HP XP7 Replication Manager User Guide (TK981-96013, May 2014)

Defining copy pairs and pair groups
This module discusses how copy pair configuration definitions are created and tasks for defining copy
pairs and pair groups:
• About copy pairs, page 145
• About copy pair configuration definitions, page 147
• About creating copy pair configuration definitions, page 149
• Creating pairs and pair groups, page 154
• Editing pair names, page 156
• About filtering candidate volumes, page 156
• Selecting multiple candidate volumes, page 157
About copy pairs
A copy pair is a pair of volumes linked by the storage system's volume replication functionality (such
as Business Copy and Continuous Access). Copy pairs are also called paired volumes.
The following types of volumes make up a copy pair:
• Primary volume (P-VOL): The copy source volume.
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