HP XP P9000 Business Continuity Manager User Guide (T5253-96086, November 2013)

Table 96 Software setting items (PPRC copy pairs)
RemarksDescriptionItem
If the PPRC copy pair is in SIMPLEX
status, the copy group definition file is
Set a BC Z, Cnt Ac-S Z, and TCA copy
pair in the running state (DUPLEX or
SUSPOP state) by using PPRC.
Copy pair
not generated, because the copy pair
is not recognized.
NoneCreate a disk configuration definition
file for the target storage system by
using Business Continuity Manager.
Disk configuration definition file
Copy types and generation units for which definitions can be generated
Table 97 (page 300) lists the copy types for which copy group definition files can be generated,
and the units by which the copy group definition files are generated.
Table 97 Copy types and generation units for which definitions can be generated
RemarksGenerated unitCopy type
To generate copy group definition files
for each storage system, split the
One for all searched copy pairsBC Z and Cnt Ac-S Z
specification range of P-VOL device
numbers for PPRC copy pairs to be
scanned, across each storage system.
NoneBy consistency groupTCA
A two-digit incremental number is appended to the name of each generated copy group definition
file, starting with 00.
Supported PPRC commands
Table 98 (page 300), Table 99 (page 301), and Table 100 (page 301) list the PPRC commands
parameter values supported by the copy group definition generation function. Copy group definition
files for PPRC copy pairs defined and used by the PPRC commands can be generated for parameter
values that have a Yes indicated in the Supported field.
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• Yes: Copy group definition files can be generated for PPRC copy pairs defined and used by
PPRC commands with this parameter value.
• No: Copy group definition files cannot be generated for PPRC copy pairs defined and used
by PPRC commands with this parameter value.
• _ (Underscore): Indicates the default value of the parameter.
Table 98 Parameter values for the supported pair creation command (CESTPAIR)
SupportedValueParameterCopy Type
YesCOPYMODEBC Z and Cnt Ac-S Z
NoNOCOPY
NopacePACE
YesOmitted
NoYESCRIT
YesNO
NoYESMSGREQ
300 Importing copy groups