Modifying Metro Mirror and Global Mirror partnership bandwidth

You can change the current setting for bandwidth, which is also known as background copy. The partnership bandwidth controls the rate at which data is sent from the local cluster to the remote cluster. The partnership bandwidth can be changed to help manage the use of inter-cluster links. It is measured in megabytes per second (MBps).

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

To change the bandwidth setting for a selected Metro or Global Mirror partnership, complete the following steps:

  1. In the portfolio, click Manage Copy Services > Metro & Global Mirror Cluster Partnerships. The Viewing Metro & Global Mirror Cluster Partnership panel displays.
  2. From the partnership list, select the cluster partnership that you want to modify. Select Modify a Partnership Bandwidth from the task list. Click Go. The Modifying Metro & Global Mirror Bandwidth panel is displayed.
  3. Type the new rate for the background copy.
    Note: You can set the bandwidth attribute for the path from cluster A to cluster B to a different setting from the setting that is used for the path from cluster B to cluster A.
  4. Click OK.
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