables.

Setting Fields

Item

Description

Copy Type

Type of pair:

  • TC/TCMF: TrueCopy or TrueCopy for Mainframe

  • UR/URMF: Universal Replicator or Universal Replicator for Mainframe

  • GAD: global-active device

Maximum Initial Copy Activities (VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models)

Number of volumes that can be copied per initial copy operation (1 to 512). Displayed only when GAD is selected for Copy Type.

Storage System Options

(VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models) This area is not displayed when GAD is selected for Copy Type.

Item

Description

Maximum Initial Copy Activities

Number of volumes that can be copied per initial copy operation.

When the selected Copy Type is TC/TCMF or GAD: 1 to 512 (default = 64)

When the selected Copy Type is UR/URMF: 1 to 128 (default = 64)

Blocked Path Monitoring*

Number of seconds for the system to monitor blocked paths.

Blocked Path SIM Monitoring*

Number of seconds for the system to monitor SIMs reported for blocked paths.

Services SIM of Remote Copy*

Whether services SIMs in the remote CU are reported to the host.

* These options are displayed only when the selected Copy Type is TC/TCMF. This setting also applies when you are monitoring the path blockade or the SIM reported by path blockade in UR or GAD.

CU Options

The CU options are not displayed when the selected Copy Type is GAD.

Item

Description

Maximum Initial Copy Activities1

  • Enable: Allows you to change the maximum initial copy activities setting for the selected CUs.

  • Disable (default): The maximum initial copy activities setting applies to all CUs and cannot be changed per CU.

CU2

CU number.

Maximum Initial Copy Activities1

Maximum initial copy activities setting for the CU. A hyphen is displayed if Disable is selected in Maximum Initial Copy Activities.

PPRC Support1 (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500)

Whether PPRC is supported by the host (default = No).

Services SIM2 (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500)

Whether remote copy service SIMs are reported to the host (default = No Report).

Change CU Options2

Opens the Change CU Options window to allow you to change the CU options for the selected CUs.

Notes:

  1. These items are displayed only when the selected Copy Type is TC/TCMF.

  1. These items are displayed only when the selected Copy Type is TC/TCMF or UR/URMF.