Creating FlashCopy consistency groups

You can use the SAN Volume Controller Console to create FlashCopy® consistency groups.

This task assumes that you have already launched the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Perform the following steps to create a FlashCopy consistency group:

Click Manage Copy Services > FlashCopy Consistency Groups in the portfolio. The Viewing FlashCopy Consistency Groups panel is displayed.
Select Create a Consistency Group from the task list and click Go. The Creating FlashCopy Consistency Groups panel is displayed.
Type the name of the FlashCopy consistency group in the FlashCopy Consistency Group Name field. If you do not specify a name, a default name is assigned to the FlashCopy consistency group.
Optionally, check the Automatically delete consistency group when empty box. Checking this box automatically deletes the consistency group when the last FlashCopy mapping in the group is deleted or removed from the consistency group.
Select the mappings in the consistency group from the FlashCopy Mappings list and click OK.
Note: You can create the FlashCopy consistency group before you create the mappings and then add the FlashCopy mappings to the consistency group. To add FlashCopy mappings this way, you must use the Modifying FlashCopy Mapping panel.